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James Hancocks -  Rugby Town 0-2 Leicester Nirvana - League Cup Second Round - October 2019
Midfielder James Hancocks returned to the starting line-up for Valley but could not prevent Rugby exiting the League Cup for a second straight year against Leicester Nirvana
 

Tuesday 29 October 2019

United Counties League Cup Second Round
Butlin Road, Rugby
Attendance 88
Valley Star Man
CAIN THOMAS
by JON VENNER

Valley's interest in the UCL knockout competition was ended at Butlin Road, when two quickfire goals saw their Leicester-based opponents progress into the Quarter Finals.

Nirvana's double just past the hour mark had been preceded by the hosts missing a number of gilt-edged opportunities as part of an often frantic encounter.

There was a return to Town colours for midfielder James Hancocks, with Lee Thomas and Fazel Koriya also recalled to the starting line-up.

The first chance of the game fell to the home side when Ryan Seal blazed over from a central position after he had connected with a Koriya cross.

A goalbound strike from Leicester's Shaquille Master was deflected wide for a corner, with Seal then missing out again when his shot was blocked following a quick Valley break.

Seal turned provider by slipping in Dylan Parker, but Nirvana keeper Michael Antkowiak was quickly off his line to narrow Parker's angle and the striker put his effort straight at him.

Cain Thomas denied Jordan Nelson at the other end with a well-timed recovery tackle, before Seal fired another one over the bar after Charlie Evans's initial strike had been blocked.

Hancocks volleyed wide and a dangerous Koriya delivery from wide was just cut out, before Town missed out again just before the break when Liam Francis lifted Seal's corner over from point blank range.

There was another inexcusable miss not long after the restart, with Koriya the guilty party this time when he sent the ball high into the stands after Evans had done well on the left hand side.

Masters made Rugby pay for their wastefulness when his free-kick from distance somehow deceived Matt Hill, with the home keeper unable to stop the ball hitting the middle of the net.

However Hill could do little to stop Nirvana's second a couple of minutes later, with Masters drilling a low angled strike past him after a rapid counter attack.

The visitors saw out the remainder of the game with relative ease, although Evans did draw one decent save from Antkowiak, with Leicester sub Ryan Robins twice creating opportunities for a third Leicester goal.

Valley Line-up: Hill; Rosser, C.Thomas, Francis; Koriyam L.Thomas, Hancocks, Hayden, Seal; Evans, Parker. Subs not used: Elliott, Marsden, Padmore. Booked: Rosser.

Nirvana line-up: Antkowiak, Harper, Phillip, Hurst, Akintunde, Gerald, Smith, Redhead, S.Master, Nelson, D.Master. Subs: Hopewell, Robins, Mhamila, Gent, Wilson.

 
Valley Line-up - Rugby Town 0-2 Leicester Nirvana - UCL League Cup Second Round - October 2019
Photos: Martin Pulley
X -  Rugby Town x Leicester Nirvana - League Cup - October 2019
Left wing-back Lee Thomas looks after the ball on a bitterly cold evening at Butlin Road in the League Cup

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