Hamworthy United 8 Newton Abbot 1
FA Vase 1st Round Proper
The Hammers sailed through this match against the previously unbeaten Newton Abbot from the South Penninsula League. They play in a league two steps below United and found the gap too much to make up. Their fate was sealed after the first twenty five minutes when they were already three goals down and their defence found themselves unable to deal with the pace of the Hamworthy forwards. From the whistle Hamworthy went straight on to the attack, and a well placed through ball found Jack Swann in on goal unmarked. The striker making his first start since his injury hit his shot just wide of the post with the keeper stranded. It did not take the Hammers long to take the lead however. Just twelve minutes had gone by when they opened their account. Matt Congdon the Newton Abbot keeper dropped a Mickey Hubbard free kick at the feet of the in rushing Warren Byerley, who knocked the ball past him to make it 1-0. Just two minutes later the lead had doubled when the same player scored again. A cross was headed back across the face of the goal for the unmarked Warren Byerley to score again. Any hope the Visitor’s may have had of winning this game finished when a long goal kick found Micky Hubbard out on the far right wing. The mid-fielder cut into the box and found the net with a well placed shot low into the corner. Despite further Hamworthy pressure the score remained at 3-0 at half time. As in the first half the Hammers took the game to their opponents right from the restart, and were once again rewarded with an early goal. A well placed pass from Warren Byerley picked out Jack Swann in the six yard box, and he made no mistake from close range. The next quarter proved to be Newton Abbot’s best period of the game when for the first time they got the Hammers on the back foot, and scored their only goal. The goal was a well taken individual strike by Danny Broadway, and was some reward for being Abbot’s best player by some margin. He was often forced to battle up front all alone with very little support against a solid Hamworthy defence. A quick break out of defence ending with another clinical Jack Swann finish knocked any resistance Newton Abbot may have still have had. A period of three goals in six minutes followed as United took complete control with Ryan Dovell, and Substitutes Michael Dean and Carl Chivers all scoring at two minute intervals to complete a very satisfactory day for the Hammers recording their biggest winning margin for some years.
Hamworthy United: M. Peters, S. Gilbert, M. Grimason, B. Williams, N. Walker, R. Dovell (R. Middleton 85), S. Legg, M. Hubbard J. Swann, W. Byerley (C. Chivers 75) R. Jackson (M. Dean 63) Unused Subs S. Griffiths, L. Stone