COWES SPORTS 0 HAMWORTHY UNITED 4
Sydenhams Wessex Premier League (Saturday 23-01-2010)
Hamworthy overcame bottom placed Cowes, and avenged the 1-0 defeat that they suffered at the hands of the Yachtsmen at the County Ground in October. They also scored four goals for the third time in a week that has seen them collect nine points, and move up three places up the table.
Hamworthy began the game confidently with Jack Swann shooting just past the post following a solo run into the left hand side of the penalty box. The Cowes Keeper Chris Norris did well to get down, and deal with a fierce Max Crowe free kick from twenty five yards that had been driven in hard and low. The Hammers continued to look the more likely of the two teams to score, and did so twice in a minute. The first after twenty minutes was made by a clever through ball from Jamie Barron to find Jack Swann whose effort hit the post before he followed up to score at his second attempt. From their first attack following the restart United scored again. Lee Diaper’s pin point through ball played in Jamie Barron whose shot looked to be going in at the far post before Jack Swann made sure. Stuart Cannie had to limp off with a pulled muscle to be replaced by Manager Simon Browne. Steve Llewelyn hit the cross bar before the Hammers scored a third goal shortly before half time through Greg Horlock that virtually put the game beyond Cowes.
HT 0-3
Cowes came into the game a bit more in the second half, as United concentrated on consolidating their lead. They never really looked like scoring however as Hamworthy defended comfortably, and restricted their shots to long range. These either went well wide, or were collected with ease by Steve Shergold. The Hammers still looked much more the dangerous of the two sides with Lee Diaper making some good runs down the right. He was involved with United’s fourth goal when he exchanged passes with Jack Swann before shooting. Norris parried the shot out to Mark Dancer who kept his head to go round the keeper, and find the empty net. Jack Swann looked certain to get his hat-trick when he was again put through on goal, but this time scooped his shot over the bar. Simon Browne came off to allow Mark Seal to play out the final twenty minute of the game which Hamworthy did so comfortably.
Simon Browne must have been very pleased to see yet another good all round performance from his Team, that now look a lot more confident than when he first took over the reins,.
FT 0-4
Team: S. Shergold, M. Antrobus, R. Jackson, G. Horlock, S. Llewelyn (Capt), M. Crow, L. Diaper J. Barron, J. Swann S. M. Dancer, S. Cannie (S. Browne, M. Seal),. Sub not Used E. Roberts.