Cheadle Hulme rallied and equalised again in the 66th minute to make it 2-2 but Bradfield kept their heads up and there was no hesitation in their recovery to make the final their own. Undeterred, the noise from the Bradfield crowd was nothing short of deafening as they willed the players to believe another goal could come their way.
The crowd found another level in the 81st minute, a precise Danail (D) chip across came to Marcus (C) who powered a header into the back of the net to a thunderous reaction. Bradfield had one hand on the trophy in the dying minutes and only had to defend and control briefly before the full-time whistle cemented their third Boodles ISFA Cup victory in six years.
The pure elation from the crowd, coaches and players alike will be remembered for a long time to come.
Huge congratulations to all the players involved as well as the coaching staff, including David Chatwin in his first year at Bradfield as Director of Football Performance, and coaches James Fox, Sarah Thompson and Matthew Rainbird.
