Over 35's Fabrellulous!

	The Over 35s completed a league and cup double at Bledisloe Park on Saturday, thanks in no small part to hat-trick hero Steve Fabrello.
The victorious team Saturday	Steve Saturday	A cup yesterday

Fabrello banged in three goals as his side took a comfortable 3-0 win over Fencibles in the final of the Over 35 Division Four Knockout Cup.

The cup win, added to the league title they secured on July 29 against local rivals Waiuku, brings the curtain down on a fantastic year for the side managed by Greg Twiss.

The Maroons looked comfortable in the opening minutes, spraying the ball about from sideline to sideline and could have been infront earlier than they were if Andy Davey had got just a slice of luck as he saw two excellent headers flash wide of each upright.

But no matter, the first of three magic moments on a cold afternoon was just around the corner.

After a good ball in from Richie Sharples out on the right, it fell to Steve who made no mistake from close range to put his side up 1-0.

But the visiting Fencibles side responded and produced a period of pressure in the Pukekohe half, largely on the back of set pieces and the speed and quick feet of one player.

The Maroons soaked up that pressure thanks to good work from Neil Dollman and John Keane at the back and were good value for their halftime lead.

The second period was largely one-way traffic as the Maroons pushed on looking to kill off the game and did so when Fabrello, after being put clear by Dave Bernard, rounded the advancing Fencibles keeper to tuck home.

But Fabrello wasn't done yet.

Rolling back the years, Fabrello fired in an excellent third goal after a neat exchange between Bernard and Andy Finlayson in the right-hand channel.

The final margin could have been widened but for Fin's miss-hit effort after ghosting onto a Bernard cross in the final minutes.

But the final margin was irrelevant as a huge cheer erupted as Soccer 2 CEO Trevor Gill blew his whistle on 90 minutes, sealing the double for the old boys.

Well in lads!

Over 35's men's Division Four League and Cup champions

Back Row: Mike Botting, Russell Speight, Jim McCormick, Darryl Wilson, Greg Twiss (Manager)
Middle Row: Pete Wild, John Murdie, Andy Davey, Steve Fabrello, Neil Dollman, Lee du Maurier, John Whaller, Mike Sharpe
Front Row: Tom Cramer, Dave Bernard, John Keane, Andy Finlayson, Tony Woulfe, Richie Sharples