03/08/2026
A well-earned 2-2 draw for The Beagles this weekend in a charity match against Team North Charity Football Team to raise funds for St Oswald's Hospice.
Goals direct from a corner kick and a dubious penalty saw Benfield go in 2-0 down at half time.
With a few substitutions and renewed energy, The Beags pressed with purpose in search of a goal from the whistle to start the second half.
That goal arrived after Declan Wiseman won a 50-50 tackle in midfield and fed into debutant Lucas Cataudo's feet, who beat the offside trap and neatly slotted away a left-foot shot as defenders and the 'keeper closed in; a goal back to make it 2-1.
Shortly afterwards Benfield won a corner. Skipper Simon Cataudo's left-footed in-swinger was met perfectly by Hayden Huggard, whose powerful glancing header went in for 2-2.
Both teams pressed and played attacking football for the remainder of the game, but it was the Beagles who almost nicked a win twice in the dying minutes. Kieran McDonald's strike went centimetres wide after the slightest deflection, and Rob Cronin almost connecting to a lofted ball into the box following a corner in the last few seconds.
A draw was a fair result against a talented and experienced Team North who were a good bunch of lads.
Hayden Huggard once again claimed the MOTM award, his headed goal edging him past Liam Isherwood and Declan Wiseman.
Special mention for Lucas Cataudo, who became Benfield's youngest goalscorer at 16 years old with his expert finish.
Thanks to Team North – see you for another game soon.
Thanks very much also to the team's families and friends who came to support us!
