BOURNEMOUTH FA (SATURDAY) PREMIER DIVISION
SATURDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2009
DORSET KNOB 4 VERWOOD TOWN RESERVES 3

Team
1. Ben Daniels
2. John Homer
3. Matt Lemar
4. Chris Lynch
5. Martin Newbury
6. Mika Dronyk
7. Andy Munson (capt)
8. Tristan Dorey
9. Jack Mills
10. Charlie Elysee
11. Paul Arnold
12. Marc Harrison (sub for Tristan Dorey 70 mins)
13. Josh Goncalves (sub for Paul Arnold 80 mins)

Report

Again with the number of players unavailable, we would have been short if we weren't in a position to raid the first team squad. Unfortunately for us, the 1st team squad had a bonding night in Bournemouth on the Friday and it showed in the first half with us looking decidedly vulnerable in defence and we were two goals down within the first ten minutes. We rallied a bit and looked dangerous when attacking and despite having chances we conceded a third after half an hour.

We "scored" soon after with a good move having Mika Dronyk coming in from the left flank to put the ball over the line, which was then hacked clear, the referee presumably wasn't sure and looked to the Club linesman for verification. Need I say more?

We did though register a goal 5 minutes before half time when Charlie beat their keeper to a through ball and was left to tap the ball into an empty net. Half time came and we were upbeat that we could rescue the situation and pulled another goal back in the first couple of minutes of the second half, when Jack Mills was up ended in their box and Charlie duly despatched the penalty. It's probably my fault because I didn't say to the players if we score make sure we are not hit by the sucker punch of conceding straight away afterwards. But that's what happened and we were 4-2 down. The second half was a role reversal with us attacking and dominating the play but they still looked dangerous on the break and Ben Daniels was faced with two or three one on ones which he saved all of them. Twenty five minutes in and Tristan Dorey pulled another goal back for us. For the remainder of the game we pressed forward, Jack Mills hit the bar, Josh Goncalves hit a screamer of a shot which whistled agonisingly wide, but we just couldn't get the deserved equaliser.

Dorset Knob are still top and unbeaten. We have played them twice now and both games been unlucky but in the end you can't give a team a two goal start!



Report submited by Neville Munson