Hero Joe saves the Works blushes

Flowserve progress in County Cup

Newark Flowserve travel to Coventry United tomorrow chasing valuable league points, the two sides are locked fifth and sixth in the table and a tight game is expected. 
 

Talking of tight games the midweek County Cup match at Dunkirk was too close for comfort with extra time and penalties needed before “the works” progressed. 
 

Radio Newark Sport sent Tony Smith along;
Former Notts County goalkeeper Joe Searson produced two splendid saves in the penalty shoot-out to warm the hearts of the Newark Flowserve faithful on a freezing night at Dunkirk in the second round of the Notts Senior Cup.

Flowserve were cruising to a 2-0 victory after a first half strike from leading marksman Kyle Dixon before he turned provider to set up Ben Hutchinson for another in the second period but hosts Dunkirk, who are riding high in the East Midlands Counties League, aptly showed great spirit to pull two goals back in the final 15 minutes of the game and take the game into the extra period.

Substitute Elliot King added a third for the visitors, but Dunkirk - who had been reduced to ten men after Tobin had picked up a second yellow - netted again from the spot to take the tie into a shoot-out, with the spectators collecting holding their breath which had previously been floating up into the cold night air.

Dixon slotted this first effort home and then Searson pulled off the first of his heroics. The next three went in, with Danny Meadows and sub Jammy Lloyd netting for Flowserve but, when Searson did the trick again to deny another Dunkirk penalty, it was left to Greg Smith to hit the winner and he nearly took the net off with his effort.

Newark Flowserve: 1 Joe Searson; 2 James Craig (Jahren Barrow 72mins); 3 Sol Miller; 4 Tom Potts (captain); 5 Mitch Robinson; 6 Paolo Piliero (Harry Clibbens 72mins); 7 Jack Beckett (Jammy Lloyd 91mins); 8 Kyle Dixon; 9 Ben Hutchinson (Elliot King 80mins); 10 Greg Smith; 11 Danny Meadows.