Ogier given send off he dreamt of

Saturday 11th April 2009, 2:30PM BST.

Leighton Chainey lifts the Guernsey FA Cup in his final game before hanging up his boots.

Leighton Chainey lifts the Guernsey FA Cup in his final game before hanging up his boots.

St Martin’s, 2, Bels 4
MICKY OGIER’S four-year reign at Bels ended in glorious fashion under the Corbet Field lights.

And there was a hint of a tear in his eye as he thanked his players for the remarkable transformation which saw them turn a 2-0 deficit after just 22 minutes into a win that could have been wider such was their defiant turnaround.

‘They’ve got a bit of steel about them those lads,’ he said, in a quick break from the celebrations.

But how could he explain such a change in a game which they would have surely lost had Matt Warren tucked away a golden chance with Saints two up and seemingly strolling?

‘We went out and played 3-5-2 and it didn’t work,’ admitted the retiring boss.

‘Rihoy came over and had a moan about changing it and we did.’

It was certainly one of the better FA Cup finals and the tightness of the Corbet Field played its part in creating a decent atmosphere.


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