WESSEX LEAGUE REVIEW

THE WESSEX LEAGUE REVIEW

The opening Saturday of the season and the programme consisting of the Extra Preliminary Round of the FA Cup and eight matches in Division One.

In the FA Cup there were five all Wessex ties and thirteen involving Clubs from other Leagues meaning there was a possibility of 18 teams reaching the next round. In the event there were eleven victories, plus one when the replay of one of the all-Wessex ties is resolved, with one game still in abeyance. The tie between Shaftesbury and Camberley Town was abandoned at half time after an injury to a visiting player and the best wishes of the League are extended for a speedy and full recovery.

In the all-Wessex ties Alresford and Laverstock & Ford shared four goals and the game will be replayed –presumably on Tuesday evening at Laverstock. On the afternoon Joe Steele and Nick Yeomans scored for the home side with Lewis Barr and Jordon Matthews replying for the visitors.

A lone John McKie goal gave Cowes Sports victory over Hamble Club at Westwood Park, Christchurch switched their tie with Blackfield & Langley to the Waterside and went down by the odd goal in five with a double from Clayd Roach and a goal from Sanchez McClean outweighing goals from Josh Ferguson and an own goal. Fareham defeated Hythe & Dibden 3-1 at Cams Alders, 16-year-old Connor Underhill providing two and Garry Moody one, with Filippos Terzidis netting Hythe’s consolation. But the scoring feat of the day was at Bemerton Heath where Moneyfields’ Callum Laycock scored all his sides goals in the 5-0 victory. It will be a surprise if that is matched anywhere else across the Country in the competition.

On to the six victories against “foreign” opposition with AFC Stoneham leading the way with a best of three goals victory over Bashley thanks to Isaac Evans and Jim Orvis with Lewis Ross on target for the Bash. In the tie played on Friday evening Baffins Milton Rovers proved too strong for Alton, now in the

Combined Counties League. winning by four goals to one thanks to goals from Charlie Oakwell. Miles Everett, Kelvin Robinson and Alpay Ali with Liam Knight notching the Alton goal. Horndean pulled off a highly creditable 3-2 win at Thatcham thanks to two goals from Rudi Blankson and one from Connor Duffin and will now make the short trip to Baffins in the next round.

United Services Portsmouth won at Western League Welton Rovers – an own goal separating the two sides – and Andover New Street also overcame Western League opposition, two Ross Cook goals giving them victory at Warminster Town. Completing the six are Newport who returned to the Island from Fleet Town with a 3-1 victory under their belts.

On the downside, so to speak, Bournemouth lost to a very late goal at Westbury United after Danny Hansford had levelled the scores at one apiece and Brockenhurst went down 4-0 at Combined Counties side Badshot Lea.

Portland could not make home advantage pay in another switched tie, losing 2-0 to Lymington Town and Pagham found Erith Town from Kent too strong, conceding four goals without reply. Lastly, Follands travelled to Southern League Larkhall and lost 41 with Luke hooper getting the lone goal.

On to Division One and a lot of goals –44 in eight matches. Hamworthy Recreation’s debut in the League ended with a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Andover Town at the Portway with David Jerrard, Ben Emans, Brendon Holmes and Jordan Smith the scorers and Carl Edwards opening the Rec’s League account with both goals.

There was a similar score line at New Milton with Luke Stone (2), Charlie Turner and Tyrrell Sampson claiming the home goals and Callum Drake and Ethan Wood replying for Millbrook. The third 4-2 outcome was at Ringwood with the home side coming out on top against Fleet Spurs. The six goals were credited to Pat Correia 2, Josh Holford and Charlie Hitchings with the two visiting goals to Tom White.

There were two games, at Petersfield and East Cowes, where the sides shared four goals.

At Love Lane Will Essai and Christian Bennett against Marcel Laptas and Kris Krysztofowicz while at Beatrice Avenue Charlie Mersak and Liam Newbold scored for Vics Ben Rankin and Elliott Smith for Amesbury.

Romsey Town went down 3-1 at home to Totton & Eling, a Mark Fawley goal not enough against strikes from Harrison Yeadon, Diego Santarelli and Brett Williams and we finish with two 4-3 home wins at opposite ends of League’s geography.

Ash United’s four came from Kareem Foster, Nathan Manyani, Emeka Nwaubani and Andre Smith with Fleetlands getting off the mark for the season through Cam Stone, Kai Sterne and Jamie Wrapson.

Verwood Town had Cameron McMonagle (2), Regan Mason and Louis McWilliams to thank while the Whitchurch replies came from Keiron Rodgers with two and Kyle Williams.

Congratulations to all those Clubs who were successful in the Emirates FA Cup, and it is back to Wessex League fare next week.

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LEAGUE CUP COMPETITIONS TOTAL

DISCIPLINARY APP GLS APP GLS APP GLS YEL RED APP GLS

1 George BAXTER 2 Liam HIBBERD 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 52 0 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 17 0

3 Eddie PERRETT 4 Ashleigh JAMES 5 Matt SCOTT 6 Alex DOCKREE 7 Shane LOCK 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 1

0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 20 0 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 0 0 108 11 1 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 1 0 0 33 8 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 0 0 235 106

8 Max ALLEN

0 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 115 2 9 Daryll PHILLIPS 1 (0) 1 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 1 0 0 12 4 10 Callum SWEENEY 1 (0) 1 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 1 0 0 118 40 11 Michael DAVIS 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 52 5 12 Cameron THATCHER 1 (0) 1 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 1 0 0 42 4 13 Sean O’BRIEN 1 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 46 0 14 Scott HASSELL 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 0 0 2 0 15 Lee MORRIS 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 34 1 16 Danny FIELD 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 55 0 17 Ross COOK 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 2 0 (1) 2 0 0 33 35 18 Michael GOSNEY 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 2 (0) 0 0 0 12 4 19 George HALLAHAN 0 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 1 0 20 Joe ROGERS 0 (1) 0 1 (0) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 30 1 21 Josh MOORE 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 22 Arran MOORE 0 (1) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 23 McAulie STUBBS 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 15 0 24 Joe WESTERN 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 25 Harry LAWTON 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 1 (0) 0 0 0 79 16 26 Zach HINE 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 60 4 27 Joe WRIGHT 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 14 0

ALL THE GOALS OTHER INTERESTING STATS

HOW THEY WENT IN:

SHOTS: 4

PENALTIES: 1

FREE-KICKS: 0 HEADERS: 1

OWN GOALS: 0

TOTAL: 6

A GAME OF TWO HALVES

FIRST HALF RECORD: PLAYED 2 – W 1 – D 1 – L 0 – F 4 – A 0 PTS 4

SECOND HALF RECORD: PLAYED 2 – W 1 – D 1 – L 0 – F 2 – A 0 PTS 4 Andover New Street score first goal: 2 Opponents score first goal: 0 No goals scored: 0 Andover New Street score first and win: 2 Andover New Street score first and draw: 0 Andover New Street score first and lose: 0 Andover New Street fail to score: 0

Opponents score first and win: 0 Opponents score first and draw: 0 Opponents score first and lose: 0 Opponents fail to score: 2 Andover New Street goals at Crematorium End: 0 Andover New Street goals at Foxcotte Lane End: 4 Opponents goals at Crematorium End: 0 Opponents goals at Foxcotte Lane End: 0