Les Payne writes..
IT was always going to be a historic Montagu Cup Final but the 1,660 spectators got a double dose of history for their Easter Monday morning entertainment. With first-time finalists in Park View and Brinsworth DC, it meant there would be a new name on the famous old trophy to which was added another first… the first penalty shoot-out in the competition’s 127 years.

Park View were the ones with that piece of history on their record, winning the shoot out 5-4 after a tight final had ended 1-1 after extra-time.

Perhaps another piece of history as well - no player will have produced a match winning moment in a ‘Mont’ final with a higher shirt number than the No 69 of sub Morgan James who struck the decisive fifth penalty for the men from Swinton. Keeper Ben Priestley had produced the vital save, denying Joe McGuinness from Brinsworth’s fourth penalty.

It was Park View who took the lead, against the run of play, after 25 minutes, Callum Walton drilling home a fierce free-kick from just outside the area after a tremendous run past four players by defender Cameron Hough saw him impeded.

Brinsworth’s response saw Priestley prevent an own goal off Ellis Hancock and then deny Taylor Nicholson but Nicholson’s sweet left foot strike from 22 yards powered through Priestley’s grasp to level it up for Brinsworth four minutes before half-time.

Park View’s attacking threat increased considerably with the introduction midway through the second half of big striker Sam Foulds and wide man Brady Roberts and they combined for Foulds to head a chance wide.

Luke Walker was denied by the legs of Ross Pritchard and then came a decisive moment five minutes from the time at the other end. Harry Day saw his chance from 12 yards only for Priestley to make the sharpest of instinctive saves to touch the ball onto the far post.

Priestley was again to Park View’s rescue at the start of extra-time, tipping over a header from his own defender Jack Greaves but in the second half of the extra period it was Park View who went closest to winning.

Foulds was denied by Pritchard from close range before Walton drilled wide and only great defending denied Callum Cheetham in a goalmouth scramble.

So to penalties and Park View’s place in history. Their successful takers were Jack Harrison, Callum Walton, Callum Cheetham, Sam Foulds and Morgan James with the Brinsworth scorers being Dean Conway, Harry Day, Taylor Nicholson and Lee Hill.

PARK VIEW: Priestley; Hancock (Greaves 80), Blackwood; Thompson, Hough, Darker (Roberts 67); Cheetham (Foulds 67), Harrison, Walker (Cheetham 100), Hemmingway (James ht), Walton. Unused: Darby. BRINSWORTH DC: Pritchard; Henry (McGuinness 80), Elwell; Green (Goodwin 15), Crookes, Kitchen; Day, Morris, Hopewell (Hill 118), Hill (Conway 71), Nicholson. Unused: Dunston Referee: Steve Taylor.