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WEDNESDAY 09th MAY 07
VS ROYAL ADMIRAL (League)
Westend
lose in last game of season
In the final game of the season played last Wednesday
evening, Westend fielded a makeshift team against Admiral FC and were
subsequently beaten by 7-0.
Although the score line shows as an absolute route,
Westend gave good account for themselves and were beaten by a very strong
Admiral team.
Due to the game being played midweek, Westend struggled
to field a full side due to either players being unavailable or having
other commitments.
As it was, the away side had to start the match with
only 10 players and even had to utilise the services of Manager, Keith
Harris in the starting line up.
Keith dug out his boots and made his team debut as a
makeshift centre forward and was still full of running at the end of the 90
minutes.
By half time Westend were already 5-0 down and the fact
that that Admiral only managed to score twice in the second half was down
to the sheer tenacity and hard work by the away team.
Regardless of this result, Westend still finished in a
creditable 3rd position in the league and despite some highs and
lows it has been an excellent season, the team have played some really
entertaining football and the squad have much improved as the season has
progressed.
The club are looking forward to next season and are
hoping to improve on their league position and maybe win a bit of
silverware for the trophy cabinet.
Team: Pegler, Bishop, Blackburn,
Ayley, Rideout, Goddard, Smurthwaite, Johnstone, Andersson, Tait, Harris
Man of the match: The Team
SUNDAY 29th APRIL 07
VS WARREN MEAD (League)
Westend hold on for draw
Westend played out a 1-1 draw with Warren Mead on
Sunday.
Although Westend dominated the first half and were a
goal up by half time, for the second week running they failed to take the
game by the scruff of the neck and were let down by poor finishing and a
basic a lack of confidence in front of goal.
Despite playing some excellent football the away side
only had one goal to show for all their hard work in the first half, it was
left to Tait to finish off a fine move that started with an excellent long
ball by Smurthwaite, the ball eluded the Warren Mead defence and dropped
nicely for Tait who finished from close range.
The second half was a completely different story and it
was the home side that took the advantage and just played Westend out of
the game.
Again, if it wasn’t for poor finishing shown by the
Warren Mead strike force the game would have shown a completely different
result.
As it was, Westend were consistently camped out in their
own half for much of the second period and Warren Mead equalised with a
well taken headed goal from an inch perfect pass played in from the right
side of play.
On reflection of the whole game a 1-1 draw just about seemed
the right result on the day.
Westend have just one more league game to play and with
the draw last week and the resulting draw this week, it all but finishes
the last remaining hope of finishing as runners up in the league. Today’s
result will guarantee 3rd place which will stand the side in
good stead for next season’s campaign.
Team: Wade, Blackburn,
Russell (Briley) Ayley, Adkins, Rideout (Bishop) Johnstone, Smurthwaite,
Andersson, Tait, Goddard
Man of the match: Smurthwaite & Ayley
Goalscorer: Tait
SUNDAY 22nd APRIL 07
VS KINGS ARMS FC (League)
Westend
leave it late!
Westend could only manage a 1- 1 draw with Kings Arms FC
in a game played out in sweltering temperatures on Sunday.
Despite all their efforts and missed chances in the first
half, Westend found themselves a goal down just before half time when
against the run of play, Kings Arms scored when a miscued shot sent
goalkeeper Wade the wrong way, the keeper tried to recover but the ball
trickled over the line.
The second half was much the same as the first with
Westend applying all the pressure, they should have made much more use of
their superiority but were let down on numerous occasions by poor
finishing.
Stand in keeper Wade, making his first appearance in
goal due to a shoulder injury to Pegler made good account for himself in
the second half when he pulled off a string of fine saves to keep Westend
in the game.
With the minutes ticking away and the likelihood of a
goal looking remarkably slim, Westend played their final card, a long ball
was played into the Kings Arms area where after a melee of miss kicks and a
rugby tackle on Goddard the ball ran through to Tait who collected the ball
and was able to score with ease. The goal was timed with 90 minutes on the
clock.
