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4th
December. Bishop's Stortford 3-0 Newport County (League). The
return from suspension of skipper Dave Rainford saw Blues re-shuffle
the formation for this first Saturday league game at Woodside Park
for 2 months. Ben Lewis reverted to central defence, whilst Ben
Okuonghae took up the right. Again Paul Hakim and Steve Morison were
the starting strike partnership, with Duane Jackman and Tim Langer on
the bench.
Attacking
the Airport End for the first
half the opening exchanges were evenly matched until Alex Martin was
adjuged to have been fouled by Gethyn Jones in the Newport penalty
area. The challenge seemed initially to be innocuous enough, but
after letting play continue for a moment and seeing no advantage to
Blues, referee Paul Forrester blew his whistle and pointed to the
spot. Most of the 386 crowd could not fathom what the  penalty
had been given for so Bluesnet took the opportunity post match to
speak to referee Forrester. Clearly in his opinion, Jones had fouled
Alex Martin just as the Blues player was releasing a shot on goal by
kicking at his standing leg. When the shot came to nothing he blew
for the penalty. Dave Rainford duly dispatched the spot kick to give
Stortford a 14th minute lead.
6
minutes later and Steve Parmenter thought he had doubled Blues score
when shooting for goal from the far side of the box, but Richard
Howell waiting to poach on the nearpost unwittingly blocked the
goalbound shot with his arm. Alex Martin then had a double effort,
the first shot blocked by a defender, the second saved by Andrew
Delve in the Newport goal. At the other end of the pitch, Lee
Phillips was having an excellent game for the visitors with most
dangerous attacks seemingly coming via his hard work and positional
excellence. But Rob Elliott was hardly troubled with any final ball
until the 40th minute when he saved well diving at Jamie Moralee's
feet after another good cross from Philips. Moralee had another
opportunity 2 minutes later after being serviced by Corbisiero, but
this time he failed to connect when scoring seemed the easier option.
For
Blues, Gareth Gwillim's long throws were causing problems in the
Ambers defence and just on the stroke of half time, he released Paul
Hakim on the nearside as Scott Morgan was caught ball watching. The
Blues striker sped past his marker and shot firmly home to give a
convincing interval scoreline.
T he
second period was more dour, with Blues tightening the defence
further and employing a long diagonal ball from the back. Newport
then had their best spell of the game with Moralee finding himself
with an excellent chance to reduce the defecit just 3 minutes after
the re-start, but his 20 yard effort was blasted well over the bar.
County's loan signing Corbisiero also failed to hit the target before
Jonathon Coates came closest just after the hour with a low drive
that skimmed the wrong side of the upright. For all their possession
though, the visitors could find no joy and substitutions then came
aplenty. First Coates was replaced by Eddie Duah on 63 minutes to try
and bolster scoring opportunities and then a double change of Ashley
Wiiliams and Sam O'Sullivan on 73 minutes that changed the County midfield.
For
Blues Steve Morison had departed the field with 20 minutes left
after the pain of a first half shoulder injury became too much. Duane
Jackman duly entered the fray and his excuberance immediately put the
visitors defence out of sorts. With 10 minutes to go, Tim Langer
replaced Richard Howell and immediately the tempo upped again. With
Newport not gelling after their changes and now confronted by 2 pacey
introductions, a third goal was on the cards and within minutes it
was delivered. Langer to Hakim to Jackman with the latter's shot hard
and low to the keeper's right and into the back of the net. Delve was
clearly unhappy that the goal was left to stand by referee Forrester
as he considered his clearance kick (which initiated the move) to
have been unfairly blocked by a Stortford player, but as the referee
confirmed post-match, the player was running away from the County
goal with his back to play and the fault was therefore clearly with
the goalkeeper's clearance and not foul play.
Newport
looked shattered at the final whistle and one can't help thinking
that the last throw of their dice was that double substitution, a
gamble that clearly didn't pay off and indeed seemed to unsettle a
side that was beginning to string some useful play together.
Blues
first win in the league then since September 21st and a much needed
3 points. The defence looks stronger, with Lewis good in the air and
both he and Okuonghae putting their feet to good use. This was
certainly not the prettiest game to be seen at Woodside Park, but a
good workmanlike effort that frustrated the opponents and deservedly
claimed victory.
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Bishop's
Stortford: Elliott, Allman, Gwillim, Rainford(c), Lewis, Okuonghae,
Howell (Langer 79), Parmenter (Fenton 83), Morison (Jackman 69),
Hakim, Martin.
Subs
unused: Riches, Young.
Newport
County: Delve, Philips, Morgan, Jones G (Williams 73), Thomas, Jones
D (c), Bowen (O'Sullivan 73), Corbisiero, Moralee, Phillips, Coates
(Duah 63).
Subs
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Goals:
1-0
Dave Rainford (14 mins-pen)
2-0
Paul Hakim (44 mins)
3-0
Duane Jackman (82 mins)
Attendance:
386
League
positions post match:-
Bishop's
Stortford: 12th. Newport 18th
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13th
November. Bognor Regis Town 3-1 Bishop's Stortford (Nationwide South).
A
makeshift Blues side appeared to work hard on the coast on Saturday,
but that was to no avail as Bognor took their chances to notch up the
win and all 3 points. Yet another M25 incident robbed the visitors of
a full first team for the start of a match and within 6 minutes, the
rather excellent Luke Nightingale had taken advantage of some
lacklustre defending to put the Rocks one up with a stolen header.
Moments later and Tim Langer should have evened  matters
up as he sped through a static back line and with space and time
contrived to shoot well wide. Then Russell for Bognor had a shot
cleared off the line by Ben Lewis. Mark Graham was playing a fill in
role but when he got forward minutes later he made a telling pass to
Langer and his spectacular overhead kick forced the ball off the
underside of the bar before being booted to safety by a grateful
Rocks defence. But with Jackman flitting from attack to midfield and
other players seemingly unsure of their roles, this was not a team
that appeared capable of the necessary killer instinct to trouble
Bognor on their home turf.
The
second period was much of the first, but the frustration was broken
with 15 minutes left as the tireless Morison finally got the ball he
had craved all game when a looping Rainford pass gave him the pace to
overcome his markers and rifle home for the equaliser. But all that
time and all that effort to get back on terms was simply thrown in
the gutter a minute later as Ben Lewis was ajugded to have fouled
Jodey Rowland in the box and referee Bull duly awarded the penalty.
