Chelmsford City 5-1 AFC Hornchurch
Team:
Lewis Batchford
Ryan Batchford
Liam Saunders
Adam Reakes (76)
Mark Haines
Ashley Danials
Carl Conway (26)
Nicolas Muir
Brad Hunter (68) (70)
Tyrone Scarlett (73)
Gavin Cameron
Subs:
Paul Tiffen on for R Batchford 73
Joe Mayer on for Scarlett 86
Joel Cooper
Jason Loewenthal
Andy Elgar on for Saunders 70
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AFC HORNCHURCH (home) Wednesday 22nd April 2009
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Last Edited By: claret trucker Wed, 22-Apr-2009 22:21:07.
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Match Report (Thanks to David Cobb) | ||
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Posts: 269 (Thu, 23-Apr-2009 12:50:22) |
Undiscovered Gems
Chelmsford City Reserves 5-1 AFC Hornchurch Reserves Wednesday 22nd April 09
Down in deepest Essex there lay some undiscovered gems at Witham Town's Spa Road ground. One glance at the Ryman Division 1 North table and you would be forgiven for wondering what I was talking about as all season Witham's 1st team have been fighting a valiant, yet unsuccessful, rearguard action against relegation. The team I am referring to though is City's reserve side. Tonight against Hornchurch, on an almost balmy evening, the Clarets second string produced a display worthy of gracing the Conference itself.
Hornchurch is a name that still rankles with Chelmsford fans as during our last season in the Ryman, on our way to winning the title, the only team to beat us home and away were the Urchins with the 4-0 home defeat being particularly painful. Although they had nothing left to play for in the Capital League Hornchurch could have been looking to restore some pride after losing the corresponding fixture at home 3-1 just over a month ago. When they took the lead early on in the first half it looked like they would do just that. City though, who had started well, continued to battle and equalized through Carl Conway on 26 minutes. As half time came the sun finally set, and so did Hornchurch's chances.
With the first half being one of parity, the second half was decidedly one sided. In just nine second half minutes the game was completely turned on its head as City's Reserves found the net four times. Brad Hunter on 68 and 70, Tyrone Scarlett on 73 and Adam Reakes a few minutes later put the game beyond all doubt. It was a devastating period of the game that saw the Urchins defence in disarray as the Reserves turned on the style. A prime example was the fact that Scarlett's goal required a couple of efforts for him to control the ball on the six yard line before netting, but still no defender arrived to help out the increasingly beleaguered and demoralized keeper. Although the scoring stopped after the 5th there was no danger of a come back and Chelmsford held out comfortably.
For those of you yet to see a Reserve game it is a worthwhile evening's football which is free to Season Ticket holders. A small but reasonable crowd attended tonight, but with an attractive style of play the numbers watching may well increase. It's worth mentioning that this side has only lost 3 times in the Capital League this season. They are undiscovered gems indeed. |
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Posts: 23 (Fri, 24-Apr-2009 21:24:24) |
A great report, wish I could have made it.
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