There was barely time to re-start the game and the
referee who had a fine game blew the whistle for full time.
Team: Wade, Blackburn, Russell, Adkins, Rideout, Johnstone,
Smurthwaite, Perry, Andersson, Tait Goddard
Man of the match: Wade
Goalscorer: Tait
SUNDAY 15th APRIL 07
VS OLINDA
FC (League)
Westend
win by 5-3
Westend entertained Olinda FC in this Division 3 League
clash played at Westend Common.
After last week’s fine result against Royal Admiral that
resulted in a 2-2 draw, this week’s game was played out on a hard bumpy
surface with bizarre temperatures that could be more attributed to a game
being played in August rather than Mid April and contributed to a lack
lustre game that saw the home side run out winners by 5-3.
The game was a struggle for both sides and it was
difficult to come to terms with the heat and the conditions, some of the
football was neat at times but neither side was able to find the cutting
edge and take control of the game.
Westend went into an early when Tait seized on to an
opportunity after some sloppy defensive work that allowed him to score with
ease.
The away side then clicked into gear and scored twice to
go in at half time with a 2-1 lead, at this stage of the game Westend were
struggling to find any kind of form.
Once the second half got under way the home side tried
to get their game going and were rewarded five minutes after the re-start
when Johnstone pounced to level the score at 2-2.
Rideout scored the third goal after Goddard supplied a superb
cross from the right that found him unmarked in the box; he planted a firm
header into the back of the net to make it 3-2.
Westend finally put a gap between them and the away side
when Johnstone picked up the ball on the left, jinked past a couple of
defenders and then laid the ball across goal, the ball ran through to
Andersson on the right and he slid the ball home for 4-2.
Olinda not to be outdone
stormed back and scored a great goal, they won a corner on the right and
with the resulting kick the ball was played in to the near post, Westend
failed to pick up the loose players and Olinda scored with a well taken header.
Five minutes from time Steve
Johnstone wrapped up the points after he seized onto a
loose ball to make it 5-3.
Team: Pegler, Blackburn, Ayley, Bishop, (Rideout) Johnstone,
Smurthwaite, Winn, Russell, Andersson,Tait, (Briley) Goddard, (Quddus)
Man of the match:
Johnstone
Scorers: Johnstone 2,
Tait, Rideout, Andersson
SUNDAY 08th APRIL 07
VS ROYAL ADMIRAL (League)
Westend gain fine draw against in
form Admiral 2-2
Westend produced one of their best performances of the
season and shared the points with in form team Royal Admiral in Division 3.
Of the Leatherhead & District Football League.
In the first game played on Westend Common since all the
flooding caused major problems to the ground, the home side played out a
fine 2-2 draw with high flyers Royal Admiral in this top of the table
league encounter.
The game was evenly balanced throughout the game and it
was Admiral who went into a 1-0 lead early on in the first half after some
fine build up work, this was more that they deserved as they had already
had a goal disallowed by the linesman for offside and had already gone
close to opening the scoring on a number of occasions.
Westend, who were without top scorer Tait for this game
had to re-shuffle the formation slightly and played Goddard and Quddus up
front, this lively duo certainly made the Admiral rear guard work hard and
caused them plenty of problems with their attacking pace and ability to
move the ball around quickly.
The home side were rewarded just before half time when
Goddard found himself in a bit of space after some fine inter passing play,
the ball was worked through to him and he volleyed in the equaliser just
minutes before the half time whistle.
After the re-start it was Westend who went into a 2-1
lead, the goal came after a goalmouth scramble that the Admiral defence
failed to deal with, the ball richoted around the goalmouth and finally
fell to Westend defender Blackburn racing in from the right and he smashed
the ball through a ruck of players, the unsighted keeper got a hand to it
but couldn’t prevent the ball from crossing the line.
