Saturday 11 October 2008

Fleetwood scores penalty

Loan player Stuart Fleetwood scored a penalty for Cheltenham today in their dramatic 4-3 victory over Colchester United.

Playing for the first time for his native heath, former Chris Iwelumo missed a sitter in front of goal in his country's 0-0 draw against Norway. Speaking in quite a broad Scots accent after the game, Iwelumo said that he would just have to move on. As he did from Charlton to Wolves.

Liechtenstein, dismissed as a 'pub team' by Mick McCarthy, managed to contain Wales to a 2-0 win. Their keeper saved a penalty from Craig Bellamy. Why in these circumstances is this always described as a 'missed' penalty when the keeper has saved it? A missed penalty is surely one that goes wide or hits the woodwork?

Elsewhere, Leamington shook off new off-the-pitch troubles to win 4-1 at Aresley Town and maintain their 100 per cent record in the BGB Business League Midlands Division.

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