Sydenhams Wessex League Premier Division (Saturday 19-04-08)

This was always going to be a very difficult fixture for the Hammers to get anything from. They were up against a team who needed to win in order to ensure second place in the league. To make their job even harder Hamworthy were without four of their regulars with Walker, Gilbert, Mutch and Hubbard all missing from the line up. United did welcome Mark Kenway back from a long lay off due to injury.
The Hammers restricted VT to long range efforts for most of the first half which Martin Peters, and the revamped United defence coped with well. Vosper’s first real chance came from a good strike taken fully thirty five yards out that just sailed over the crossbar. Mark Kenway fed Steven Legg through on the right hand side, and his cross into the box was scrambled away for a corner. VT did take the lead just three minutes before half time when they were rewarded with a somewhat dubious free kick. Hamworthy did not react quickly enough when the cross came in, and allowed top goal scorer Tyrone Bowers the time to find the back of the net, and give his side a 1-0 lead at the break.
It took only ten minutes into the second half for Vosper Thorneycroft to double their lead. Once again United failed to clear their lines from a corner and allowed Warren Hunt to make it 2-0 and give his team a cushion to defend. The rest of the second half was played out with neither team looking like adding to the goal tally. The VT keeper had very little to do all afternoon whereas Martin Peters had been kept busy, especially in the first half. The win ensures that they will finish behind Totton in the table, and above the three Dorset sides still battling for the next three places.
Hamworthy gave a good account of themselves in this match all things being equal, and will not be too disappointed with the result especially as this was their first game for two weeks. The Hammers will finish in tenth position out of twenty three teams in the league, which was their target at the start of the season.

Team: M. Peters, M. Kenway, M. Grimason, R. Dovell, G. Horlock, M. Glavin (R. Middleton), S. Legg, M. Dean, J. Pinder (C. Khider), W. Byerlry, R. Jackson. Unused Subs: J. Byrne, S. Roushbaiani

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