Westend however, failed to capitalise on the lead and
relaxed their grip on the game when due to some poor marking they allowed
the away side to break away and score an easy second goal.
Side could have snatched the win in the final minutes of
the game and Westend came closest when they had the ball in net, the joyous
celebrations were cut short when the referee disallowed the goal for a very
dubious offside decision.
The 2-2 result still keeps Westend in touch with the
league leaders and with five games to play are currently in third position
in the league.
Team: Pegler, Blackburn,
Russell, Ayley, Adkins, (Andersson) Johnstone, Winn, Smurthwaite, Rideout,
Goddard, Quddus - Subs not used: Wade, Bishop
Man of the match: Goddard
Scorers: Goddard, Blackburn
SUNDAY 01st
APRIL 07
VS
ELMBRIDGE EAGLES (League)
WESTEND Just scrape home
Compared with last’s week cracker of a game, Westend
were brought back to earth with a bump this week against Elmbridge Eagles
in a Division 3 league clash played at Old Tiffs Sports Ground in Molesey.
Although the result went the right way in the end with
the away side grinding out a win by 2-1, it was a game that was riddled
with errors and not a pretty game of football, this win was ground out by
sheer hard work and endeavour to keep them in touch with the league
leaders.
At the half time whistle, Westend were leading 1-0 with
a well taken goal from Tait after he ran onto a though ball that bounced
over the Eagles keeper and allowed him to run the ball into an empty net.
The conditions on the day didn’t help to make this an easy
game for either side and the strong winds played havoc for both teams, this
was evident when a hopeful toe poke from an Elmbridge forward bounced in
front of Westend keeper Pegler, the strong wind took the ball over his head
and ended up in the back of the net to level the scores at 1-1.
Westend ploughed on and went looking for the winner,
they were rewarded when a long free kick from Pegler at the back was
carried forward by the wind; Tait latched onto it and rifled the ball into
the back of the net to secure the points and give the away side the all
important win.
Manager, Keith Harris said after the final whistle that
this was a must win game for us, although this wasn’t the prettiest game to watch the result
keeps us in touch with the team at the top and at the end of the day it’s
the 3 points that are important no matter how badly you play.
Team:Pegler, Bishop, Russell, Adkins, Rideout, Goddard,
Winn, Smurthwaite, Johnstone, Tait, Wade
Man of the match: Russell
Scorer: Tait 2
SUNDAY 25th March 2007
VS EPSOM RANGERS (League)
Westend
Draw with League Leaders 2-2
This really was
a game of two halves and each team contributed to a fascinating match that
saw Epsom win the first half by a long shot, they were in command and
leading by 2-0 at the interval and were seemingly coasting the game.
Westend though,
were not to be outdone and came back magnificently in the second half, had
it not been for some wasted chances and the woodwork saving the visitors,
the home side could have come away with a comfortable win.
As it was the
2-2 result was a fair reflection of the game and both Managers can be proud
of the way the players fought out this contest.
Westend’s top
scorer Tait scored both goals, the first one when he was put clean through
and with only the goalkeeper to beat he finished off the move with a
crisply taken goal.
Tait’s second
goal was an absolute stormer, watch out Beckham was the cry as Westend were
awarded a free kick on the right about 2 yards outside the Epsom box.
The rereree
moved the opposing players back ten yards, Tait then took a slight run up
to the ball and smashed an unstoppable volley into the back of the net to
bring the scores level.
Despite various
attempts by both sides to grab the winner, the game finished with honours
even and the points shared.
Team: Pegler,
Ayley, Russell, Adkins, Goddard, Andersson, Smurthwaite, Johnstone,
Rideout, Holloway Tait - Subs not used: Wade, Bishop
Man of the
match: Pegler
Scorer: Tait
2
SUNDAY 11th MARCH 2007
Vs WORCESTER
PARK (League)
Westend win 5-1
despite fielding makeshift team.
