BOURNEMOUTH PREMIER DIVISION
SATURDAY 4TH APRIL 2009
VERWOOD TOWN 0 WESTOVER BOURNEMOUTH 2

Team
1. Colin Randall
2. Sean Morrison
3. Conor Moore
4. Graham Cole
5. Gary Martin
6. Martin Newbury
7. Paul Stephens
8. Andy Munson
9. Carl Smalley
10. Karl Foster
11. Tristan Dorey
12. Martin Friendship (Sub for Sean Morrison 25 mins)

Report

Yet again so many changes forced upon us with some players being away and a couple going up to the first team means I can get no consistency in performance. Coupled with the fact that if it wasn't for Andy Munson hot footing it from work we would have started with 10 and if it wasn't for Martin Friendship accepting an 11th hour call up we would not have had a sub.

Not acceptable for a Club our size and I can understand why Reserve team managers have a short life span as it's such a frustrating job.

Still the team worked hard, on the day we were beaten by the better side who were quicker to the ball and who thought quicker. Two goals in the middle of the first half decided this fixture, the first had an element of luck as the forward miscontrolled the ball but in doing so made himself a great chance as he had completely wrong footed our defenders and then struck a left foot shot into the bottom corner. The second goal from a corner was handled by a Westover player who then rifled it back across our six yard box to be deflected in by another of their players. Unfortunately the referee overruled my flagging for the offence as he had not seen the offence.

However no complaints on the scoreline. We had a penalty in the second half for a foul on Tristan but yet again failed to convert it with Martin Newbury's attempt being well saved by their keeper diving to his left. This was with 10 minutes to go and who knows if that had gone in what may have happened?

Report submitted by Neville Munson