Dorset Youth League Division One Sunday 29-01-12

Following the team’s only league defeat of the season against Bournemouth Sports the young Hammers were determined to win this one. They also wanted to keep their unbeaten home record intact, especially as the visitors were currently just one place behind them in the league.

For the first quarter of an hour play was fairly evenly divided with United creating a few chances down the right hand side. As you would expect in such a competitive game the tackling at times was very strong. As the game progressed the Hammers got on top and began to dominate play. After missing two good chances and following a good passing move they took the lead. Callum Perry won a strong tackle with a Bournemouth defender before beating the Keeper with a great strike to give Hamworthy a half time lead.

H/T 1-0

Early in the second half saw the welcome return of Tony hall now fully recovered after suffering a punctured lung against Wimborne. United went 2-0 up with another great goal this time scored by Ian Male. Following the goal it was decided to protect the lead by making a few changes. Luca Hamilton was introduced on the right side of midfield and Peter Bathie to the left. United now had a very solid defensive formation which frustrated the opposition who were continually being caught off side. At the final whistle it was three very well earned points for the young Hammers who increase their lead at the top.

Team: R. Voysey, T. Rolls, C. Perry, M. Platt, A. De-Paola, V. Vincent, I.Male, K. Graham (T. Hall), J. Sheppard (P. Bathie), D. Pudney (L. Hamilton), L. Middlewick

Magna Dorset Premier League Saturday 28-01-12

The Reserves were hoping to do the double over fellow strugglers Weymouth Reserves, but this was not to be. Their cause was not helped by several late calls from players pulling out of the game at the last minute.

Weymouth scored one in each half, with the Hammers scoring one in the second half through Kyle Spyers

Team B.Hayes, C. Perry (K.Stacey), A. Meredew, S. Parker, V. Vincent,T. Rolls O. Clayton, K. Spyers (J.Morris), D. Orchard, J. Basing, S. Bedward

Sydenhams Premier League (Wessex) Saturday 28-01-12

This was Hamworthy United’s worst defeat since joining the Sydenhams Wessex League in the 1994/95 season. It equals the score against a strong Wimborne Town team in that first season. However Alex Pike deliberately fielded a complete Reserve side on that occasion. He did this for tactical reasons before we were due to face Gosport in the Wessex Cup semi-final in mid-week. We got fined for this, but it was worth it because we beat Gosport in that game, and Thatcham Town in the Final to win the cup at our first attempt. There could be no such excuses for this miserable display against a Fareham Town Team that was made to look a lot better than it actually was by some woeful defending, and a non existent attack. Simon Browne in his program notes asked the supporters to get behind the team, and assured them that there would be no lack of effort. However I am afraid the team did let him down with their efforts. In a very poor second half it became very difficult for even the most ardent supporter to get behind them, and in fact several left before the finish.

It has to be said that there was no indication in the first twenty five minutes of what was to follow. In fact it was the Hammers who had the best chances to open the scoring. A poor header out by a Town defender dropped to Stuart Cannie on the left hand side of the box, but he shot just wide of the far post. Fareham took the lead with their first real attempt of the game. A fiercely struck shot from just inside the penalty area found the back of the net, giving Simon Evans little chance. New boy Josh Wakefield was desperately unlucky not to have got the Hammers back on level terms when he struck the corner of the crossbar from distance with the Fareham Keeper Luke Douglas well beaten. Fareham scored again just before the interval with a fortuitous shot that took a wicked deflection, and wrong footed the unlucky Simon Evans.

H/T 2-0

Hamworthy usually play a lot better when kicking towards the Irvin Brown Stand, but apart from a few minutes pressure on the Fareham goal in the first few minutes after the restart, it was all down hill. A quick break and some poor defending led to the Towns third goal, and this appeared to knock any fight out of United. Fareham were now in complete control, and scored four more goal including a penalty at regular intervals in the remaining time. It could be said that the Visitors had one of those days that everything they hit at goal went in, but that did not excuse Hamworthy’s complete surrender.

Simon Browne and his management Team now have the very difficult job of turning things round, and must do so very quickly.

Team:

S.Evans, J. Wakefield, M.White, J. Byrom, D. Haysom, S. Lockyer (D.Pidgley), J. Wakefield, S. Whitcher (A. Corby), W. Robinson, S. Cannie (S. Lanahan), L. Chudy, L. Burbidge

Unused Subs: A. Stacey, T. Hunt

Magna Dorset Premier League Saturday 21-01-12

After facing league leaders Portland United away in there last game the Reserves now faced another experienced team in third placed Westland Sports. The game was played in very windy conditions and this contributed to the Sports first goal. A freak gust of wind completely wrong footed the United defence from a shot that also took a deflection. A second goal followed to double the visitors lead at half time. Westland added a third goal which appeared to go in straight from a corner in the second half to complete the scoring.