Nightingale instantly restored Bognor's advantage and the visitors
heads drooped. It was a blow that the team could not recover from,
especially after a hard worked for Morison header came to nothing.
Soon
after coming on as a late substitute, Richard Hudson scored the goal
of the game in the 90th minute as the 21 year old tormented the Blues
defence and fired home from 19 yards. It was a scoreline that
deflated players and travelling supporters alike. Yet again it seemed
the defence had let down the team, but in reality Stortford just
aren't taking their chances either and without an obvious midfield
playmaker (although perhaps Langer has the ability to take on that
role) this looked like a washed out Blues when the final whistle sounded.
There
was certainly little cheer in the clubhouse afterwards for the away
day combatants or watchers, especially as Bognor did not look that
good a team (with a couple of exceptions). Stortford have a chance to
immediately put this behind them as they take on Thurrock at Woodside
Park on Tuesday night (7.45pm ko).
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Bishop's
Stortford: Young, Graham, Lewis, Rainford, Riches, Theobald, Langer,
Fenton, Morison, Jackman, Martin.
Subs:
Elliott, Hakim, Hayes, Allman, Gillman.
Bognor
Regis Town: Torcaso, Piper, Rowlands, Howell, Breach, Murphy,
Russell, Rutherford, Watson, Nightingale, Moore.
Subs:
Davis, Kirkwood, Hunt, Hudson, Birmingham D. |
Goals:
1-0
Luke Nightingale (6 mins)
1-1
Steve Morison (75 mins)
2-1
Luke Nightingale (76 mins - pen)
3-1
Richard Hudson (90 mins)
Attendance:
412
League
positions:-
Bognor:
4th - Bishop's Stortford: 14th
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 6th
November. Kingstonian 2-3 Bishop's Stortford
(FA Trophy 1st Round). For
the second game on the trot, Stortford found themselves a hat-trick
hero and on Saturday at  Kingsmeadow
it was the turn of new signing Steve Morison to step into the
limelight and grab the three goal glory. Indeed this was a game of
triples with Morison making his third appearance for the club since
signing forms at the end of October, Rob Elliott pulling off three
world class saves in the second period and some Stortford fans in
need of a triple by-pass as their team survived a harrowing final 10 minutes.
With
skipper Dave Rainford out with injury along with Richard Howell, on
loan Mark Graham slotted onto the right and defender Ben Lewis made
his debut. It was totally against the run of play when with just 5
minutes on the clock, the home side who are one from bottom of the
Ryman Premier Division, took the lead. A long ball from Phil Ruggles
found the tricky Giles Coke in a good position and he slotted home
with ease after rounding Elliott in the Stortford goal. But Blues it
seems prefer coming from behind these days and in the 10th minute
Steve Morison scored a wonderful debut goal to level things up. A
mistake in the K's midfield was greedily snapped up by the ex-Northampton
Town striker who proceeded to jink his way 27 yards towards the home
goal before slotting home with coolness.
But
the home side were fighting for glory and certainly punching above
their lowly league form. Within minutes a James Rose header had
rebounded off the post and all too often for the remainder of the
half the Blues defence had a cobbled look to it. Martin Lee then went
close for K's just after the restart before Blues could settle into a
pattern of play that would diffuse the opposition verve. Just before
the hour and Morison had claimed his second goal with a sublime
header that the fingers of Alan Hughes failed to reach as it clipped
the inner part of the stanchion and hit the back of the net. Within 5
minutes that hat-trick was confirmed after he converted well from a
Graham cross. With a two goal buffer and just 25 minutes remaining it
seemed to be a cruise to the finish line, but the hosts were far from
down and out. Within 4 minutes Ruggles had pegged back the Blues
advantage with a delightful 22 yard strike that Elliott just couldn't
reach as his defenders melted in front of him. And then Elliott had
to be on top form with three fantastic saves to keep out a resurgent
K's as Stortford's unconvincing defence came under pressure. The
final whistle couldn't come soon enough for Stortford and hero Steve
Morison was cheered from the pitch by the travelling faithfull.
Blues
are in cup action again this coming Tuesday when we face old rivals
Cheshunt in the Herts Senior Cup at Woodside Park (7.45pm ko).
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Bishop's
Stortford: Awaited
Subs
unused:
Kingstonian:
Hughes, Ifura (Garman), Lodge (Tchanku), Coke J (Sanders), Rifat,
Coke G, Collyer, Ahmad, Ruggles, Lee, Rose.
Subs
unused: Steele, Muscat. |
Goals:
1-0
Giles Coke (5 mins)
1-1
Steve Morison (10 mins)
1-2
Steve Morison (58 mins)
1-3
Steve Morison (63 mins)
2-3
Phil Ruggles (67 mins)
Attendance:
343
In
the 2nd Round, Blues now face:-
Draw
to be held this coming week.
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2nd
November. Bishop's Stortford 5-0 Cambridge City
(Carthium Cup 1st Round). A
superb hat-trick for Alex Martin sealed the fate of neighbours
Cambridge City in this, the innaugural Carthium (Conference) Cup.
With traffic chaos on the M11 northbound, some Blues players failed
to make the start and a re-arranged team set about this match with no
little enthusiasm.
Paul
Hakim and Steve Morison (making his home debut) were the striking
partnership, supported by Alex Martin and a very lively looking Tim
Langer playing a deeper role. Indeed Langer had the first chance of
the game when on 3 minutes his 25 yard shot just went over the City
bar. Andrew Young was deputising for Rob Elliott in goal and he was
called upon 2 minutes later to cut out a dangerous looking cross. He
didn't have to do much else in the entire match though as Blues
gained the dominant upper hand. Dave Theobald went close moments
later and then Cambridge had their 2nd and last real chance of the
half on the quarter hour as Tom Pell looped a 22 yard shot just over
Young's bar. After this it was all Blues.
 On
19 minutes Blues were again beseiging the Town End goal when Alex
Martin somehow found space to launch a drive toward goal and with a
deflection the ball looped over Alan Calton for the opening blood to
Stortford. Paul Hakim worked well to double the lead 4 minutes later
and the game was being bossed by the home side now. Parmenter and
Allman were having their best games for a while and the makeshift
midfield performing as a solid unit with Tim Langer being especially
inluential in his playmaking role. For City, Pell and keeper Calton
were the only edge in a horribly blunted side.
