Dorset Premier League Cup

Gillingham is always a difficult place to go and try and win a football match, and this visit only emphasised the point. The Reserves struggled against a team that they were unlucky to lose to in the league at the County Ground earlier in the season. They could not really complain with the final 4-1 score line.
Hamworthy kicked up the slope in the first half and after just five minutes took the lead through a Gary Williams shot. Hamworthy passed the ball around well, but lacked penetration up front, and did not give the Gillingham keeper nearly enough work to do. They paid the penalty for it when shortly before half time the Home Side equalised with a goal that appeared well off side. The Referee overruled all protests and allowed the goal to stand leaving the match all square at the interval.
Worse was to come after the break when the Hammers struggled with the pitch. They found it difficult to cope with the long ball over the top which held up on the slope. Gillingham took full advantage of this and scored three further goals. This was despite various substitutions by the Hammers to get back into the game, but all to no avail. As this is a mini league (top team goes through) all is not lost, but it means United have to play really well to win the home leg.

Team: G. Smart, R. Flower (K.Killick), D. Watts, D. Frake, S. Leaton, J. Stickland, D. Orchard, K. Middleton (J. Johnson), L. Stone (B. Gerrard), G. Williams, M. Wynne  Unused Sub: M. Wynne

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