BOURNEMOUTH PREMIER DIVISION
SATURDAY 28TH MARCH 2009
VERWOOD TOWN 1 REDLYNCH & WOODFALLS 2

Team
1. Ben Daniels
2. John Homer
3. Ben Giles
4. Graham Cole
5. Pete Eyre
6. Matt McGilchrist
7. Paul Stephens
8. Charlie Elysee
9. Carl Smalley
10. Karl Foster
11. Tristan Dorey
12. Will Cobley (Sub for Matt McGilchrist 53 mins)
13. Andy Munson (Sub for Charlie Elysee 55 mins)
14. Conor Moore (Sub for Karl Foster 65 mins)

Report

Woe the missed chances!

Overall a very open and entertaining match that should have been a draw, with both teams making numerous chances, although the better ones throughout the match fell to us.

The first 10 minutes was very even until from a corner the ball was headed clear to the loitering Charlie Elysee who rifled in a shot into the bottom corner of their goal. Back came Redlynch, but in truth we dominated the next 15 minutes until against the run of play, they broke from a corner, swept the ball from right to left, crossed and their centre forward got there first to equalise with a deft flick. Five minutes later they are leading when a superb strike from just outside our box flew into the back of our net. Still the goalmouth action hadn't finished, with us fighting back. Tristan Dorey was causing them problems up front and we were attacking down both flanks.

A cross from the right saw Paul Stephens impeded in the box and a penalty was awarded. Missing our regular penalty takers, Karl Foster took responsibility but completely mishit the kick which looped kindly into the static keepers arms.

Two minutes later, Karl almost made amends with a superb volley from outside the box, which their keeper did well to turn away for a corner. From the resulting dead ball kick, Pete Eyre got in a powerful header that the keeper punched away! Charlie had another shot, Pete headed over from another corner and you just felt the equaliser was coming but we would have to wait for the 2nd half.

Amazingly there were no further goals to come. We battled hard and created more chances, Tristan made their keeper push another shot round the post, Andy Munson who had come on for the injured Charlie, shot from the edge of the box and the ball was scrambled off the line. We were playing almost a man for man defensive system, which although allowing us to attack in numbers did allow for a few heart stopping moments at the back, but we kept going. Re jigging the formation, Conor Moore came into defence, Ben Giles into midfield, Andy Munson and Carl Smalley joining Tristan up front and with Will Cobley enjoying a lot of possession wide right we continued to take the game to them. Time was running out and Redlynch were doing well to slow the game down, ticking down the minutes. In the very last minute, Andy timed a run to perfection, took the ball in his stride, shot and the ball flew three inches past the outside of the post. From the resulting goal kick the final whistle blew……………..


Report submitted by Neville Munson