Westend bounced back from the 5-0 defeat by Avenue FC
last week and secured all 3 points with a comfortable but scrappy away win
against Worcester Park Athletic.
The conditions for today’s game were ideal, but due to
all the recent rain the pitch at Grand
Drive was very rutted and it made it very
difficult at times to control the ball.
The game didn’t start off that well and it was Westend
who found themselves 1-0 down with just over 15 minutes on the clock.
The away side got themselves back into game with a well
taken goal by Tait who beat the goalkeeper to the ball and finished
superbly.
Westend soon took the lead and this time it was Holloway,
who finished off a fine individual effort when he cut in from the left and
unleashed a left footed drive that flew into the back of the oppositions
net.
It took Westend ten minutes to get back into there
stride after the second half got under way, they were rewarded with there
perseverance and hard work when the ball was threaded through to Tait who
struck the ball with venom from just inside the box to make it 3-1.
After the best passing move of the game that started
from the back with defenders Russell and Bishop involved, Bishop then
worked the ball out to Goddard on the right and he scored with ease to make
it 4-1, the scoring was completed when Quddus volleyed in from the edge of
the area to make it 5-1, Quddus who was home on holiday from University had
returned to the side for his first game since September last year.
Westend have no game scheduled for next Sunday 18th
March and return to league action when they play Epsom Rangers in a top of
the table clash at West End Recreation Ground on Sunday 25th
March – KO 10.30AM
Team: Pegler, Bishop, Russell, Rideout, Andersson,
Johnstone, Winn, Quddus Goddard, Holloway, Tait (Wade)
Man of the match: Andersson
Scorers: Tait 2, Goddard, Holloway, Quddus
SUNDAY 04th MARCH 2007
vs AVENUE FC (League)
Westend suffered their heaviest league defeat of
the season and lose 5-0 to Avenue FC in top of the table clash.
This was a must win game
for the club to maintain their position at the top of the table,
unfortunately this wasn’t to be and Westend were beaten for the first time
in the league since September 2006.
Although chances came and
went, this wasn’t to be our day and although we battled hard against a very
well organised team the final result says it all.
This result puts Westend
down into 3rd position in the league, but with games to play the
championship title is still very much up for grabs.
Westend’s injury woes
continued when in the firsf half of the game, Captain Paul `Blackie’
Blackburn suffered a serious ankle injury and had to be carried from the
field of play, the injury is likely to keep him out for the rest of the
season, another ankle injury in the second half to midfielder Stevo
Johnstone could put him out of action for a few weeks.
Team: Pegler, Bishop, Blackburn, (Goddard) Ayley, Rideout , Johnstone,
(Briley) Russell, Perry, Winn, Holloway, (Wade) Tait
Man of the match: Ayley
SUNDAY 25th FEBRUARY 2007
VS BROCKHAM GREEN
WESTEND LOSE IN
CUP GAME
On Sunday Westend travelled away to play against Brockham
Green in the Intermediate Cup Round 2.
Although Brockham are top of Division 2 and are unbeaten
so far this season, it was Westend who were the much better side in the
first 45 minutes and were playing some excellent and fluent football.
The score stood at 1-0 at half time and Westend should
have deservedly been in front by an even bigger margin had it not been for
some missed chances, a disallowed goal by Perry and one pile driver of an
effort by Tait that the keeper managed to save on the line at the second
attempt which could have had a big influence on the game.
Westend’s goal came after about 30 minutes of the match
and it was Robin Tait, their top scorer who scored with a well struck drive
that sizzled into the bottom corner of the net to give the away side a well
deserved lead.
Ten minutes into the second half and despite their
domination Westend were struck a cruel blow when a cross from the left was
met by Ayley’s head, the ball deflected into the net for an own goal to
give the home side an undeserved equaliser.
Although the second half continued at a frantic pace
with many near misses from both sides, it was Brockham who made the
breakthrough and scored to make it 2-1 to give them the advantage and with
there tails up they scored a third goal to make the game safe and run out
winners by 3-1.