Morison
and Langer were creating havoc again on the half hour when they
contrived good inter-play that led to the latter's cross. Steve
Parmenter's superb run into the box was finished with a hard shot
that Calton did well to save. Then it was Morison's turn to try his
luck after being serviced by Langer, but again Calton had to be on
his mettle to deflect for a corner. Morison again on 40 minutes just
couldn't stretch far enough to reach a whipped in Allman cross and
just on the half time whistle the debutant saw a shot fly just past
the woodwork.
 With
Allman and Gwillim suffering from hard challenges in the first
period, boss Martin Hayes had no option but to make a double half
time substitution. Thrown into the fray were skipper Dave Rainford
and Alex Riches and the on-pitch combinations were duly shuffled. It
certainly didn't blunt Stortford's sword as they once again
comfortably sliced into the opposition. Then a superbly worked goal
sealed the tie. Hakim's pass to Alex Martin set off the move, with
the diminutive dynamo then laying an inch perfect pass to Morison.
The ex-Northampton Town striker then ran 25 yards, beating a defender
and supplying a lovely lay back for the charging Martin to meet with
precision. Calton stood no chance as the ball zipped by him and Blues
were on their way to the next round of the cup. But the action was
far from over. 8 minutes later and Paul Hakim made it 4-0 as he
followed up a rampant Alex Martin 25 yard lob that had rebounded off
the crossbar. In between the goals Rob Gillman had suffered a head
injury and was duly replaced by Mark Graham and then City made a
triple substitution, but in reality it was far too late for them to
achieve anything by the switch.
Two
goals apiece for Hakim and Martin, but it was the latter who would
seal the hat-trick and claim the match ball and he did so with 10
minutes left on the clock. Supplied from a headed flick on by Dave
Rainford, his days at Inter Milan seemed to come flooding back as he
struck the ball with such technical shape and precision that Calton
again stood no chance as the ball hit the back of the net. A
marvelous hat-trick and a good performance from Alex Martin all
round. In between the second half goals, Blues had peppered the City
goal, with lobs and shots coming from distance as well as close range
and Anthony Fenton was denied Blues 6th goal as a 22 yard shot was
well saved with 8 minutes remaining. Steve Morison was desperately
unlucky not to seal his debut with a goal but the signs are there
that it won't be long coming. City had few chances for a consolation,
but those they had were too cheaply frittered away and in the end a
comeback was never on the cards.
If
Blues can overcome Grays Athletic in round two of the Carthium Cup
(Grays beat St Albans 5-2 last night), then an away trip to
Conference National outfit Barnet beckons in Round 3. Stortford now
face more cup competition this coming Saturday as Kingstonian await
in the FA Trophy.
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Bishop's
Stortford: Young, Allman(c) (Riches HT), Gwillim (Rainford HT),
Fenton, Gillman (Graham 58), Theobald, Langer, Parmenter, Morison,
Hakim, Martin.
Subs
unused: Elliott, Jackman.
Cambridge
City: Calton, Pope (Williams 63), Summerscales, Fluff, Langston(c),
Scott (Thurlbourne 63), Miller, Simpson, Pell, Gash, Talbot (Shipley 63).
Subs
unused: Roberts, Simpson. |
Goals:
1-0
Alex Martin (19 mins)
2-0
Paul Hakim (23 mins)
3-0
Alex Martin (56 mins)
4-0
Paul Hakim (64 mins)
5-0
Alex Martin (79 mins)
Attendance:
237
In
the 2nd Round, Blues now face:-
Grays
Athletic
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27th
October. Bishop's Stortford 3-1 Halstead Town
(Uttlesford Charity Cup Final). Two
stunning goals in the last 5 minutes gave Stortford the silverware
and winners medals in this, the Club's innaugural foray into the
Uttlesford Charity Cup. Scott Atkinson got Blues off the mark with a
10th minute opener, but Jamie Muratt had already seen a shot saved
minutes earlier and for the visitors Ben Cranfield had rounded Andrew
Young but the blues keeper had managed to deflect the shot for a corner.
 Holders
Halstead were determined not to relinquish their fading grip on this
cup and went on to have three good chances to equalise before the
half was done. Matt Carmichael worked well with teamates to set up a
shot that he fired wide, then Ben Cranfield burst through the home
defence but his effort was inches the wrong side of the post and
finally Stortford managed to somehow clear off their own goal line
after good work by Driver and Cranfield. Dean Stannard then conjured
an excellent cross but 3 incoming and lunging Blues players failed to
connect with the free ball. The start of the second period saw both
sides with chances. At the back, John Wightman was playing well for
Stortford and further upfield Jamie Muratt was looking confident. But
an hour in and Town had their hard work rewarded as Matt Carmichael
levelled the scores.
An
injured Atkinson had already given way to 'surfer dude' lookalike
Jackson Gash and now Rob Cooper replaced Dean Stannard. As play ebbed
and flowed, Stortford gained the upper hand with Paul Hakim at the
centre of events up front. However, the best entertainment of the
evening was yet to come. With 4 minutes left on the clock, substitute
Gash picked up the ball to the left of centre some 25 yards out and
set off on a mazey run. Just like he was riding a foaming wave he
surfed past all before him and moved up to the 18 yard area where a
small space finally opened and he zinged a shot into the back of the
net for a wonderful solo goal. If that was entertainment, the next
action 4 minutes later was stunning. Paul Hakim again started a move
on the left and then swung a pin point long pass to the right whilst
bursting into speed towards the Halstead goal. The return ball was
equally precise and Hakim who had timed his run to perfection, met it
so sweetly at the left hand post to make it 3-1 and secure the cup
victory. If only there was a video of the those two goals!
 Captain
Andrew Young duly lifted the cup for a well earned victory and all
the team deserved their winners medals. Halstead Town had played well
and can take some comfort from the fact that their defeat was at the
hands of two simply superb, late goals. (Pictured
left: Coach Rudi Geohagen, Reserves Secretary John Turner and
Reserves Manager Gordon Boateng).
Bishop's
Stortford: Young(c), Wightman, Jones, Gillman, Scott, Kersey,
Stannard, Muratt, Hakim, Atkinson, Gliddon. Substitutes: Fenton,
Gash, Welsh, Cooper, Wilson.
Halstead
Town: Walton, English(c), Betts, Dennett, Revell, Irons, Miles,
Saunders, carmichael, Cranfield, Driver. Substitutes: Day, Pentney,
Defoe, Warren, Rulten.