F/T 3-0

Team:R. Voysey, R. Dominey (C. Perry), A. Meredew (K. Stacey), S. Parker, V. Vincent,T. Rolls (L. Middlewick),O. Clayton, K. Spyers, T. Hunt, J. Basing, S. Bedward

LYTCHETT RED TRIANGLE 2 HAMWORTHY UNTD 3

League leaders Hamworthy United knew they were going to be in for a difficult local derby match against Lytchett Red Triangle. The Hammers had been held to a 2-2 draw by near neighbours Lytchett at the County ground back in September. Six of the United players had featured in the Reserve game twenty four hours earlier, and might still have been feeling the effects of that game against Portland United. Never the less the young Hammers did enough to secure the win 3-2 after leading 2-1 at the break. Scorers for Hamworthy were Antonio De-Paola, Ian Male and Kyle Graham. This win keeps the Hammers with three more games to go at the top of the table, and keeps the pressure on the chasing pack who have games in hand.

F/T 2/3

Team: R. Voysey, T. Rolls, C. Perry, M. Platt, A. De-Paola, V. Vincent, I.Male, K. Graham, P. Bathie (L. Hamilton), O. Clayton, L. Middlewick

Sydenhams Premier League (Wessex) Saturday 21-01-12

Any hope that the Hammers win against Christchurch the previous week was the start of a recovery were soon dispelled with this result. A result made even worse by the fact that Moneyfields played seventy minutes with only ten men. The windy conditions could not be blamed for another poor showing by the Hammers because it was the same for both teams. Hamworthy were without Karl Yelland, Jon Byrom and Liam Currell who were all suspended, but they did include new loan signing Josh Wakefield an apprentice at AFC Bournemouth.

For the first twenty minutes of the game there was no sign of the things that were to come for United as they held their own in the opening exchanges. Moneyfieldsd were reduced to ten men when their mid-field player George Davis was shown a straight red card for a dangerous tackle. As so often happens in these incidents it was the ten men who raised their game, and following a good save from Simon Evans took the lead after thirty five minutes. In a disastrous ten minute spell before the break for the Hammers, Moneyfields scored twice more giving them a commanding lead at the break.

H/T 3-0

In the second half kicking down the slope, and with the wind in their backs, you would have hoped that Hamworthy could have at least made the score line a bit more respectable. This did not happen however, in fact it was the Home Team that increased their lead, whilst the Hammers never had a shot of any note on goal.

F/T 4-0

Team:

S.Evans, J. Wakefield, S. Lockyer, M.White,, D. Haysom, S. Lanahan, A. Corby, W. Robinson, L. Burbidge, L. Chudy, S. Whitcher Subs: S. Cannie, D. Pidgley, J. Wyatt

Sydehams Premier League (Wessex)

After losing six games on the trot, the last one being against bottom side Hayling United, it was imperative that United got something from this game. The squad was ordered to report in early for some extra training in the morning, a move that was to pay dividends in the afternoon game that followed. Despite their last performance Simon Brown made only one change from last week’s starting line up, Will Robinson coming in for Stuart Cannie.

For the first twenty minutes of the game there was nothing much to choose between the two sides with both teams looking for an opening without much success. To their credit the Hammers looked a lot sharper than they had shown in recent games, and gradually got on top. They were rewarded in the twenty-seventh minute with a well taken goal. After some good approach work Dan Loader did well to block a Steve Whitcher shot. The rebound saw the ball fall to Luke Burbidge who made no mistake in scoring the first of his two goals of the afternoon. Hamworthy continued to have the slight upper hand, but were unable to create any more clear cut chances before the interval.

H/T 1-0
After the break the Hammers started much the brighter of the two teams, and were now putting Christchurch under more pressure than they did in the first half. Luke Burbidge and Lee Chudy were beginning to cause them real problems with their running into the box. After shooting just over the bar, Luke Burbidge twice cut into the penalty area from the right, but failed both times to pick out a colleague in the six yard box with his crosses. Another good build up involving new signing Lee Chudy saw Aaron Corby this time jinxing his way into the box before being brought down unceremoniously. The Referee had no hesitation in pointing to the spot, and Luke Burbidge duly dispatched the ball into the bottom corner to double the lead. Hamworthy had further chances to increase their lead, but were off target before Christchurch put in a late revival. They got their first corner of the game with less than ten minutes to go, and hit the crossbar with a header in the last minute, but it was all too little too late. It was a very happy Hamworthy team who at the final whistle celebrated their first win, and clean sheet since the end of November.
F/T 2-0
Team: S. Evans, K. Yelland, S. Lockyer, M. White, D. Haysom, S. Whitcher, A. Corby , S. Lanahan (A. Stacey), L.Chudy (S. Cannie), L. Burbidge, W. Robinson

Magna Dorset Premier League Saturday 074-01-12

Hamworthy United Reserves greeted in the New Year in the same way as they finished the Old Year with a comfortable win. They scored another four goals making it nine in two games, and jumped a place higher in the league. These wins ensured that they increased their lead over the other the two teams they beat in those games, and took the Hammers closer to safety.

There was not much to choose between the two teams for the first quarter, with the Hammers perhaps having the slight edge. Hamworthy took the lead after 20 minutes when Ollie Clayton scored from close range. The Sherborne defenders appealed for off side, but the Referee allowed the goal after consulting his Assistant on the line. Sherborne passed the ball well in midfield, but appeared to have little to offer in the way of attack. United on the other hand looked a little more dangerous up front, and increased their lead on the half hour. Following a set piece, Central Defender Tony Rolls scored with a spectacular overhead kick as the ball bobbled about in the six yard box. Jordon Basing twice got through to a one on one position with the Keeper, but was unable to capitalize on his good work.

