HISTORY was written in the East Berkshire Football League on Saturday when Frontline Reserves roared past Langley Galaxy 1-0 in the President's Cup final.

Frontline produced a masterful display of football in front of a magnificent group of supporters who were truly the 12th man at The Gore, Burnham.

The Reserves team were playing in their first-ever final and were worthy of a place in this prestigious cup having beaten some big teams along the way.

Chalvey (WMC) Reserves and A-team, and Foxes were beaten in the early rounds, before Fulmer were completely outplayed in the semi-finals.

With the togetherness of the team, dedicated fans, faith and the knowledge and belief they had the blessings of their founder Al-Hajj Mohammad Rafique Bhatti of Sanghoi Shareef looking over them, Frontline were eager to get their hands on the trophy.

Having beaten four teams ranked higher than themselves, Frontline were confident they could overcome a good Langley side.

A midweek training session alongside the Under-12 team enabled Frontline to relax and work on a number of things ahead of the big day.

The final instructions from the management were simply “go out and play like Lions, believe in each other, we are more talented than them, we have more will power, so go and show them how we can play”.

With only 15 minutes played, Karim Aghbari played in Marvin Hewetts who waited for the ball to bounce in front of him before unleashing a ferocious strike from 30-yards which travelled with speed into the top corner.

It was an unbelievable strike and real contender for goal of the season.

There was however, a scare for Frontline before half-time as Galaxy hit the crossbar twice after keeper Hasan Hussain lost sight of the ball in the late afternoon sun.

The support from the Frontline fans was unbelievable in the second-half. They chanted the names of the players after every quality move and applauded each pass, which definitely played a huge part in the team’s performance.

Every move looked as if it would result in a goal while Langley struggled to maintain possession and string together passes.

The final whistle brought roars of jubilation as Frontline Reserves made history to win the cup their first team has won twice in the past.

The players were extremely grateful to the fans who showed tremendous support and character to carry the team through the entire 90 minutes.

In what was dubbed an exciting final, it took a spectacular goal from Hewetts to decide the outcome.