Westend play Avenue FC in a top of the table league
clash at Coronation Rec. Hersham on Sunday 04rd March – KO
10.30am.
Team: Pegler, Winn, Blackburn,
Ayley, Rideout, Andersson (Wade) Russell (Bishop)
Perry, Johnstone, Tait, Holloway
Man of the match: Blackburn
Goalscorer: Tait
SUNDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2007
vs EPSOM UNITED - League
Westend continued their good run of league form with an
excellent win over Epsom United by 9-0.
Although the score line suggests a whitewash, it still
took the home side 25minutes to score the first goal, an opponent pushed
Holloway from behind and the referee awarded a penalty that was put away by
Tait after sending the goalkeeper the wrong way.
Steve Johnstone volleyed
the second goal on 33 minutes from just inside the box, although the keeper
got a hand to it, he couldn’t prevent the shot from going in. Johnstone’s celebrations were a sight to
be seen!!
Tait scored a fine individual goal on the 35minute and
the home side were now playing some excellent football and cutting through
the Epsom defence with ease.
Westend then scored an excellent goal, it started from a
throw out by Pegler to Rideout on the left, the ball was quickly moved on
to Blackburn who raced down the touchline and whipped in an excellent cross
that Tait latched onto and the ball flew into the net to make it 4-0.
On the 47th minute this time it was Tait who
turned provider and played in Holloway who went on and tucked the ball
under the advancing keeper.
The home side were now buzzing and after some fine
passing the ball was played to Holloway who threaded an inch perfect pass
through for Tait to run onto, Tait hit the ball first time on the run and
scored an unstoppable volley for a 6-0 lead.
It didn’t take long for the next goal to come and after
59 minutes the ball was played through to Goddard on the right, Goddard
took the ball on and found Holloway who was unmarked in the area and he
coolly finished with a well taken goal after 59 minutes.
Westend were now rampant and pushed forward
relentlessly, this nearly proved disastrous as the away side had a few
chances to get on the score sheet, fortunately they didn’t take their
chances and the score remained at 7-0.
Tait then scored his 5th goal of the game
after a defensive mix up after 67 minutes, he won the ball and although he
was almost on the by-line he somehow managed to squeeze the ball into the
net from the tightest of angles.
On the 80th minute, Perry picked up the ball
in midfield, took the ball on a few strides and unleashed a volley that
flew into the back of the oppositions net to make it 9-0.
Manager Keith Harris made two late substitutions and
brought on Ayley in midfield and Rob Wade who was making his first appearance
since coming back from a long-term injury.
This result maintains Westend’s position as league
leaders.
Team: Pegler, Bishop, Blackburn
Russell, Goddard, Andersson, Perry, Johnstone,
(Ayley) Rideout, Tait, Holloway (Wade)
Man of the match: The Team
Goalscorers: Tait 5, Holloway 2, Johnstone, Perry
SUNDAY 04th FEBRUARY 2007
vs Kings Arms – League
Westend moved
into top spot in the league when there opponents failed to field a full
team for the fixture at Westend Recreation Ground.
According to league rules the minimum amount of players required to
start a match is 8 players, Kings Arms only turned up with 7 so the game
was forfeited and Westend were
automatically awarded the 3 points and a home win to give them the coverted
top spot.
SUNDAY 28th JANUARY 2007
vs Ditton RBL - League
Westend Boys win 5 - 2
Westend continued with their impressive league form from
last Sunday’s game against Worcester
Park, which they won
7-0.
The home side played against Ditton RBL who are
currently lying bottom of the league and ran out winners on the day by 5
goals to 2.
The opening goal came virtually from the kick off and
was scored by Holloway, the ball was played through to him and he coolly
tucked the ball under the advancing keeper.
