CHRISTCHURCH 0 HAMWORTHY 3
Sydenhams Wessex League Premier Division (Saturday 29-03-08)
This was a game that Hamworthy certainly deserved to win, and one which they could well have won by more goals. Christchurch were hoping that they could repeat their success of last December at the County Ground, when they beat the Hammers 2-1. This however was a more confident United who were fresh from their win over Poole Town mid week. They were also now free from most of the injury problems that had dogged them all season, making selection that little bit easier. Any fears that the game would be called off because of the weather, were dispelled shortly before the kick off.
Hamworthy dominated the early exchanges, and the game was only twelve minutes old when Richard Jackson opened the scoring for the Hammers. Some good inter-passing play between Mickey Hubbard , Steve Legg, and Warren Byerley went unrewarded when Carl Mutch missed an open goal. Another Mutch shot went just wide before Warren Byerley headed a Mickey Hubbard corner just over the bar. Some good team passing play ended with Steve Legg hitting the bar from ten yards out. Hamworthy did go further ahead when Carl Mutch was brought down in the box, and Warren Byerley stepped up to fire the spot kick home. Byerley had two more good chances to increase the score still further before half time, but failed to find the back of the net. Martin Peters United’s keeper did not have to make one save in a one sided first half that ended 2-0.
Christchurch came into the game a lot more in the first twenty five minutes of the second half. Ex- Hammer Paul Manning came on as a half time substitute, and delivered two telling crosses which should have been converted when the United defence failed two clear. With twenty five minutes to go eighteen year old Youth Team player Josh Reavenall-Nuete was introduced to the game, and very soon opened his Wessex League goal scoring account. He started the move, passing the ball to Ryan Dovell who sent it wide to Mickey Hubbard. The United mid-fielder took the ball forward before picking out the young striker who found the net with a clinical finish for Hamworthy’s third goal. The score remained 3-0 at the final whistle to seal an excellent Hamworthy team display.
This win brought Hamworthy’s point total this season to sixty one, a figure that they would have been more than happy with at the start of the season, and bring them within reach of a top ten finish, another of their targets posted last August.
Team: M.Peters, S. Gilbert, M. Grimason, G. Horlock, N. Walker, R. Dovell, S. Legg, M. Hubbard(M. Glavin), C. Mutch( J. Reavenall-Nuete) W. Byerlry, R. Jackson. Unused Subs: J. Byrne, J. Crossin