H/T 0-2

Sherborne came out in the second half with a little more determination than they had shown in the first half, but still lacked penetration in the last quarter. Territorially there did not appear to be much to choose between the two sides, but it was the Hammers who continued to create the more chances in front of goal. Ollie Clayton cut in along the by-line from the left before squeezing the ball just inside the far post from an acute angle to score his second, and Hamworthy’s third goal. The lead was increased even further in the seventy third minute with another well taken goal. A Scott Bedward cross was smashed on the volley past the Keeper by Aaron Meredew from just outside the box. In the final minute of the game Sherborne scored a consolation goal, and this time it was the Hammers turn to complain. They felt that the United Keeper Ben Hayes had both feet off the ground when he was hit by an opposing player which made him drop the ball for them to score. The referee however thought the challenge to be fair and awarded the goal.

F/T 4-1

Team: B.Hayes, C. Perry (L. Middlewick), A. Meredew, S. Parker, R. Dominey, T. Rolls, D. Orchard, O. Clayton (V.Vincent), K. Graham (M.Platt), J. Basing, S. Bedward.

Sydenhams Premier League (Wessex) Saturday 07-01-12
Hamworthy’s disastrous run continued with their sixth loss on the trot away to bottom team Hayling United. New signing Lee Chudy made his Hamworthy debut, with Michael White and Stewart Cannie both returning to the starting line up.

The playing conditions were very poor and the playing surface did not lend itself to being able to play good football along the ground. With the uneven bounce it was very difficult to run with the ball and pass it with any accuracy. There were very few scoring opportunities in the whole game, and none at all in a very poor first half to report on, as both teams struggled.

HT0-0

The second half saw more of the same, and it took a further twenty five minutes from the restart before the Hammers took the lead. Steve Whitcher found Arron Corby with a pass, who then dribbled the ball across the face of the goal before hitting a low shot into the corner of the net. The lead did not last long however five minutes later the Islanders were equal. Following two very good point blank saves by Simon Evans, the Hamworthy defenders were slow to react giving the Hayling man time to score. Disaster struck for the Hammers five minutes from the end of play when Hayling scored direct from a corner. Simon Evans missed the ball and although it was headed clear at the far post the Assistant Referee indicated that it had already gone over the line, and so the goal stood.

FT 1-2

Team: S. Evans, K. Yelland, S. Lockyer, M. White, D. Haysom, S. Whitcher, A. Corby (L. Currell), S. Lanahan, L.Chudy (J. Byrom), L. Burbidge, S. Cannie

Sydenhams Premier League (Wessex) Friday 30-12-11

Hamworthy completed their 2011 Fixtures on a very low note losing once again, this time to lowly Alresford Town. December proved to be a disastrous month for the Hammers losing all five of their games scoring only once and conceding eleven goals in those matches. Alresford were able to field their strongest team for some time having players back from University, and at least one new signing. United on the other hand were without the services of the suspended Stuart Cannie, Michael White who had family commitments, and new signing Lee Chudy who has to wait another seven days before playing. The game did see the return of Steve Llewelyn the former Hamworthy Captain who now plays for the Town.

The pitch was in a very good condition at the start of play considering the amount of rain that had fallen in the previous twenty four hours, and the Hammers attacked right from the first whistle. It did not take long for the first of many controversial decisions to take place. Hamwothy were attacking down the left wing when the Town Keeper Chris Waller charged out of the penalty box and took the United man out with what looked to be a high tackle. To the dismay of most people watching only a yellow card was shown and a very relieved Keeper was allowed to continue for the rest of the game. It was very much against the run of play when Alresford opened the scoring. They won the ball in the middle of the Hamworthy half before picking out the scorer just inside the penalty area. His powerful shot bounced and skidded off the playing surface just in front of Simon Evans who had no chance of saving it. Despite this set back the Hammers continued to be on top and went close on several occasions including hitting the bar, but were unable to capitalize on their superiority. In fact on another rare Town break they were able to double their lead with a penalty which again had the crowd discussing the decision. As Jon Byron and a much smaller Arlesford striker tussled for the ball, the Town man went down in some people’s eyes very easily, but not in the Referee’s who pointed to the spot. Still Hamworthy did most of the attacking and once again went close with one shot that hit the post and another that was cleared off the line with Keeper beaten. They still however went in two goals down at the break.

H/T 0-2

The second half proved to be just as frustrating for the Hammers as the first. Once again they showed a lack of discipline with needless bookings and a player being sent off for the second time in two games. To rub salt into the wound Alresford added a third goal with a well taken header to seal all three points. The United faithful will be hoping for better things in 2012. F/T 0-3

Team: S. Evans. K.Yelland, S. Lockyer, D. Haysom, J. Byrom, D.Pidgley, A.Corby ,L. Burbidge, T. Hunt (A. Stacey) L. Currell , S. Whitcher (W.Robinson).