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{Champion display in good win for Cambridge United over Forest Green}
Luke Berry celebrates scoring the first goal12 ImagesCambridge United 2 Forest Green Rovers 1 - Skrill PremierForest Green turned up at the R Costings Abbey with more expensively-assembled strikers than you can shake a stick at.Matthew Barnes-Homer, Andy Mangan,[url=http://www.moncler-sale.org]discount moncler jackets[/url], Matty Taylor and former Cambridge United front man Danny Wright were all crowbarred into the starting line-up while top scorer James Norwood and ex-U’s loanee Magno Vieira were on the bench.After a scare at Alfreton, if any team looked equipped to end Richard Money’s side’s undefeated start to the season, it was this season’s money men Rovers.And after surviving the potential threats posed by the visitors relatively unscathed to make it five home wins out of five this term, it looks as if it could take a Trojan horse to break down the fortress the Abbey is rapidly becoming.Of course,[url=http://www.moncler-sale.org]moncler sale[/url], it helps when you score after 45 seconds as Luke Berry did just minutes after receiving his richly deserved Skrill Premier Player of the Month Award for August.If Berry was not already in the frame to repeat the feat this month, he will certainly have been afterwards following an outstanding performance in tandem with Tom Champion in the middle of the park.Not just for the goal,[url=http://www.moncler-sale.org]moncler on sale[/url], which was one of the most nonchalant finishes you will see after Sam Russell flailed at Richard Tait’s deep cross from the right, but his all-round play.Berry has never been afraid of hard work and running from box to box like a human
Newton’s cradle.But he has developed into a more intelligent player, perhaps thanks to a combination of being under the wing of Champion, sage advice from Money and his own growing experience of what it takes to be an effective player in the
position.Champion may be one of the most unsung players in the squad, although Berry would be the first to admit his midfield partner’s discipline gives him the scope to do his job to the best of his ability.So it was fitting that Champion was rewarded with his first United goal early in the second half – soon after a penalty appeal for handball by Al Bangura was waved away – when his header from Ryan Donaldson’s corner squirted from the grip of the luckless Russell. Forest Green may have spent big on their front players, but they looked less than convincing at the other end, even taking away Russell’s couple of costly fumbles.There is no doubt Jamie Turley is a player prepared to put his neck on the line for the cause judging by the bandaged head and heavily-strapped hand.But both he and fellow defender Eddie Oshodi seemed to be treading a tightrope every time Adam Cunnington threw his weight around in their territory.How Turley did not go into the book for a blatant body check on Kwesi Appiah around the half-hour mark only Rob Whitton will know, but maybe to make up for it the referee yellow-carded him for impeding Cunnington’s progress soon after.Cunnington was also denied what would have been a excellent team goal by Russell’s fine stop after Berry had raided Al Bangura and cut the defence open with a ball out to Greg Taylor on the left.Meanwhile, a sluggish Oshodi had the ball stolen off him by Nathan Arnold late on only for the substitute to dilly-dally before taking his shot, which was comfortably held by Russell.It may have been down to frustration, but Rovers threw in increasingly rash challenges as the game wore on. Not that Yan Klukowski could really be blamed for the ankle injury that saw Donaldson stretchered off 15 minutes from time as the home player twisted awkwardly as the tackle came in.Donaldson did not look in a good way when he was carted off, but at least going by Money’s post-match comments, it thankfully does not appear as bad it looked at the time.United’s counter-attacking play provided their biggest threat in the first half with Harrison Dunk being a prime mover while Tait thrashed a 30-yard Howitzer against the bar just before half time.And when Forest Green did have chances, which were few and far between thanks to great work by Josh Coulson and Ian Miller, Chris Maxwell was equal to it.The only time Maxwell came undone,[url=http://www.moncler-sale.org]moncler outlet[/url],[url=http://www.moncler-sale.org]moncler down jackets[/url], practically for the first time since joining on loan,[url=http://www.moncler-sale.org]moncler sale[/url], came when he fumbled Dale Bennett’s cross for Klukowski to tap in around the hour.But despite a stoppage time flurry from Forest Green with Berry,[url=http://www.moncler-sale.org]moncler down jackets[/url],[url=http://www.moncler-sale.org]moncler outlet[/url],[url=http://www.moncler-sale.org]discount moncler jackets[/url], Champion and Coulson all making timely interventions, United stood their ground.With Nuneaton finally losing 2-1 at home to late Salisbury goals on Saturday,[url=http://www.moncler-sale.org]moncler on sale[/url], it sets things up for a tantalising duel at the Abbey tomorrow with boyhood United fan Kevin Wilkin no doubt desperate to bring their run to an end.
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