The
Charities selected as the recipients of monies raised for the
Uttlesford Charity Cup were; Cancer Research UK and Chernobyl
Children Lifeline. Over £1,000 will now be going to these worthy causes.
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 26th
October. Redbridge 1-1 Bishop's Stortford.
A
debut goal for new signing Steve Morison was denied the young
ex-Northampton Town striker in the very last seconds of this league
fixture. Redbridge goalkeeper Nicky Wilson pulled off a diving save
to his right after Morison let fly with a powerful shot that all
thought was destined for the top corner of the net. It summed up
Stortford's evening.
Try
as they might, the team were frustrated throughout most of the 90
minutes, with Redbridge happy to contain the foraging forwards of
Morison and Duane Jackman. Indeed it was the home side that took the
lead through an Edwards 18 yard shot in the 17th minute much against
the run of play (the home side's first attack of the game,) and it
took until 10 minutes before the interval for Jackman to level the
scores after a goalmouth scramble. The first 15 minutes of the
contest had seen Howell (twice), Martin, Jackman and Morison all go
close and by half time the scoreline could have read 4-1 to Stortford.
The
second period saw a more subdued Stortford, but chances still came
in abundance with both strikers going close and the Redbridge goal
leading a charmed life. With the midfield losing dominance though,
Redbridge themselves had 2 chances to take the lead again, but the
story of the night was the missed opportunities at the other end of
the pitch, where it looked at times as if an invisible force field
was conspiring to keep Blues out time and again. The liveley
Morison's last gasp thwarted effort was the pinnacle of frustration
then as the final whistle blew and Blues recorded their third
consecutive draw.
Stortford
now face Halstead tomorrow evening (Wednesday) in the Final of the
Uttlesford Charity Cup at Woodside Park (7.45pm).
Bishop’s
Stortford: Elliot, Allman, Gwillim, Rainford(c), Riches, Theobald,
Howell (Graham 57), Parmenter, Morison, Jackman (Hakim 76), Martin
(Fenton 81).
Subs
not used: Young, Gilman
Redbridge:
Wilson, Ben Lewis, Francis, Perkins(c), Halle, Sangere (Nevill 40),
Fiddes, Edwards, Douglas (Madiokoka 76), Poole, Yohance Lewis.
Subs
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23rd
October. Sutton Utd 0-0 Bishop's Stortford.
A
dreary Saturday afternoon in Sutton was compounded by a nil nil draw
against the club 3rd from bottom of the division and to be frank,
this was possibly the worst Sutton side this writer has ever seen.
Dave Theobald was making his debut for Blues at centre half and most
threats of stirring action from the home side were effectively
snuffed out. Up front, Duane Jackman and Paul  Hakim
led the attack, but amazingly at the end of 90 minutes it was to
little avail.
From
the off Stortford dominated possession with the woeful home defence
looking skittish and parkesque. But the final ball in just couldn't
always be counted on, although Richard Howell and Alex Martin were
improving throughout the half. Jackman looked the livlier of the 2
strikers and on the half hour he set up Dave Rainford for a good shot
that was well saved by Phil Wilson. Jackman and Hakim then contrived
some good play but the final shot was wide of the mark. Richard
Howell then had an effort saved by Wilson, who went on the deny Hakim
again, Jackman and a Dave Theobald header from a set piece. The half
finished with the miserable weather conditions worsening and the
feeling that the tonsurally challenged referee Gary Ives had missed
more important decisions than the minor offences for which he
pedantically slowed play for, indeed he had totally missed an assault
on Dave Rainford just outside the Stortford box earlier in the game.
Sutton's only real chance in the first period was squandered too
easily as debutant Haughton missed a sitter after a Matt Gray cross.
The
second period again saw Stortford with the majority of meaningful
play, although the home side did muster more energy to get into the
danger zone and cause Blues some problems. But it was generally a
spoiling half as inventive play and good passing were all but snuffed
out by a combination of the treacherous surface and the home side
itself. Martin for Sutton thought he had scored early in the half,
but the flag had long been raised for offside. At the other end of
the pitch Jackman time and again could not get close enough after
doing all the hard approach work, and when a break through happened
the venerable Wilson was on hand to bail out his defence. Richard
Howell saw a hard shot saved and Paul Hakim went close.
As
the attentive crowd began looking towards the end of their sodden
afternoon, Jackman was through on goal again as the Sutton defence
fell apart when Tony Quinton's weak back pass was neatly pounced on.
With only  the
keeper to beat the young Blues striker was felled by Wilson and a
penalty duly awarded. That Wilson should have stayed on the pitch was
debatable as Jackman had clear sight of goal and Wilson was the last
player, but stay on the pitch he did and then amazingly saved Dave
Rainford's spot kick to break the Blues skipper's and the travelling
fans hearts, whilst Hakim couldn't then capitalise on the rebounding
ball. Quinton nearly made amends for his blundering defensive play
minutes later when heading just over the Stortford bar and then
Sutton's man of the match Wilson used up the ninth of his teams
live's when dropping quickly to use his legs to save from Jackman
after he had yet again left the defenders floundering. A scoreless
draw the result and Blues will see this as 2 points lost, although
certainly not from a lack of effort and good approach play.
Dave
Rainford's performance shone as did Duane Jackman's. Richard Howell
and Alex Martin played their parts well and the defence looked much
more solid throughout with Allman getting forward and Theobald
proving a useful enough asset. Stortford now look forward to a visit
to Redbridge this coming Tuesday and hopefully a debut for new
signing Steve Morison. On the evidence of this game, if Blues can
convert their hard work now to goals, then a balance to the team is
being achieved.
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Bishop's
Stortford: Elliott, Allman, Gwillim, Rainford(c), Riches, Theobald,
Howell, Parmenter, Hakim, Jackman, Martin.
Subs:
Young, Fenton, Hayes, Langer, Gillman.
Sutton
Utd: Wilson, Gray, Akuamoah, Brake, Scarborough, Boosey, Fear,
Quinton, Haughton, Martin, Gonsalves.
Subs
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Goals:
None.
Attendance:
457
Nationwide
South Position:
9th
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 10th
October. Bishop's Stortford 2-2 Weston-super-Mare.
