Wednesday, 20 May 2009

CSA Cup Final: East Anglia Knights 2-0 Rome Rage

Adam Carter's brace gave East Anglia Knights more silverware as they won the last ever CSA Cup over Italian Euro League side Rome Rage in Munich.

Carter found space in the Rome Rage defence when Andrew Corne Cezza put him through after 38 minutes, and the 24-year-old England striker's shot was too much for keeper Pietro Dickens.

And the Knights suddenly found themselves up another goal six minutes later, Carter punishing some poor Rage defending.

The Rage created one notable chance, when Michele Bortogomi's cross was met by goal-hungry striker Andrea Romano - the top scorer in this season's campaign - but he headed wide past Mehdi Kaziri's goal.

Carter was taken off, with a raucous applause from the 17,000 Knights fans, who travelled all the way to Germany for the final, making way for teenage rookie Colin Wreck.

And the 18-year-old substitute headed wide after a brilliant cross from Karlo Krzystofski.

Adam Gaffney became the last man to lift the CSA Cup trophy - as it will be rebranded as the CSA Club Championship next season - as the Knights made sure the trophy stayed in England, after the Monsters won it last year.

Line-ups

EAK: Kaziri; Easton, Davies, Gaffney (c), Skinner; Kristianski, Pfertzl, Basingstoke, Cezza; Krzystofski, Carter
ROM: Dickens; Lo Fresco, Francescato (c), Caporaso, Bortogomi; De Caprio, Popovich, Belzotta, Protti; Flaviorini, Romano

Goals

EAK: Carter 38', 44'
ROM: None

Substitutions

EAK: 10 Carter off for 90 Wreck 75'
ROM: 19 Protti off for 5 Maglione 56', 17 Popovich off for 28 Parrotta 59', 8 Belzotta off for 18 Morini 87'

Yellow Cards

EAK: Skinner 75'
ROM: None

Nike Man of the Match

Adam Carter (EAK, 2 goals)