Upon checking with the referee, the goal was timed at 24
seconds and this was just the start that Westend needed, but despite
sustained pressure on the Ditton goal and many missed chances, the game had
to wait until the 25 minute for the second goal and it was scored by top
goalscorer Tait.
From then on the home side relaxed their grip on the
game and allowed Ditton to score just before the half time break to make
the scoreline 2-1.
After the re-start, Westend upped the tempo and it was that
man Tait who scored a brilliant individual goal when he carved his way
through the Ditton backline and slid the ball underneath the keeper to make
it 3-1.
Richard Ayley then got on the score sheet when he
finished off a good move down the right, the ball was crossed into the
goalmouth and defender Ayley got the final touch to steer the ball into the
net.
Westend were then awarded a free kick for a foul on Tait
just outside the area, Russell took the resulting kick and floated the ball
over the wall and into the top left hand corner of the net before the
keeper had chance to move to make it 5-1 to the home side.
Ditton scored a consolation goal near the end with a
well taken headed goal that looped over keeper Pegler to make the final
score 5-2.
This result takes Westend up to second place in the
league, they have a game in hand over the leaders which should they win
would give them the top spot.
Team: Pegler, Winn, Blackburn, Ayley, Rideout (Bishop) Goddard,
Smurthwaite, Russell, Johnstone (Andersson) Tait, Holloway
Man of the match:
Smurthwaite
Goalscorers: Tait 2,
Holloway, Ayley, Russell
SUNDAY 21st JANUARY 2007
vs Worcester Park
Athletic - League
WESTEND win by 7
goals to nil
Westend were back in league action this weekend and
entertained Worcester Park Athletic in a re-arranged fixture at West End
Recreation Ground.
The game kicked off at a fairly brisk pace and due to
the high winds that ripped across the pitch this wasn’t ideal conditions
for playing football.
Despite the wind it was Westend who played the better
football from the start and went ahead with a superb left footed volley
from Perry after 12 minutes which nestled into the back of the net and left
the keeper clawing at thin air.
Five minutes later Westend broke down the right and the
ball was played to top goal scorer Tait on the edge of the area, Tait cut
inside and unleashed a powerful drive into the top corner of the net giving
the keeper no chance of saving.
Next it was Holloway, playing his first game since November
who got on the score sheet; he was played through the middle with an inch
perfect pass and coolly slotted the ball under the advancing keeper.
Westend kept up the pressure and made it 4-0 just before
the break with a calmly taken goal from Tait.
After half time Westend continued to take the game to
the opposing side and they soon went five up when Holloway seized onto the
ball after a mix up in the Worcester
Park defence and beat
the keeper from close range.
Holloway then made way for Briley to come on as sub and
add a fresh pair of legs up front, within minutes of this change Westend
went six up when Tait broke down the left, and from the by-line hit a cross
cum shot that eluded the goalkeeper, hit a defender and ended up in the
back of the net to make it 6-0.
The best goal of the game came when the ball was played
out by Westend keeper Pegler and after a series of passes the ball was
played out to Goddard on the right, Goddard took the ball on and put in a
great cross, Tait was on it in a flash and powered a bullet header into the
back of the net to secure his hatrick and a win for Westend 7-0.
Team: Pegler, Johnstone, Blackburn,
Ayley, Rideout, Goddard, Russell, Perry, Andersson, Tait, Holloway (Briley)
Man of the match: Steve Johnstone
Goalscorers: Tait 3, Holloway 2, Perry 1, Own Goal
SUNDAY 14th JANUARY 2007
WESTEND LOSE IN INTERMEDIATE CUP 4-1
Westend’s poor performance in the cup continued on
Sunday when they lost 4-1 away to Division 2 side Afc Rhodrons in the
Intermediate Cup.
Despite getting off to a good start and going into an
early lead with a well taken opportunist goal scored by Anderrson, the game
was put on its head when Rhodrons were awarded a hotly disputed penalty for
handball in the 15th minute.