New
signing Lloyd Opara made his full debut for this home league match
and in no little style, with his debut goal arriving within 19
seconds of the kick off for a dream start. Martin Hayes opted for
Duane Jackman to be Opara's striking partner in preference to Paul
Hakim or Warren Ryan who were both on the bench. Richard Howell's
start and a change around in midfield left on loan Mark Graham also benched.
 Straight
from the kick off Blues punted forward and Opara was as surprised as
a dozing defence when the ball fell nicely for him to set up his
debut goal. It couldn't have been a better start against a team one
place and one point above Blues in the Nationwide South table. But
the visitors gathered their wits and pressed forward in immediate
response. David Gilroy went close before Mark McKeever made light
work of the Blues defence supplying Mark McGregor whose cross was met
by Adrian Mings 2 yards out, but he blasted over when scoring seemed
so much easier. For Stortford, Jackman and Rainford both saw efforts
fly the wrong side of the woodwork and then Alex Riches missed a
defensive header to let in the rampant McGregor, but his hard shot
hit the post. Seconds later Riches turned hero as this time he made a
superb saving header in front of goal.
On
23 minutes Blues should have extended their lead.The ball was yanked
down in the Weston box after good work by Richard Howell and on the
stretch Duane Jackman's shot rebounded off the bar, Alex Martin
following up then fired wide. Winding on 2 minutes later and an even
better chance fell to Alex Martin. Again Richard Howell was the
supplier and Martin's shot this time rebounded off Ryan Northmore in
the Seagulls goal, then another bite of the cherry for Martin, but
again the keeper got his body in the way and deflected for a corner.
How Blues rued those missed chances 3 minutes later. Jonathan French
made a clinical pass to McGregor whose shot couldn't be gathered by
an advancing Elliott. The follow up from McGregor curled inside the
far post and Weston were right back in it. Northmore saved his side
from a second Blues goal on 35 minutes as he dived at an advancing
Jackman's feet and then Elliott not to be outshone saved a 17 yard
effort from the ever dangerous McGregor.
Blues
restored the lead just after the hour. Dave Rainford's through ball
dissected the defence and Jackman cleverly deceived his marker to
just find space and roll the ball home. But that celebration lasted
just 4 minutes. Bradley Thomas had just entered play as a substitute
for Stuart Slater and with his first touch fired home at close range
after taking up a good position in the Stortford box. 2-2 and the
game continued to ebb  and
flow. Alex Martin again couldn't find the killer touch in front of
goal as Northmore saved at close range and then Lewis Hogg missed a
sitter from 8 yards for the visitors after a telling pass from
McGregor. A weak clearance from the Blues penalty area then fell to
French whose 22 yard effort just sailed over the bar. McGregor then
found himself with all the hard work done, but weakly shot at Elliott
who safely gathered. A final chance to clinch the game fell Blues way
but was stabbed over from 15 yards as the clock ticked down.
Anthony
Allman had retired from the match in the 68th minute after an elbow
smashed into his face in a goalmouth scramble. He lost a tooth and
had cuts to his face, but Referee Lodge had already allowed Weston's
physicality to rule the day and near the end, McGregor had to leave
the field for several minutes to stem a flow of blood from his nose
as Blues frustration crept in. The booking count was 3-2 to the
visitors with at least one of Weston's players lucky not to have
received a red card in the first period. Stortford will have to face
plenty more full bloodied games as the season progresses, especially
it seems from the teams that entered this division from the old Dr
Martens' league.
A
point gained or two lost depending on your viewpoint, but perhaps
Stortford will hope that no lasting injuries from this encounter will
be the real bonus. Interestingly the choice of dugout for the home
side was changed before this match after 5 years of being situated in
the Airport End half. Superstition or perhaps a better vantage point?
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Bishop's
Stortford: Elliott, Allman (Fenton 68), Gwillim, Rainford(c),
Riches, Gillman, Howell, Parmenter, Opara (Hakim 81), Jackman, Martin
(Graham 75).
Subs
unused: Ryan, Young.
Weston-super-Mare:
Northmore, Hogg, Jenkins, Mings, Clark(c), Rose, French, Slater
(Thomas 65), Gilroy (Cherry 88), McGregor, McKeever.
Subs
unused: Hodge, Hunt, Mehew. |
Goals:
1-0
Lloyd Opara (19 seconds)
1-1
Mark McGregor (28 mins)
2-1
Duane Jackman (62 mins)
2-2
Bradley Thomas (66 mins)
Booked:
Steve
Parmenter (38 mins)
Lewis
Hogg (61 mins)
Matthew
Rose (64 mins)
Dave
Rainford (70 mins)
Bradley
Thomas (79 mins)
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 2nd
October.
Bishop's
Stortford 3-4.
(FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round). Although
a close game was predicted, this cup tie offered plenty of excitement
and goals galore as Blues dropped out of this season's FA Cup at the
first time of asking. A highly dubious free kick awarded to Hayes in
the 90th minute was ultimately what separated the teams come the
final whistle.
Starting
with a 3-4-1-2, Blues were without the expected return of Tim Langer
up front, with Ryan and Jackman the chosen striking partnership. But
neither were involved when the lead was taken in the 16th minute. A
Gareth Gwillim cross was neatly flicked back by Steve Parmenter and
Richard Howell was perfectly placed to power home from 8 yards.
Jackman had troubled Davies in the Hayes goal as early as the 5th
minute with a low shot, but generally the Hayes defence were marking
both him and Ryan to good effect and at the other end of the pitch
the vistors were setting out their intentions to attack with direct
play. A minute before Blues had taken the lead, a Matt Gray cross
found Kieran Knight in space, but he somehow he failed to hit the
gaping target. Then 2 minutes after Howells opener, Warner headed
just past the Stortford goal. It was clear that both sides had
attacking ambitions, but then both defences looked equally as
vunerable. Ryan (from a Rainford cross) failed to connect and then
Howell (from a Parmenter cross) passed to Ryan who headed high.
Stortford
undoubtedly had the best of possession for the remainder of the half
and on the half hour Warren Ryan picked up the ball outside the Hayes
box and staggered forward under the weight of 4 tightly marking
defenders. The ball bounced off 1 of them, then another as Ryan
somehow kept upright and moving forward and when the ball fell back
to him after a 3rd rebound (this time off the keeper) he had to score
and did with panache. Steve Parmenter then could have increased the
lead, but his 22 yard effort dipped just too late. 2 up and a simple
case of shutting up shop for the remaining 15 minutes of the half,
but Hayes were having none of that and just 4 minutes later were
right back in it as sloppy defending let Jon Case in to reduce the
defecit at the far post after a low cross from Keiran Knight. Then
Stortford had a clear penalty shout as Peter Collins handled in his
box after good work by Martin, but referee Davison waived play on.
