LYMINGTON TOWN V CHRISTCHURCH

SYDENHAMS WESSEX PREMIER LEAGUE

MATCH RESULT 1 - 1

GOAL SCORER: Ben Osborne

1. STEWART KEARN
2. ADAM COSTELLO
3. DAN TAYLOR
4. DAN CRUTCHLEY
5. STEVE LINPOW
6. MARTIN LAWRENCE
7. MARK SMITH
8. MARC FAIRBROTHER
9. BEN OSBORNE
10. TOM PRICE
11. JAMES BURDEN

SUBS:

12. TOM JEFFES
14. PAUL RIDEOUT
15. COLIN DAND

Christchurch extended their unbeaten run to 14 games and were probably grateful for a point against a hard working Lymington side.

The game started with defender Adam Costello posing the most threat as an attacking force as on 4 minutes he headed against the bar from a Mark Smith corner and on 14 minutes from a Smith free kick he headed wide when he really should have hit the target.
The next 10 minutes saw Church threatening to open the scoring but failing to do so as both Marc Fairbrother and Tom Price came close but it was not all one way traffic with the home side coming close to opening their account on 25 minutes when only a superb clearance off the line from Steve Linpow saved Church and shortly after this Lymington's aggressive number 9 Jo Kittle shot narrowly wide from the edge of the penalty area.

On 34 minutes with the first real show of class in the game Church took the lead when excellent inter passing between Smith and Burden resulted in Ben Osborne finishing clinically from 10 yards. This should have been the start of the visitors dominating but it was not to be as just before half time Lymington exposed the defensive weakness on the right hand side of the Church defence resulting in skipper Darren Ritchie netting from close range.

The second half went from end to end with again the visitors looking the more dangerous side with Mark Smith probing in midfield but twice substitute Tom Jeffes was unable to hit the target from close range and also James Burden having a header cleared off the line. As the game drew to a conclusion a rare mistake from Linpow ( probably his first this season) resulted in a break down the right hand side and only a timely interception from impressive Church skipper Dan Crutchley from the resulting cross prevented a clear chance on goal.

A fair result but after last weekends heroics Church may feel it is 2 points dropped and now we move on to a very interesting November starting with Bournemouth Poppies on Tuesday!! I am sure Graham and his squad are more than capable of extending their undefeated run.

Donners