An air of expectation was evident as Rockville had conceded 77 goals prior to the game, although we had only beaten them 3-1 less than a month earlier (and despite the fact they had not conceded more than 3 since late February).

The game was less than 3 minutes old when a long ball found Big Dunk who slotted home to make it 1-0. Could this be the big goal difference game that we all thought? Alas not, as Rockville equalised when their attacker shrugged off a couple of half-hearted challenges to fire home just under the bar. 1-1.

The passing wasn’t the best on a bobbly Civil Service pitch for the rest of the half. (1600 quids worth – my a*se). H-T 1-1.

Sacre Coeur kicked off the second half with renewed vigor but huffed and puffed but just couldn’t ‘blow the house down’ …..until after a swift move down the right resulted in a good low cross which was firmly dispatched passed the keeper and into the back of the net…..by the defender. 2-1.

It was all Sacre Coeur from then on in. The ‘comedy moment of the night’ was surely the Rockville defender’s comment of ‘cmon lads were making them look good’ – does he know who we are?

Coeur scored again when Lee Owens struck, stretching out a leg to volley home a good cross following a sweeping attack. This followed Lee’s inability to want to score ‘easy’ goals when deciding not to shoot when 8 yards out. 3-1.

John Carragher, who had previously hit the bar and post (not his night really), struck the 4^th Coeur goal to wrap up the game.

As has been said before 3 points is 3 points, but goal difference always counts.

Pity about the clean sheet.

Roll on Lydiate Weld away on Saturday and Bankfield at home next Wednesday.

2 wins out of two and the title is virtually ours !!!!!