Tuesday 22nd September kick off 7:45pm

Sydenhams Wessex Premier League

CHRISTCHURCH FC v HAMWORTHY UNITED

1. Stewart Kearn
2. Adam Costello
3. David Legg
4. Steve Linpow
5. Ben Lucas
6. Dan Taylor
7. Mark Smith
8. Marc Fairbrother
9. Ben Osborne
10. Tom Jeffes
11. Dan J. Taylor

Subs:

12. Paul Rideout
14. Simon Keates
15. Robbie Woolner
16. Colin Dand
17. Ben Hatch

Christchurch made a number of changes due to injury and unavailability from the team that drew at Winchester on Saturday.

The game started at a lively pace and the visitors were denied taking an early lead in the 4th minute when Kearn in the home goal made a superb double save firstly from a fiercely struck free kick from 25 yards and then from the rebound when Hamworthy should have scored.
The home side responded and nearly scored twice firstly after a neat build up down the left Osborne shot weakly at the keeper and then Legg headed narrowly over the bar from a Fairbrother cross.
Christchurch took the lead on 17 minutes when again fine play down the left hand side resulted in Dan Taylor netting with a fine left shot. Hamworthy responded and twice came near to equalising when Legg nearly put through his own net and from another free kick Langrish hit the post.
The home side increased their lead on 30 minutes when Ben Lucas was left with a free header from a Mark Smith corner and scored again 6 minutes later when Marc Fairbrother deflected a Dan Taylor shot into the net.
The half time score of 3-0 was harsh on the visitors but the difference between the 2 sides was the ability to finish.
The second half started were the first finished with a neat build up this time between Fairbrother and Jeffes resulted in the latter unselfishly laying the ball back to Dan Taylor to blast home again left footed from 10 yards. These were Taylor’s first league goals for the club in 2 years.
The game continued at a lively pace with the visitors pushing forward and being denied a goal by a combination of poor finishing and fine keeping from the home custodian.
There was still time at the end of the game for young substitute Ben Hatch to blast over the bar when clean through.
This result should give Christchurch the confidence they require to strengthen their league position which currently stands at 5th as at times when they played the ball on the ground at pace they were outstanding.
Finally due to his 2 goals Dan Taylor was asked to talk to the local radio station but they had mysteriously left when he went to speak to them.


Match result: Christchurch FC 4 v Hamworthy United 0

Goal Scorers: Dan Taylor (2), Ben Lucas, Marc Fairbrother

CHRISTCHURCH MAN OF THE MATCH: BEN LUCAS

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