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Men's 1st XI Vs Sevenoaks Men's 2nd XI
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| Season: Season 2009-2010 Date: 31.10.2009 Time: 13:30 Team: Mens 1st XI Competition: League Location: Away Opponent: Sevenoaks Men's 2nd XI Our Score: 4 Opponent Score: 2 Result: Won |
Chris Sciandro - 0 Goal(s) James Godber - 0 Goal(s) Chris Binns - 0 Goal(s) Rob Lowe - 1 Goal(s) Jimmy Pease - 0 Goal(s) Dan Ginnaw - 0 Goal(s) Michael Gubbins - 0 Goal(s) Matt Sewell - 0 Goal(s) David Beales - 0 Goal(s) Craig Paterson - 0 Goal(s) Grant Sawyer - 2 Goal(s) Chris Marr - 0 Goal(s) Alex Warner - 1 Goal(s) |
Match Report(s)
Sevenoaks 2nd XI 2 - 4 Worthing 1st XI
Scorers: Sawyer 2, Warner, Lowe
Sevenoaks have had some mixed results (1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses) and with their 1st XI playing at home on the Sunday we had no idea what side they would put out. The lesson from this is to play your own game and beat whatever side is put out in front of you.
Worthing began disappointingly compared to the previous week’s strong and fast start – it was Sevenoaks who were the team to dominate. Their midfield’s passing and forwards’ movement off the ball, together with their defence’s ease of passing around the back, showed the calibre of the club’s national hockey league status.
We sat back (a classic WHC Achilles heal) and with their talented right midfield player pushing into the Worthing 25yd causing problems, a short corner was finally awarded. A drag flick and it sailed into the left hand side. 1-0.
We were now in a game drifting away from us.
However, this pressure wasn’t constant and evidence was there that their national league talent didn’t extend all the way down the club, as their forward ran the ball off the pitch for a 16 without any pressure from the absent defence - idiot!
The introduction of Craig Paterson and his drifting moves started to open up the Sevenoaks defence. This and better work by Worthing was rewarded with our first short corner, won by Grant Sawyer. Alex Warner stepped up and a customary goal: the ball hammering into the bottom left hand corner after Alex did some nifty footwork to get into the correct position. 1-1.
Now level and we were back in the game.
Sevenoaks were previously a side riding a wave of emotional confidence, but when they hit the rocks of Worthing, their buoyancy was lost. The first thing to drop was their discipline and Worthing started to power in front with their passes sharper and creative, and more vigorous running off the ball. The pressure was on and Grant Sawyer earned votes for his Man of the Match performance by feeding from the right hand base line to Rob ‘Titch’ Lowe who did a spinny thing with his stick and scored (running from the left, past the right hand post, he received the ball with his back to the goal and reversed pushed the ball behind him into the open left hand side of the goal). 1-2.
Grant kept the pressure up and robbed the defender on the left hand side and tore into the D, shaking off the irritable defender. He then lived up to his Fantasy League tag of “likes to bang them in!” by whacking a three FL points goal into the right hand goal netting – what goalkeeper? 1-3.
A half time team talk of putting them to bed and we came out fighting full of confidence.
Our fourth goal came from a short corner breakdown, the ball being pulled out wide to the right. Captain Sciandro receiving the switched ball on the left and his shot on goal had a characteristic bend to the right, reaching Grant “I’ll eat these FL points up” Sawyer who was on hand to guide the ball into the open goal on the right hand post. 1-4.
The game, however, became a bit more open and Worthing’s ball retention in the final third was a let down. This constant turn over meant some resolute defending was needed, although this was further up the pitch and away from the ‘danger’ area. Yet the Sevenoaks persistence paid off and a short corner awarded. A straight strike and unfortunately it passed unchallenged into the right hand corner. 2-4.
Further short corners were thwarted, but we were only a stick away from conceding again. We held out until the final whistle, a well-earned result against a good team.
Team: Chris Binns, James Godber, Jimmy Pease, David Beales, Alex Warner, Chris Sciandro, Grant Sawyer, Daniel Ginnaw, Michael Gubbins, Chris Marr, Rob Lowe, Matt Sewell, Craig Paterson. Manager: Cirdec Atkinson
