COXY HOLDS NERVE TO NET KHALSA A VALUABLE WIN

Khalsa 2 Kislingbury 1
Andrew Cox (2) 1 pen

HT 1-0

Khalsa arrived at Kislingbury looking to complete a league double over 3rd placed side.
The Khalsa line up had a very unfamiliar look to it with rewards for reserve team players Steve McCabe, Dean King, Joseph Bennett and Liam Bradley with new signing Shaun Allen making his club debut in goal.
Good chances were spurned in the early exchanges with Cox, Carvalho and Miller all going close.
Finally Khalsa made the breakthrough in the 30th minute Skipper Jazz Saini won the ball that he played up to Andrew Cox who rounded the keeper to roll into an empty net to give Khalsa a deserved half time lead.
The second half immediately saw Kislingbury put Khalsa on the back foot and in the 48th minute they drew level with a header from the corner.
The contest then went end to end before Kislingbury were awarded a penalty that was harshly given against young Liam Bradley.
Up stepped the Kislingbury forward who managed to sky the effort to leave the scores deadlocked.
Khalsa replaced midfielder Dean King with Paul Britton who made a valuable contribution with some neat touches and passes.
Khalsa missed further chances with Cox, Carvalho going close in the second half.
Khalsa with ten minutes to go replaced Stephen Miller with Mark Watson to change things.
A late chance for Kislingbury was well held by Shaun Allen who in turn sent Victor Carvalho clear, Carvalho beat the man with pace and just as he was about to put the cross in he was bought down leaving the referee no alternative but to give Khalsa a penalty.
Striker Andrew Cox stepped up to send the keeper the wrong way and give Khalsa a 2-1 win and immediately the referee blew the final whistle.
A great win as Khalsa move out of the bottom two for the first time this season.

Team:- Allen, Lindsay, Saini(c), McCabe, Bradley, Bennett, Gasson, King, Carvalho, Cox, Miller
(subs: Britton for King: Watson for Miller subs not used:- Mcpherson, Taylor and Smith)

Man Of The Match:- Jazz Saini (Marshalled the back line well and led by example)

TEAM NEWS AS BOTH SIDES PLAY KISLINGBURY

Both sides play Kislingbury this weekend with the 1st travelling to Kislingbury and the reserves hosting at home.
Team news for the fixture sees suspensions hit both squads with David Murray, Billy Mcluckie and Andy Wilson all suspended.

Squads From:- Allan, Bradley, Britton, Bennett, Carvalho, Calder, Caine, Cox, Duncan, Forsyth, Gasson, Hall, King, Mcpherson, Miller, McCabe, Poonia, Smith, Saini,Taylor, Walker,Watson, Park, Morgan,

Players and Staff to meet at 12pm at Corby Rugby Club. Reserves at home, 1st Team away

ARRAY OF CHANCES GO BEGGING AS NORPOLE BAG THE POINTS

Khalsa Reserves 0 Whitefield Norpole 1

HT 0-1

Khalsa Reserves arrived at Whitefield Norpole determined to put an end to Norpole's unbeaten start to the season.
Norpole took the lead within 3 minutes when they went 1-0 up.
However Khalsa missed chances galore with Carvalho, Walker going close.
Young winger Craig Hall hit the byline to cross but Craig Loughran couldnt steer the ball home when at full stretch.
Victor Carvalho then produced a magical run to beat three men before being pulled down to earn Khalsa a penalty.
Steve McCabe stepped up but his penalty was expertly saved by the Norpole keeper.
Khalsa went on to miss more chances as the home side held on to pick up a undeserved win.

Team:- Murray, Mcpherson, McCabe, Park, Forsyth, Hall, Loughran, King, Britton, Walker, Carvalho (subs:- Miller for Park: Morgan for Loughran; Hall for Good)

Khalsa Man Of The Match:- Tony Walker

TEAM NEWS AS HEYFORD VISIT AND RESERVES TRAVEL TO NORPOLE

Khalsa FC go into this weeks fixtures with players missing through injuries and suspensions.
Billy Mcluckie and Andy Wilson are suspended. Goalkeeper Lewis Everitt and Chris Caine are both out injured.
Also returning to the squad is Greg Taylor, Jordan Ware, Bruce Calder
New signings Ahmet Huseyin, Michael Allan, Marcus Smith and Lewis Good are all included in the provisional squad.

Squad:- Allan, Bradley, Britton, Bennett, Carr, Carvalho, Calder, Cox, Campbell, Duncan, Forsyth, Gasson, Good, Hall, Huseyin, King, Loughran, Murray, Mcpherson, Miller, McCabe, Morgan, Park, Spencer, Smith, Saini, Singh, Taylor, Walker,Watson, Ware

Players and Officials to meet at Corby Rugby Club at 12pm
1st Team at home to Heyford Kick Off 2pm.
Reserve Team Away to Whitefield Norpole 2pm Kick Off

COUNTY CUP DREAM ENDS IN EXTRA TIME FOR KHALSA RESERVES

Khalsa Reserves 0 Irchester Town Reserves 1 (After Extra Time)

HT 0-0

A match played under the floodlights in the county cup ended with an undeserved loss for Khalsa.
The match started closely with both teams canceling each other out with very few opportunities for either team with an early injury to Liam Bradley and a horrible head injury to Joe Bennett disrupting Khalsa's flow.
This soon changed when both teams settled and it became an end-to-end contest.
Some good chances were missed by both teams and half time came with no score.
The second half was again an end-to-end affair with no goals to show for it before the Irchester captain was sent off for a potential leg breaking tackle on Tony Duncan.
Extra time was forced and Khalsa were looking for the all important goal when Craig Loughran was sent off for a second bookable offence.
This was then made even worse when the Irchester forward unleashed an unstoppable 25 yard strike into the top corner.
Khalsa then pressed for the equaliser but just couldn't manage to get themselves back into the game.

Team:- Murray, Mcpherson, Duncan McCabe, Bradley, Hall, Britton, Loughran, King, Walker, Bennett. (subs Watson on for Bennett; Forsyth on for Bradley)

Khalsa Man Of The Match - Craig Hall, brilliant debut from the skillful winger.

KEY DECISIONS DENY KHALSA

Khalsa 0 Weldon United 1

HT 0-1

Khalsa despite falling behind in the 4th minute of this tight contest felt they deserved to take something out of this tight game.
Two penalty appeals one in each half somehow went against Khalsa but the main talking point was the Andrew Cox chip that hit the net and was then hooked by the defender, which was somehow not given by the referee and the less from convincing linesman.
Weldon held on to take the points and continue to lead the way.

Team:- Everitt, Spencer, Carr, Park, Saini, Caine, Gasson, Morgan, Carvalho, Cox, Miller
(subs Birk for Everitt)

Khalsa Man Of The Match:- Sorrel Carr