EARLY
GOALS KILL OFF CHALLENGE AT BRIXWORTH
Fixture:
Brixworth V's Heyford Athletic
Venue:
Brixworth
Competition:
Northants Combination Premier Division
Result:
0:4 (Half Time: 0:4)
Heyford
Goal Scorers: None
Line
Up:
|
1.
|
Nick
Inwood |
|
2.
|
Ryan
Waldock |
|
3.
|
Tom
Butcher |
|
4.
|
Stuart
Clarke |
|
5.
|
Nathan
Lacey |
|
6.
|
Nik
Maund |
|
7.
|
Steve
Hair (C) |
|
8.
|
Nick
Brown |
|
9.
|
Lee
Wilkinson |
|
10.
|
Matt
Gernon |
|
11.
|
James
Hemphill |
|
SUBS
|
|
| |
Ben
Hyams (on for Stuart Clarke)
|
| |
Ben
Richards (on for Lee Wilkinson)
|
|
|
Adam
Jones (on for James Hemphill) |
Match
Report (Courtesy of Nick Inwood)
With
key players Paul Curley and Tom Whittaker unavailable, there
was a return to the Heyford squad for Nik Maund, Ryan Waldock
and Ben Hyams, whilst Adam Jones also came into the mix for
the first time this season.
After
last Saturday's cup semi final victory we knew our opponents
were coming into the game full of confidence and with a second
place finish in the league an achievable target we knew we would
be in for a difficult afternoon.
Up
against a quick, skillful, slick passing team, we matched our
opponents for all of 4 minutes as a communication break down
in the middle of the pitch saw the ball fed wide where it was
crossed into the box and bundled into the roof of the net from
close range.
3
minutes later, the lead was doubled and the game effectively
over. This time the goal came from a mistake on the right where
a throw-in was needlessly conceded and the quick thinking Brixworth
full back launched the ball all of 25 yards where the unmarked
striker scored inside the near post from close range.
On
10 minutes things got worse as the influential Stuart Clarke
was forced to retire with a hamstring injury to be replaced
by Ben Hyams. This change lead to a reshuffle with Nik Maund
moving to the back to partner Nathan Lacey.
With
a strong wind making it difficult for both sides the rest of
the half was a non event really, with both teams playing some
good football at times, although goal mouth incident was scarce.
Half
Time: Brixworth 2 Heyford Athletic 0
Heyford started the second half as we did the first, conceding
inside the first 5 minutes. This time it was a header from 6
yards out from a free kick conceded just outside the penalty
box.
This
brought about another Heyford change as Adam Jones replaced
the injured James Hemphill on the left before 5 minutes later
Lee Wilkinson gave way to Ben Richards.
Despite
kicking against the wind it was still the home side that had
the greater threat as an attacking force and with 5 minutes
to go it was 4 nil as the ball was hooked into the far corner
of the net following a poor Heyford clearance.
Full
Time: Brixworth 4 Heyford Athletic 0
Match
Summary:
The
conditions weren't ideal again this week, although in all fairness
we got what we deserved from the game - nothing! Despite playing
some attractive football at times, our failure to create any
meaningful chances was disappointing, in fact I don't think
the Brixworth keeper had a single shot to save.
We
have had some decent results lately although on Saturday it
confirmed we've still got a long way to go to get to where we
want to be and achieve what we want to achieve which is success
at Heyford Football Club.
6
games to go, lets make sure we finish the season on a high -
it would be nice to break the 30 points barrier, so at least
10 more required!
Man of the Match: No Award
