HAMWORTHY UNITED 0 BOURNEMOUTH FC 2
Sydenhams Premier League (Wessex) Tuesday November 2nd 2010)
Simon Browne and the Hamworthy faithful had few complaints about this result of this game played in front of a good crowd of 154 people. On the night the more experienced Poppies Team had a little too much in the locker for the younger up and coming Hammers, many of whom are in their first season at this level. It was however a very enjoyable match that was a credit to the Wessex League, helped greatly by the way Referee Mr Bloor and his team handled the game.
Poppies eager to make up for a couple of indifferent results of late started the game very quickly. Their slick passing soon had United on the back foot as the Hammers struggled to compete with them in the opening stages. Hamworthy soon paid for their slow start when Bournemouth took full advantage of some hesitation in the United Defence to score after five minutes through Fawzii Saadi. Poppies continued to dominate for the next quarter of an hour as the Hammers struggled to contain them. Their cause was not helped by a strong gusting wind that favoured the visitors in the first half. Bournemouth were unlucky not to have doubled their lead when a long through ball that found Dan Ackerman charging out of his goal and in no mans land. A Bournemouth man reached the ball first and lobbed it over the advancing Ackerman, but fortunately for United it bounced over the bar. Keeper Ackerman soon made amends by pulling off two top drawer saves to keep his side in the game. As the game progressed Hamworthy got their game going, and began to exert a bit of pressure of their own. Unfortunately a lot of their good approach work did not finish with a telling strike on goal. Both Perry Mullins and Stuart Cannie had good chances to do so, but failed to get the ball past the impressive Jason Harvell
HT 0-1
It was the Hammers who started the second half the better of the two teams and for long spells had the Poppies at full stretch defending. For the first time in the game the young United forwards were passing well, and created some really good chances. Unfortunately they sometimes over elaborated in their play and got closed down before they got their shot away, or were unable to get any power on their shots. Just as it looked as if Hamworthy might get back in the game, a quick break by Poppies halfway through the second period led to another goal. United were caught short of cover at the back and this allowed George Webb the time and space to pick his spot to double the lead. This set back appeared to knock the stuffing out of the home side and they lost the momentum that they had built up after the break. It was not until the last ten minutes of the game that they once again began to put pressure on the Bournemouth goal, but all to no avail, and the game finished in a deserved Poppies win.
FT 0-2
Team: D. Ackerman,R. Murray,R. Jackson.G. Horlock, M. White, D. Haysom, M. Crow (J. Satterley), A. Corby, L. Burbidge, S. Cannie (J. Swann), P. Mullins (W. Robinson)
Unused Subs M. Antrobus, R. Voysey