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Matt’s heroics secure award
Date published: 05 March 2013
ATHLETIC’S giant striker Matt Smith is the latest winner of the FA Cup with Budweiser’s player-of-the-round award.
Smith’s heroics in scoring in both fifth-round matches against Everton have earned him the prestigious award – and an invitation to this year’s FA Cup final at Wembley.
Smith scored a stoppage-time equaliser in the first game last-16 game at Boundary Park, earning a replay at Goodison Park which Athletic lost 3-1.
Smith collected 48-per-cent of the public vote, ahead of Blackburn’s Jake Kean, Wigan duo Callum McManaman and Arouna Kone, and Barnsley’s Chris Dagnall.
The 23-year-old will join Scott Murray, Nicky Platt, Kieran Lavery, Andre Gray, Ryan Bowman, Danny Hylton, Alex Lawless and Scott Rendell as a guest of Budweiser and The FA at this season’s final in May.
The last player from Oldham to secure the player-of-the-round honour was Oldham Town’s James Curley.
He won the inaugural award way back in September, 2003, after bagging a hat-trick against Liversedge in the first qualifying round.
The sixth round takes place this weekend with holders Chelsea travelling to Manchester United, Everton hosting Wigan, Barnsley going to Manchester City and Millwall entertaining Blackburn.
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Thoroughly deserved for his displays not just against Everton but also against Liverpool in the fourth round. I dont know what TP is putting in the pre match lunches and the half-time brew but long may it continue. Seriouslt though he looks a totally different player, full of confidence and he is beginning to bring others into play with his flick ons. Long may it continue and remember lads you wont be faced with Andy Woolmer every week thank goodness!
And to think this time last year he was being put out on loan to Macc by PD while Kuqi ran around like a maniac missing sitters.Because MS is such a well grounded and intelligent young guy I hope I'm not jinxing him by saying that he can go better than Grant Holt who once scored for Barrow against us, again for Norwich in L1 and is doing the same in the Premiership and copied MS getting an injury time strike against Everton 2 weeks back. Provided of course he's not up against Woolmer too often.
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Now time to do it in the league big fella....!!!!!
By lookerstandandy @ 05/03/2013 15:40:51