An opposition player upended Westend’s Captain Paul Blackburn in his own penalty box, the
referee awarded a penalty when Blackburn
landed on the ball and apparently touched the ball with his hand.
Rhodrons scored from the subsequent penalty and this
seemed to have an adverse effect on Westend and their play went downhill
from then on but they still came in at half time with the score level at
1-1 and still all to play for.
Despite a frank half time talk by Manager Keith Harris,
Westend just didn’t seem to get going in the second half and weren’t able
to raise their game enough to have any influence on the game.
Rhodrons scored another 3 goals to make the game safe
and go through to the next round winning by 4 goals to 1.
AFC Westend are not scheduled for a game this Sunday 21st
but return to league action at
home the following Sunday 28th when they entertain Epsom United.
Team: Pegler, Blackburn,
Russell, Ayley, Winn, Johnstone (Rideout) Smurthwaite, Perry, Goddard
(Briley) Tait, Andersson
Goalscorer: Andersson
SUNDAY 07th JANUARY – SURREY COUNTY CUP ROUND 3
AFC WESTEND LOSE IN COUNTY CUP
2-1
West End entertained
Thornton Rovers FC from the Croydon & District League in the 3rd
round of the Surrey Intermediate Cup on Sunday at West End Recreation
Ground.
Despite playing on a very heavy surface this was an
excellent cup-tie and played at a very fast and furious pace with lots of
end-to-end football and plenty of goalmouth incidents to savour.
Thornton Rovers took the lead early in the first half
with a well taken breakaway goal, Westend soon responded with top goal
scorer Robin Tait lashing in a 25 yard drive to level the score at 1-1.
The second half proved to be more exciting than the
first with both teams pushing for the winner, both teams came very close to
scoring but the game had to wait until the 75th minute for the
second goal and it was scored by Rovers to make it 2-1, despite this
setback Westend battled on and came close to levelling the score in the
dying minutes of the game.
Manager Keith Harris said after the game that although
we lost, he could take a lot of positives from this match and was pleased
with his team’s performance.
Westend’s next game is on Sunday 14th January
away to AFC Rhodrons in the 2nd round of the Intermediate Cup.
Team: Pegler, Blackburn,
Ayley, Adkins, Johnstone, Smurthwaite, Russell, Perry, Rideout (Andersson)
Tait, Briley (Goddard)
Man of the match award: James
Perry
Scorer: Tait
SUNDAY 17th DECEMBER – LEATHERHEAD & DISTRICT
SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE - INTERMEDIATE CHARITY SHIELD RND 1
AFC MUNTERS VS AFC WESTEND
In their first game since the 19th November
The “WESTEND BOYS” travelled away to Dorking to play AFC Munters from
Division 2 in the first round of the Intermediate Shield.
Despite being a bit rusty due to a recent run of cancelled
games, AFC soon got into their stride and were 4-0 up by half time with
goals from Tait 2, Johnstone and Smurthwaite.
At the start of the second half it was Munters who came
out of the blocks first and scored a very quick goal to make it 4-1, Westend
then bounced back and scored again to make it 5-1 through Johnstone.
The home side then scored another goal to make it 5-2,
AFC struck back with a well taken goal by Goddard to make it 6-2, again the
home side came back with another goal to make the score 6-3 from a free
kick awarded by the referee for a disputable back pass, very near to the
end of the game Tait raced away and scored a brilliant solo goal which gave
him a well deserved hatrick and also earned him the man of the match award,
a winning score line of 7-3 and a very impressive win for the “WESTEND
BOYS”
Team: Pegler, Blackburn,
Ayley, Adkins, Rideout, Andersson, Smurthwaite, Perry, (Winn) Johnstone,
(Holloway) Tait, Goddard
Man of the match award: Robin Tait
Goalscorers: Tait 3, Johnstone 2, Smurthwaite, Goddard
SUNDAY 19th NOVEMBER vs EPSOM DOWNS FC
SURREY INTERMEDIATE COUNTY CUP
ROUND 2
A 13 GOAL THRILLER
Well what you can you write about the game that just
about featured everything, it was exciting football from start to finish and
a classic game of cup football played in exactly the right spirit by both
teams and made up of goals from the sublime to the ridiculous!!