End to end stuff now and moments later an excellent Howell cross
found Martin again whose acrobatic shot went just over the bar (see
photo above).
 With
5 minutes to go it looked more likely that Stortford could increase
their lead. Jackman got the ball down well just outside the Hayes
area and it was picked up superbly by an under pressure Alex Martin
whose shot just skimmed the woodwork. In the Stortford goal, Elliott
had been troubled with his choice of footwear all half, slipping on
the greasey surface that was sharply moistened by a brief downpour.
Now as he slipped again when clearing, the ball fell kindly for the
visitors, played wide and instantly back into the danger zone by
Kevin Warner. The young Stortford keeper couldn't hold the long cross
and Dwayne Williams was on hand to power home his header and debut
goal for Hayes from 2 yards out. Stortford's first corner of the
match was seconds later but the interval was signalled by referee
Mike George and Hayes with a 2 goal come back were the more spirited
for the half time break.
The
second period was again dominated by Stortford possession and
started with a succession of corners. Then Parmenter tried his luck
with a long shot that was comfortably held by Kevin Davies. 2 minutes
later and Richard Howell ran in from the far side shooting hard and
low, the keeper could only parry, but no-one apart from the fast
travelling Howell followed up and his 18 yard dash was just beaten by
Davies. Just before the hour, Howell again tried a long shot, this
from 23 yards and just looping past the woodwork. Captain Dave
Rainford then got in on the act with a mazey run into the Hayes box,
his cross to Ryan was blasted against the woodwork but Rainford's
follow up strike was just wide. Blues pressed on and another Rainford
effort was acrobatically tipped over by Davies to keep the scores
level. It was surely just a matter of time before Stortford re-took
the lead and with his head, the shortest player on the pitch did just
that on 69 minutes. A half cleared corner was punted back in to the
right hand post and Alex Martin rose strongly to head home.
 But
yet again when behind, Hayes upped the tempo. Willy Wordsworth had
reshuffled his formation and now it began to pay dividends. Elliott
superbly pushed wide a 5 yard mis-hit from his own under pressure
defender Rob Gillman and then 14 minutes from time Kevin Warners
rebounding shot found a prone Keiran Knight who stabbed home for the
equaliser. Jackman then could have sealed the tie for Blues with 3
minutes left on the clock after clever work had seen him lob the
advancing keeper, but Adam Everitt was on hand to clear his lines in
front of an empty net. And then on 90 minutes an innocuous arial
challenge just outside the Blues box saw the nearside linesman
flagging for a foul, the referee appeared to ignore this and he was
indeed much closer to the incident, but when Willy Wordsworth left
the bench to scream in protest, Mike George changed his mind and
whistled for a Hayes free kick. Adam Everitt stepped up and blasted
his shot past the 4 man wall and Blues were dumped from the cup with
the most dubious of refereeing decisions. It was a heartbreaking way
to lose such a pulsating match, especially when the odds seemed
stacked for a Tuesday replay that Blues certainly deserved. Two last
gasp efforts from substitute Mark Graham and then Warren Ryan, went unrewarded.
Blues
had their chances to sew this game up, but for the second time in 3
weeks Hayes were allowed to score 4 goals on Stortford's home turf
and serious questions must now be asked of a leaking defence that has
conceded 16 goals in 7 games. At times the width of Stortford's play
appeared restricted, but on the plus side Alex Martin had a superb
game, his tireless running and clever play topped off by a good goal
and it is difficult to decide whether he, Dave Rainford or Richard
Howell was the Blues man of the match. As for Hayes, they looked a
much better and more entertaining side than the one that beat Blues
4-0 in the league recently, but that will be no comfort to the
Stortford management as they ponder this untimely and financially
damaging early exit from the FA Cup.
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Bishop's
Stortford: Elliott, Allman, Gwillim (Fenton 80), Rainford(c),
Riches, Gillman, Howell (Graham 84), Parmenter, Ryan (Hakim 73),
Jackman, Martin.
Subs
unused: Opara, Young.
Hayes:
Davies, Collins, Everitt, Yeboah, Gray(c), Case, Williams, Molesley
(Dean 80), Warner D, Knight, Warner K (Scott 87).
Subs
unused: O'Connor, Goodall, Goldman. |
Goals:
1-0
Richard Howell (16 mins)
2-0
Warren Ryan (30 mins)
2-1
Jon Case (34 mins)
2-2
Dwayne Williams (43 mins)
3-2
Alex Martin (69 mins)
3-3
Keiran Knight (76 mins)
3-4
Adam Everitt (90 mins)
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FA
Cup 2nd Qualifying Round Results involving Nationwide South Clubs
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Basingstoke
town 2-4 AFC Newbury
Bishop's
Stortford
3-4 Hayes
Bognor
Regis
Town
4-3 Cirencester
Town
Carshalton
Athletic
1-3 Hastings
Utd
Corsham
Town
0-2 Newport
County
Dorchester
Town
0-1 Weymouth
Eastbourne
Borough
3-4 Sutton
Utd
Evesham
Utd
1-3 Weston-super-Mare
Halstead
Town
0-3 Thurrock |
Harwich
& Parkstone
0-3 Hornchurch
Havant
& Waterlooville
0-2 Bath
City
Heybridge
Swifts
0-2 St
Albans
City
Lewes
1-2 Brockenhurst
Maidstone
Utd
2-1 Redbridge
Margate
2-1 Waltham
Forest
Slough
town 4-1 Welling
Utd
Whitstable
Town
0-0 Maidenhead
Utd
Worcester
City
1-3 Cambridge
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 25th
September.
Lewes
2-1 Bishop's
Stortford. A
debut goal for new signing Warren Ryan and a storming second half
performance were not enough to salvage anything from a game that had
been lost in the first 45 minutes. Martin Hayes chose Ryan ahead of
Duane Jackman in his starting line up, with a returning from injury
Tim Langer on the bench alongside Richard Howell. The front pairing
really looked ineffectual though in a first half that Blues just
didn't seem totally awake for. And whilst the front line weren't
creating good enough opportunities, the defence were busy shipping a
brace of goals to Lee Newman. His first came on the 10 minute mark
after a clever back heel from Belgrave left the Stortford defence
wrong footed. The second was 17 minutes later and was a self made  affair.
