Sydenhams Wessex Premier League (Wednesday 30-09-09)

Following the resignation of Phil Simkin, Assistant Manager Chris Farrell took charge of the Team. From the previous game, Steve Llewelyn was suspended for one game, Jack Swann was not available due to work commitments, and Stuart Langrish was injured. One of the problems the Hammers have faced this season is that they have yet been able to put out the same team two weeks running, having had to make several changes most weeks.
Once again the Hammers started the better of the two teams. Laverstock were penned back in their own half for much of the opening ten minutes. It has to be said however that despite Hamworthy’s territorial dominance they never really created a goal chance in that time. The visitors on the other hand when they did break out did so at speed. The ball was played on the deck, up to a dangerous looking strike force. I t was just such a move that led to their first goal in the seventeenth minute. Gary Langrish failed to clear the ball, and Laverstock took full advantage to score with a low shot just inside the post. The Hammers should have been back on even terms when Max Crow was put in one on one with the Keeper, but he lifted his shot high over the bar when it looked easier to score. The Salisbury based team soon punished United again for their mistakes. As a cross came over, Karl Yelland misjudged it. He missed his header, and that allowed the ball to drop behind him straight to a Laverstock man. The L&F man noted that Steve Shergold was off his line, and lifted the ball over him into the net for a well taken second goal for the Visitors.
HT. 0-2
Territorially once again Hamworthy matched their Visitors, but in attack they still looked second best. Any hope of getting a result for United disappeared when Laverstock scored a third goal. The move started deep in the Hamworthy half, and followed some good work by the dangerous Elliot Wykes. This was finished with a well taken goal that gave Shergold no chance. The introduction of Chia Khider and Stuart Cannie gave the Hammers a bit more go. For the first time they looked to have a bit more threat in attack. Khider must take a lot of the credit for his work that led to Ryan Dovell pulling a goal back. This was the Hammers first goal in four games, and gave them fresh heart. A spirited last quarter of an hour saw United going for a second goal, but this was not to be. Once again they found themselves losing to a team that you would like to think that at full strength they would more than matched.
Team: S. Shergold, K. Yelland, R. Jackson, J. Merritt, G. Horlock, R. Dovell, M. Crow , M. Dancer, C. Mutch, T. Vavrecka (C. Khider), G. Langrish ( S. Cannie).
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