CUP FINAL PICTURES - (PART FIVE)

Squad line up

Jules afraid to show his face to the camera

Brighty and Gaz Park running

Squad waiting to warm up

Squad check out the pitch

Homer wants Mikey to have a look at something!!

Claudio and Victor in a pose

Skinner looks a bit nervous

Squad looking around

PITRA'S BRACE HELPS PUNJAB SECURE PROMOTION

Jaspal Saini 2 assists and 1st goal of the season

Punjab United 4 West Haddon 0

Claudio Pitra (2)

Jaspal Saini

Gary Wilson

HT 0-0

Despite playing out a nervous first 45 minutes Punjab took a stranglehold on the game to grab three vital points that ensured in the very least runners up spot in Division 3 this season.

Manager Amrit Poonia gets his point across at half time

Claudio Pitra on his return to the side scored 3 minutes into the second half when Jaspal Saini's corner was well converted for 1-0.

Hassan Mumin keeps eye on the ball

Jazza Saini then finished off a fine move for 2-0 by flicking the ball into the bottom left corner.

Gary Park turns away with the ball

Claudio Pitra then scored the goal of the game by lashing home from the edge of the box for 3-0 by converting a wonderful move which involved no fewer than 7 players.

2 goals and a missed penalty - Claudio Pitra

The seal was put on the game when Gary Wilson beats three men from the left wing to make it 4-0.

Goalscorer Gary Wilson

Despite Claudio Pitra missing a late penalty to seal his hat trick the result sees Punjab gain the second automatic promotion spot.

Team:- Bhandal, Hetherington(s), Hetherington(p) (c), Homer, Saini, Park, Bright, Pitra, Wilson, Cox, Chong.

Subs:- (Bright for Mumin 45 mins, Wilson for Millington 75 mins, Chong for Caka 80 mins)

Subs not used (Singh,Crawford)

Man Of The Match:- (Duncan Homer - Solid performance at the heart of the defence)

TEAM NEWS FOR THE VISIT OF WEST HADDON

Punjab welcome West Haddon on Saturday for what will be a difficult game.

The last time the two sides played Punjab picked up 3 points winning 2-1 with Claudio Pitra and Bukhtar Taggar scoring the goals.

The squad however is buoyed by a brilliant 13-0 destruction of CSV last week.

Impressive last week...Stewart Hetherington

Manager Amrit added this will be another tough game but one the squad will relish.

West Haddon have played well in some big games this season so we will have to be on our guard he added.

Team news sees Garinder Birk rated at 50-50 for the game with Ahmet Huseyin (unavailable) alongside Ahmet Aksu who is struggling to shake of a groin strain.

Back in the frame "Julian Millington"

Good news sees Claudio Pitra, Julian Millington, Michael Crawford, Victor Carvalho and Jaspal Saini return to the squad.

Goalscorer Gary Wilson pushing for a recall

Squad:- Bhandal, Homer, Hetherington(p)(c), Park, Birk, Wilson, Cox, Pitra, Bright, Millington, Singh, Mumin, Caka, Chong, Hetherington(s), Crawford, Carvalho, Shergill(g), Saini,Poonia, Bajwa(A).

Players and Officials to meet at Weekly Glebe Fields at 1:15pm Saturday

CUP FINAL PICTURES - (PART 4)

Claudio "Craid David" relax with Victor "James Brown"

Aksu looks like he's seen a ghost and

Homer feels theres too much sun in the bus

Mumin needs to be noticed...AGAIN!!!!

Team Shot

Chongy seems to like something outside

Squad waiting around for Bus

COXY SMASHES 8 AS PUNJAB GO GOAL CRAZY

Action from the game

Punjab United 13 C.S.V. United 0

Andrew Cox (8)

Michael Chong (3)

Paul Hetherington (pen)
Gary Wilson

HT 5-0

8 goals - Andrew Cox

Punjab's promotion bid gathered further pace when they totally demolished CSV 13-0.

Brighty celebrates Coxy 3rd goal with Chongy

Michael Chong got the ball rolling with 2 goals in the first 8 minutes, before Andrew Cox took centre stage and completed a hat trick before the break.

Mumin glides past defender

Andrew Cox added a further 5 in the second half with Michael Chong completing his hat trick.

Skipper Paul Hetherington stepped up to hammer home a penalty after Gary Wilson was bought down.

Skipper ready to score penalty

Second Half sub Gary Wilson completing the rout when he nutmegged the keeper after a good through ball from fellow sub Stewart Hetherington.

Gary Wilson netted the 13th goal

Team:- Bhandal, Huseyin, Hetherington(P)(c), Homer, Birk, Mumin, Park, Bright, Aksu, Cox, Chong.

(subs:- Wilson for Mumin 45 mins, Singh for Bhandal 55 mins, Hetherington(s) for Bright 65 mins) subs not used:- Pitra, Caka

Man of The Match: (Andrew Cox:- who else!!!)

TEAMS NEWS FOR THE VISIT OF CSV UNITED

Squad prepare for the visit of CSV

Punjab warmed up for the visit of CSV United with a 16 man training session.

This fixture sees Punjab play CSV in the return after the two teams drew 3-3 on the opening day of the season back in August which was Punjab's first game in Saturday League football.

Ahmet Aksu first 90 minutes

of the season V Danesholme last week

Team news sees Gary Wilson and Claudio Pitra return to the squad with Jaspal Saini rested for this fixture.

Squad:- Bhandal, Homer, Hetherington(P) (c), Hetherington(s), Park, Birk, Wilson, Cox, Pitra, Bright, Millington, Singh, Huseyin, Mumin, Caka, Chong, Crawford, Carvalho, Shergill(G), Aksu, Poonia

Players and Officials to meet at Weekly Glebe at 1.15pm. Kick Off at 2.30pm.

CUP FINAL DAY PICTURES - PART 3

Part 3 of the cup final pictures were kindly donated to the club by the IRISH TURK of his mobile phone.

Ahmet with Skinner and Chongy

Wilson and Brighty
Chongy needs plenty of straws with his
cocktail ere... I mean lager

Mr Wilson very very hungry

at the end of the night

Wilson with the Skipper

Brighty thinks "Oh not again that Bloody Mumin"

Bobby with the Chairman

Lads before the cup final

Stewart and Flying Turk

Gaffer with players
"Must have been a bad night"

CUP FINAL PICTURES - (PART 2)

Photo Call but what is the camera man doing

Punjab boys in "George Suits"

Mr Reliable with the Gaffer

Jazz trying to get a contract

Michael Chong states there's two missing still

Intelligent Boys

Aksu looks like he's had a heavy nite!!!!