In the 2nd half, Saints extended their lead through Joe Tessem, who lobbed Isle of Wight keeper Joe McCormack (1-3) The local legends then pulled a goal back, scored by Isle of Wight manager Tom McInnes (2-3). Saints regained their 2-goal advantage through Nicky Banger who was upended in the penalty area and converted the resulting spot kick (2-4). Banger bagged his brace before the final whistle by dispatching the ball into the bottom corner of the goal (2-5). Full time: Isle of Wight Legends 2-5 Saints Legends
Isle of Wight Legends: Joe McCormack, Andy Butler (c), Steve Coyle, Martin Young, Gary Rowett, Jon Holmes, Simon Butler, Adam millar, Jamie O’Rourke, Ashley Wright, Martyn Raggett, Neil Berridge, Gary Streeter, Pete Wheeler, Ollie Fleming, Wayne Newnham, Charlie Smeeton, Darren Powell, Tom McInnes, Duncan O’Rourke, Iain Seabrook, Steve Brougham
“I want to express my thanks to the Saints team for making the journey over. Every player has come without taking a penny, simply happy to contribute to a great cause. “It’s remarkable to see the commitment demonstrated by those who have travelled far: Ricky Lambert (Liverpool), Danny Fox (Cheshire), Matt Oakley (Richmond), Maik Taylor (Birmingham), along with all the local lads. “A special mention goes to our guest player for the IOW team, Gary Rowett (Birmingham City and Millwall manager), who is returning to the Island after 30 years. “I reached out to Gary, not knowing each other previously, and without hesitation, he was in! “Gary has connections with both Newport as a fan and Cowes, as his dad used to play for the club.”
The match was played to raise money for Newport IW football club, who are currently without a home ground, although they hope to move to a new stadium in Whippingham in the not-too-distant future. Cowes Sports FC have also benefitted financially from the Legends game. Gallery below courtesy of SJ Dear:
What happened to Matt LeTissier, I thought he was supposed to be there.
Hungover I reckon…
His Redjet was cancelled
Rumour has it, he filmed the video, they uploaded it, then he demanded an appearance fee. That doesn’t sound like the sort of thing Le Tiss would do… /s
Dirty scummed hopefully he gets ill