Newman collected the ball and moved over the half way line before
threading an accurate pass to Kirk Watts on the left wing. Speeding
toward goal and leaving the Blues midfield in his wake, Newman then
collected the just as accurate pass back from Watts to head
emphatically home. In fairness, Lewes didn't have that many efforts
on goal, but they took the chances that came their way and that
separated the teams as far as performance was concerned at the interval.
The
second half was a totally different affair. Stortford came out guns
blazing and set about their task of pegging back their hosts with
gusto. If there were points awarded for possession and dominance,
Stortford would have collected them in abundance, but the killer
touch in front of goal was agonisingly elusive. Whilst time was
passing by and still Blues could not find the back of the net, some
frustration crept in, but the team stuck to it and the busiest Lewes
player on the pitch was now most certainly keeper George Bankole. The
introduction of Duane Jackman added options, although as a
replacement for Hakim instead of Ryan it seemed initially that the
wrong choice had been made. That was forgotten though as Ryan picked
up the play and moved forward into the Lewes box before letting fly
an unstoppable shot. Jackman had missed a couple of chances before
this and when Dave Rainford's fierce shot somehow went the wrong side
of the upright, Blues fans just knew there was to be no way back. The
introduction of Tim Langer again stirred the hopes that a point could
be salvaged and whilst he certainly looked to be showing some quite
brilliant touches it was Lewes who claimed all 3 points for their
first half performance. An entertaining enough game, but Blues will
see this as a point dropped. Lewes are 5th and Stortford 9th in the
Nationwide South Division.
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Bishop's
Stortford: Elliott, Allman, Gwillim, Rainford(c), Riches, Gillman,
Parmenter, Martin, Hakim, Ryan, Graham.
Subs:
Langer, Jackman, Howell, Fenton, Young.
Lewes:
Bankole, Lovett, Fieldwick, Ellison-Hutswick, Duku, Watts, Belgrave,
Moore, Newman, Kadi, Adeniyi.
Subs:
Cornwall, Storey, Vines, Haughton, Kennett.
Full
match report awaited. |
Goals:
0-1
Lee Newman (11 mins)
0-2
Lee newman (28 mins)
1-2
Warren Ryan (71 mins)
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Nationwide
South Results. Saturday
25th
September 2004
Basingstoke
0-1 Carshalton, Bognor Regis 1-2 Cambridge City,
Dorchester Town
3-1 Eastbourne Borough, Lewes 2-1 Bishop's
Stortford, Maidenhead Utd 3-3 St Albans,
Newport
County 2-2 Hornchurch, Redbridge 2-1 Margate, Sutton Utd 1-1 Havant
& Waterloovile,
Thurrock
2-1 Weymouth, Welling Utd 1-1 Hayes, Weston super
Mare
2-1 Grays Athletic.
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21st
September.
Bishop's
Stortford 4-2 Welling Utd. It's
three wins on the bounce for Bishop's Stortford as they steamed to
an unassailable 4-0 lead against Welling Utd here at Woodside Park on
Tuesday evening. Martin Hayes started with a 4-4-2 formation and with
Richard Howell still absent (groin strain), Mark Graham  stayed
on the right wing, leaving the left to Alex Martin and Steve
Parmenter. New loan signing Warren Ryan (Waltham Forest striker)
started from the bench along with Spencer Knight who made his debut
coming on as a substitute against Havant last weekend. Duane Jackman
started again in preference to Alistair Heselton.
It
was the visitors who got off to the first goalscoring chance as
early as the first minute. Stephen Hughes shooting from distance and
just wide. Then as the pattern of play settled it was Stortford who
took charge. A superb switching ball from Mark Graham found a forward
running Anthony Allman and his pull back to Gareth Gwillim allowed
the cross into the box that Rainford got his head to, but the effort
sailed over the bar. Gareth Gwillim was trying to make his own luck a
few minutes later, but his 'give and take' passing run ended with him
being bundled over by Kevin Hemsley and referee Ian Skarr had no
hesitation in pointing to the spot. Skipper Dave Rainford cooly
scored his 2nd penalty in 2 games and Blues were off the mark. As
Stortford started to dominate, Welling were quick to utilise any
breaking opportunity and they did just that on 14 minutes as Rob
Elliott failed to handle cleanly in his own box, but Gillman to the
rescue and the danger was cleared and cleared well, putting Duane
Jackman through with a telling ball. A timely challenge though put
the striker off his shot as he was goalbound.
Then
Blues squandered a superb move and scoring opportunity as Jackman
flicked on for Paul Hakim and the striker ran strongly for the
byline. His cross accurately reached a now unmarked Jackman who
miscewed his shot in front of an empty goal. Hakim was involved in
everything it seemed and in the 21st minute he had extended Blues
lead. Receiving the ball wide on the far side, a power run into the
Welling box at the Airport End followed and the resultant shot was
low and accurate to defeat Randolph.
Hakim
could have scored again within minutes of the re-start as Mark
Graham intercepted superbly and placed an excellent ball up to his
striker, but the final shot was wide. Welling then created their best
chance but Tommy Tyne blasted the ball yards high of the bar from
only 4 yards out. Back at the Airport End, Graham hit a fierce 22
yard drive that keeper Randolph could only parry into the path of
Jackman, but his hard shot was stopped at point blank range for the
save of the game. As Welling tried to get back into the match, Danny
Slatter had a 20 yard shot well saved by Elliott and then Tyne had a
penalty shout waived away as he was up-ended in the Blues box. The
last chance of the half though fell the way of possession as
Stortford increased their lead further. A corner from Alex Martin was
scrambled for in the Welling box and a glancing header from Alex
Riches hit the back of the net to make it 3-0 at the interval.
A
double substitution for the visitors at half time certainly did the
trick in shoring up their midfield and defence but it couldn't stop
Alex Martin from grabbing Blues 4th goal just past the hour. 12
minutes later and  Welling
had scored what everybody thought to be a consolation courtesy of an
18 yard shot from half time addititon Jamie Day. Chances then fell to
both sides, for Stortford Jackman and for Welling Spiller before
Steve Parmenter was seemingly fouled in the visitors box for an
excellent penalty shout, but referee Skarr waived play on. The Blues
substitutions on 68 and 75 minutes (Ryan for Hakim and Knight for
Martin) had broken the pattern of play sufficiently for Welling to
compose themselves and it was little surprise that they eventually
got a second goal, albeit right at the death. After a looping ball
in, Rob Elliott seemed to have collected safely enough, but Tommy
Tyne stole in to head literally from his hands and reduce the defecit.