Both Managers must have been pulling their hair out as
both defences were leaking goals left right and centre and the outcome of
the match was only decided in an extra 30 minutes of extra time played.
The score line went like this, 1-0 to the home side,
then 1-1, 2-1 to the home side, then 2-2, then it went 3-2 to the away side
and that’s how it stayed till half time.
After half time it was the away side that took the
advantage, they scored another 2 goals and went into a 5-2 lead, at that
stage and with about 15 minutes to go you would have thought game over, but
it wasn’t and after making 3 substitutions the home side pulled the score
back to 5-5 with about 1 minute to go until full time.
This was exciting stuff and the AFC Westend Manager
Keith Harris couldn’t quite believe that his side had gotten back into the
match.
So onto extra time and it was the home side with their
tales up who scored another 2 goals to go into a 7-5 lead, this is how it
stayed until the final minute of the game when the away side scored another
goal to make it 7-6 at the final whistle, a hard fought game with an
exciting but unexpected win for the “WESTEND BOYS”
Team: Pegler, Bishop, (Smurthwaite) Blackburn,
Ayley, Pollington, (Rideout) Andersson, Winn, Perry, Johnstone, Tait,
Holloway, (Goddard)
Goalscorers: Tait 5, Goddard, Smurthwaite
Sunday
12th November vs Wilson’s FC - League
On a fairly mild November Sunday morning (Remembrance
Sunday) the home side who are currently lying second in the league
entertained Wilson’s
FC who were a couple of positions below us.
Before the start of the game both teams were summoned to
the centre circle by the referee and a two minute silence was carried out
to remember and honour those people who lost their lives serving their
country in war and conflicts.
The game started off at a very fast pace and it was
Wilson’s who got into gear first and were the much stronger team and put
Westend under a lot of pressure. It was end to end stuff but it was
Wilson’s who created the better chances and hit the woodwork twice in the
early stages of the game, one of these chances that hit the woodwork was due
to a magnificent fingertip save from goalkeeper Nick Pegler who got his
hand to the ball and pushed it onto the bar.
Midway through the first half it was Wilson’s who had been playing some really
good football and had taken control of the game. They were causing all
sorts of problems for the home side who were slightly off the pace and
couldn’t seem to match the oppositions, height and aggression and the
willingness to fight for the ball. This ended with the away side scoring
the all important first goal 10 minutes before half time to go into a 1-0
lead.
The second half was a completely different story and
after a half time substitution due to an injury to defender Lee Russell, Westend re-shuffled the team and it
seemed to do the trick with Tom Smurthwaite being
slotted into the centre back position and Neil
Winn coming on into central midfield.
Westend now started to believe in themselve’s and
started to play the kind of good football that they are capable of and took
the game to the away side who seemed to go off the boil. It was now the
home team that started to run the show.
Two more substitutions were made and the manager Keith
Harris brought on Andersson and Johnstone in midfield and took off Goddard
and Pollington and the fresh legs paid dividends as it was Westend who went
on to score a magnificent goal that
was smashed in by Perry to make the score 1-1.
With three minutes to go Westend had the chance to sew
up the game when Holloway was put clean through and with only the keeper to
beat he tried to place the ball underneath the advancing keeper who chose
the right way to dive and made the save with the ball cannoning of his
legs.
That was the last chance of the game and the referee
blew his whistle to end a very exciting match.
Team: Pegler, Bishop, Blackburn,
Russell, (Winn) Pollington, (Johnstone)
Goddard, (Andersson) Smurthwaite, Perry, Rideout, Tait,
Holloway
Goalscorer: Perry
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