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| hemel
hempstead town 1 v 2 weymouth 12th november 2011 |
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| Bussey |
| May |
| Pearce |
| Scowen |
| Goodhind |
| McEntegart Ma |
| Blake (Eades 25) |
| Gorman |
| Lafayette (Williams 59) |
| Toomey |
| O'Hara (Brighton 74) |
|
Evo-Stik
League
Southern Premier |
| Vauxhall
Road |
| Hemel
Hempstead |
| Kick
Off |
| 3.00pm |
| Attendance |
| 314 |
| H/T |
| 1-1 |
| Scorers |
| Weymouth |
Byerley
50p,
Groves 66 |
| Hemel
Hempstead Town |
| Scowan
68 |
| Bookings |
| Weymouth |
Napper
Reed |
| Hemel
Hempstead Town |
|
Goodhind
|
| Sent
Off |
| Weymouth |
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| Hemel
Hempstead Town |
| Gorman |
| Referee |
|
Mr Matt Foley
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| Manley (Povall 88) |
| Tribe |
| Dixon |
| Gerring |
| Poole |
| Napper |
| Reed |
| Beasley (Duff 70) |
| Groves (McKechnie 80) |
| Byerley |
| Malsom |
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King’s men survive late Hemel rally
By Adam Summers
A LATE rearguard action ensured the Terras clung on to all three
points at Vauxhall Road on Saturday despite having an extra
man for the majority of the encounter.
Basement boys Hemel Hempstead lost Charlie Gorman to a straight
red card after just 10 minutes but their never-say-die attitude
made it a tough afternoon for the visitors, who were below par
for much of the contest.
Weymouth kept faith with the same starting XI that began the
midweek victory over Thatcham Town in the FA Trophy with Craig
Duff once again having to settle for a spot on the bench where
he was joined by the returning Ryan McKechnie.
Chris Povall was also included in the squad again due to Nick
Jordan’s ongoing hamstring injury, while Richard Marshallsay
missed out altogether.
Having picked up encouraging draws against Chesham United and
Frome Town in their last two Evo-Stik Southern Premier games,
Hemel were clearly keen to make a positive start but their enthusiasm
soon saw Warren Goodhind enter the referee’s notebook for
a poor challenge on Sam Malsom.
Even after that the frenetic nature of the contest refused to
let up and on 10 minutes it culminated in the sending off of
Gorman for a lunging challenge on Ben Gerring.
Matt Foley, the man in the middle, had no other choice but to
brandish the red card and Weymouth soon went about trying to
make their extra man count.
However, the first meaningful effort of the game did not come
until the 23-minute mark when Byron Napper and Warren Byerley
combined to set up Jamie Beasley. He dribbled the ball past
Goodhind but could only send his shot over the top.
Cambridge United loanee Jack Eades replaced Ryan Blake moments
later in a tactical switch for the hosts but the Terras continued
pressing with Byerley heading just wide following a great cross
from Stephen Reed.
Ryan O’Hara then sent a gilt-edged effort off target at
the other end following some indecisive defending.
The ball appeared to land at his feet perfectly, following Josh
Scowen’s deflected shot, but somehow the winger fired the
ball wide despite only being a few yards out.
That was a huge warning sign for the Terras and it clearly rattled
them as just moments later the hosts went close again when Ross
Lafayette sent a free header off target following good work
from Eades.
Hemel now suddenly looked full of confidence but after Lafayette
had nodded over another opportunity, Weymouth responded with
Sam Poole having a shot deflected out for a corner after Reed’s
free-kick had caused panic in the box.
The clash had certainly opened up and on 43 minutes the home
side wasted another golden chance when Lafayette weaved through
the Terras’ defence and cut the ball back to Lewis Toomey,
who fired wide with only keeper Tom Manley to beat.
The half then eventually closed with Beasley sending over a
cross for Byerley, whose effort was superbly kept out at the
near post by Hemel number one Nick Bussey.
The end-to-end nature of the contest continued after the break
with Toomey forcing a fine save out of Manley before a handball
incident at the other end provided the Terras with the perfect
chance to take the lead from the spot on 50 minutes.
Byerley stepped up and made no mistake, sending Bussey the wrong
way with a cool spot-kick to bring up his 14th goal of the season
in all competitions.
To their credit though, the Tudors immediately responded and
were unfortunate not to level just two minutes later when Lafayette
played in Toomey, whose 20-yard strike brought a full-length
save out of the impressive Manley.
Lafayette was then surprisingly replaced by Marvin Williams
close to the hour before Matt Groves scrambled home Weymouth’s
second on 66 minutes after Byerley had seen his 30-yard strike
tipped on to the crossbar.
There now looked no way back for Hemel but just two minutes
later they grabbed a lifeline when Toomey found Scowen, who
drilled the ball home from eight yards.
With their tails firmly up again, the Tudors kept pressing and
after a succession of corners they nearly equalised when Manley
did well to recover after spilling a cross under pressure from
Williams.
Eades then curled an effort wide from the edge of the box as
Wey-mouth continued to desperately hold on.
A bombardment of corners then saw Matt McEntegart head over
from five yards before Manley was forced into a brave save from
Williams, which unfortunately left the keeper injured.
That meant Povall had to come into the action in the final few
minutes as Weymouth eventually saw out the onslaught to claim
their third consecutive league victory on the road.
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Evo-Stik
League
Southern Premier Division
12th November 2011 |
|
Ptn
|
Team
|
P
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Oxford C
|
14
|
14
|
31
|
|
2
|
Brackley T
|
15
|
13
|
30
|
|
3
|
Chesham U
|
14
|
12
|
29
|
|
4
|
AFC Totton
|
14
|
21
|
28
|
|
5
|
Cambridge C
|
15
|
11
|
28
|
|
6
|
Leamington
|
15
|
5
|
28
|
|
7
|
Stourbridge
|
12
|
10
|
24
|
|
8
|
Chippenham T
|
16
|
2
|
24
|
|
9
|
Bashley
|
14
|
1
|
23
|
|
10
|
Barwell
|
15
|
2
|
21
|
|
11
|
Frome T
|
14
|
0
|
21
|
|
12
|
St. Albans C
|
16
|
-3
|
21
|
|
13
|
Banbury U
|
14
|
-5
|
19
|
|
14
|
Hitchin T
|
15
|
0
|
18
|
|
15
|
Weymouth
|
14
|
-3
|
18
|
|
16
|
Bedford T
|
14
|
-11
|
16
|
|
17
|
Swindon S
|
15
|
-15
|
13
|
|
18
|
Redditch U
|
14
|
-7
|
12
|
|
19
|
Evesham U
|
13
|
-10
|
11
|
|
20
|
Arlesey T
|
13
|
-8
|
10
|
|
21
|
Cirencester T
|
16
|
-15
|
10
|
|
22
|
Hemel H'stead T
|
14
|
-14
|
8
|
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