4-2
it ended with Stortford now scoring 10 goals in the last 3 games
(conceding 3). A testing trip to high flying Lewes on Saturday
beckons and an opportunity to overturn the ghost of four losses on
the trot, with a winning run extending to the same number.
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Bishop's
Stortford: Elliott, Allman, Gwillim, Rainford(c), Riches, Gillman,
Parmenter, Martin (Knight 75), Hakim (Ryan 68), Jackman, Graham.
Subs
unused: Heselton, Fenton, Young
Welling
Utd: Randolph, Watson, Lee (Day ht), Hemsley, Watts(c), Carew (Brown
ht), Slatter, Spiller, Hughes (Lay 68), Tyne, Gould.
Subs
unused: Street, Wyles.
Full
match report awaited. |
Goals:
1-0
Dave Rainford (12 pen)
2-0
Paul Hakim (21 mins)
3-0
Alex Riches (45 mins)
4-0
Alex Martin (62 mins)
4-1
Jamie Day (74 mins)
4-2
Tommy Tyne (90 mins)
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Tables
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Nationwide
South Results. Tuesday 21st September 2004
Bishop's
Stortford 4-2 Welling Utd, Cambridge City 2-1 Redbridge,
Eastbourne
Borough 4-1 Bognor Regis, Grays Athletic 5-1 Sutton Utd,
Hayes 3-2
Lewes, Hornchurch 6-0 Maidenhead Utd, Margate
2-1 Thurrock,
St
Albans 0-1 Newport County, Weymouth 1-1 Basingstoke
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18th
September.
Havant
& Waterloovile 0-4 Bishop's Stortford.
Blues built on their good fortune, better work rate and 3 points from
midweek and put in a comprehensive performance to make it 2 wins on
the trot and a satisfying scoreline. But boss Martin Hayes will be
especially pleased that his team kept a clean sheet, their first
since 24th August. With Richard Howell rested (groin strain), Mark
Graham switched to his preferred
right wing, with Steve Parmenter taking up a left sided position.
Duane Jackman started and paired Paul Hakim up front. The combination
worked well with the ball releasing from midfield with no little
accuracy and the defence shoring itself well.
Alex
Martin kicked off the goal chances with a sequence of efforts around
the 5 minute mark, both shots just screaming wide of debutant
Peyton's upright. Then Parmenter (playing his best game so far in a
Blues shirt) was frustrated to see his strong header cleared off the
line by Campbell. The pattern of play continued, with Havant looking
out of sorts going forward and losing the ball far too easily due to
some good positional play from Gillman and Riches. Backing up the
wide men, Allman and Gwillim frequently got forward and there was a
new balance to the Blues midfield that hasn't really been seen so far
in this campaign. With Havant losing out in their attack, skipper
Dave Rainford had more time and space to foray forward, and he did
with alacrity. The 'training ground' free-kick that has failed up to
now, proved it's value  finally
by rewarding Blues with the opening goal on 27 minutes. 3 touches
(involving Alex Martin) with the final delivery just glancing
sideways to Rainford and his low, drilled shot left Peyton with no chance.
The
Hawks keeper made his save of the day 10 minutes later as Paul Hakim
burst through a static defence and ran goalward. Peyton just got a
hand between Hakim's legs to flick the ball from his path to give
Havant some hope for the second period. That was short lived however.
Blues were 2 up within 7 minutes of the re-start, but not before the
improving Duane Jackman saw a chance just skim the wrong side of the
post. Moving forward in numbers now, Jackman and Hakim contrived an
excellent move to set up Rainford who was clearly eager to
lead from as far forward as he dare and his chipped shot sailed
gracefully into the back of the net and Blues looked to be
comfortable. It was more of a strikers goal from the Blues midfield
skipper and whilst the celebrations both on and off the pitch were
ecstatic, Stortford were far from done yet.
The
expected backlash from the home side came in the form of a triple
substitution, but that was to little effect and within 10 minutes
Blues were 3 up. Graham had worked the ball smoothly and when it fell
to Duane Jackman his goal bound rush was halted prematurely and by a
flailing Peyton. A short hesitation from the referee as to whether
the incident had occured outside the box or not resulted in the
penalty being awarded. Rainford's chance for hat-trick glory was not
wasted and he tucked it away with confidence. Havant then created
only their third real effort on goal all game as Dean Holdsworth
headed against the bar, but going forward they looked like a spent
force whilst Blues still had mileage left in them. With 20 minutes to
go Steve Parmenter was found by Gwillim and his run to the by-line
and cross were of the highest quality. With at least one of the Hawks
back line resembling a Canadian Redwood as far as height was
concerned, it was a surprise then that Blues 4th goal was headed home
by the diminutive Mark Graham, who took his chance well and
gratefully at the far post.
Blues
shuffled things around with Rainford cheered from the pitch as he
made way for Anthony Fenton and the team then proceeded to shut up
shop to achieve that important clean sheet. With Havant out of
composure and ideas it wasn't too difficult. New signing Spencer
Knight joined the fray for the last 15 minutes and he adds to
Stortford's width options as another player who can use both feet.
Blues biggest win of the season then, a clean sheet and with players
improving on work rate, it all bodes well for this Tuesday's clash at
home to bottom club Welling. Stortford go 9th.
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Bishop's
Stortford: Elliott, Allman, Gwillim, Rainford(c) (Fenton 85),
Riches, Gillman, Martin, Hakim (Knight 75), Parmenter, Jackman
(Heselton 75), Graham.
Subs
unused: Hayes, Young
Havant
& Waterlooville: Peyton, Blake (Ford 58), Chewins, Champion,
Jordan, Sharp, Town (Poate 58), Howe (Holligan 58), Holdsworth,
Taylor, Campbell.
Subs
unused: Byles, Leworthy.
Full
match report awaited. |
Goals:
1-0
Dave Rainford (27 mins)
2-0
Dave Rainford (53 mins)
3-0
Dave Rainford (62 pen)
4-0
Mark Graham (70 mins)
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