Lymington Town 0 - 3 Hamworthy United
Sydenhams Wessex Premier League (Saturday 13-03-10)
The Hammers welcomed back Max Crow from injury, having missed the last two matches, and Boss Simon Browne gave a first start to AFC Bournemouth Academy player, Luke Burbidge.
On a sunny, but windy afternoon, both teams opened up brightly on a hard pitch. If anything, the Hammers were playing with a slight breeze in their backs. The inclusion of both Crow and Burbidge pushed Cannie into a full on up front role. It was Cannie’s striking partner though, Jack Swann, who struck first blood after only 7 minutes. A throw in down the right hand touchline was flicked on by Cannie. The defender tried to run the ball out for a goal kick, but he was robbed of the ball by Swann, who calmly turned inside and clipped the ball over the diving keeper. The early goal clearly inspired the Hammers on, and gave them an early breakthrough, something in recent games they had been unable to do. On the quarter hour, Hamworthy scored again. A freekick delivered by Jamie Barron was met by Horlock. His effort hit the far post and came out, only to find Luke Burbidge on hand to tap in his first goal for the club. Hammers 2 - 0. Credit to Lymington Town though, they rallied, and called Max Frampton into action, firstly having to come and take a difficult catch in a crowd of players, and then getting his body behind a long range effort, which he was able to hang onto. The Hammers looked composed and almost scored a third after a fine break from Jack Swann, forcing a fine save from the home keeper. The last action for the half was a corner on the right side for the Hammers, floated over by Jamie Barron. Greg Horlock rose, unchallanged, and thumped his header over the bar ! It looked easier to score ! Half Time : Hammers 2 - 0
Lymington livened up the start of the second half, calling Max Frampton into action early on. A fine break down the right side saw a beautiful cross delivered into the Hammer’s penalty area. However, a fine header brought a fine save. It certainly was a wake up call, and signs that this match was not yet over. Burbidge was unlucky not to get a second goal. He received the ball from another Barron free kick on the edge of the opposition box. Turning on a sixpence, and with no space to work with, he side-stepped three defenders and saw his effort diverted for a corner. Hamworthy continued to look the stronger side and should have gone further ahead when Swann was put through on goal, but his low shot missed the target with the keeper beaten. Lymington did however miss a gilt-edged chance late on. The ball was delivered into the box, where everyone appeared to miss it. It fell to a Lymington player 6 yards out with only Frampton to beat, but the forward sliced high and wide. It was probably their last chance to get back into the match, as Hamworthy made it a 3 - 0 scoreline. A throw-in on the left touchline deep in the oppostion half, saw Jackson receive the ball back from Toghill. He delivered a great cross only for Cannie to smash the ball on the volley into the net. A great finish. When Lymington did get the ball past the United keeper from a quickly taken free kick, which caught Hamworthy napping, the looping ball was acrobatically cleared off the line by Skipper, Steve Llewellyn, a remarkable clearance. Perhaps this was going to be Max’s day after all, a first clean sheet since his return to the County Ground ?
Final Score : Lymington Town 0 Hamworthy United 3.
Hamworthy United : Frampton, Antrobus (Merritt), R Jackson, Horlock, Llewellyn, Crow, Burbidge, Barron, Swann (Facer), Cannie, Toghill (M Jackson). Unused Subs : Dancer, Browne