Sun Sports 2 Sandridge Rovers 0                                  1967/68                                 Aubrey Cup  

Sun rise to two incentives

It was not only the prospect of a place in the fourth round of the Aubrey Cup that spurred Sun Sports to victory on Saturday.
Opponents Sandridge Rovers are the side Sun Sports Reserves could face in the final of the Herts Junior Cup and anything to knock Rovers confidence could be good for the Sun club.
And confidence was something that Sandridge ought not to have lacked.
They had not, until Saturday, lost this season.
Nor, in the previous nine matches had they conceded a goal!
Sun were set to face the stiff breeze, but this did not trouble them unduly and in the 17th minute a centre from John Matthews was headed down by Dave Scutchings for Ron Rooney to score with a shot from close in.
Neither side gave much away in the first half, one chance fell to Sandridge from a corner, but the opening was squandered by a shot going over the bar.
Sun,with the breeze for an ally, put the pressure on after the interval and in the 55th minute a Matthews' corner on the left led to Russell Curzon heading the second goal.
On the hour, Sun had a fine chance to increase their lead when Colin Brown was brought down inside the penalty area.
He took the spot kick himself but put the ball too close to the visiting goalkeeper, McShane, who pushed the shot over the bar.