AFC TOTTON v CHRISTCHURCH

HANTS SENIOR CUP SEMI - FINAL

MATCH RESULT: 3 - 0

1. STEWART KEARN
2. COLIN DAND
3. DAVID LEGG
4. DAN CRUTCHLEY
5. STEVE LINPOW
6. DAN TAYLOR
7. MARK SMITH
8. MARC FAIRBROTHER
9. TOM PRICE
10. TOM JEFFES
11. JACQUES BERNARD

SUBS USED:

JAMES BURDEN
ADAM COSTELLO
BEN OSBORNE

Christchurch may have lost the match but they can certainly come out of this game with their heads held high. Their higher graded opponents knew they had been in a contest and the only real difference in the sides was the quality of the finishing.

Church started confidentially passing the ball well and the lively Tom Price was causing the home side problems on the left wing and it was Price who had the first opportunity on 4 minutes but he shot well over the bar. The home side then began to assert their authority as one might expect but it took 20 minutes for them to take the lead. A shot from the edge of the area was well saved by Stewart Kearn ( good to have him back and looking as good as ever ) but the ball ran loose and Gosney was the first to react netting from close range. The game was effectively over on the half hour mark when Totton scored two goals in the space of 3 minutes. Firstly prolific goal scorer James Taylor turned his marker to net and then a defender netted with a 20yard drive. Both goals may have been avoided if the visitors had cleared their lines quicker but that’s football.

Church started the second half in confident mood and nearly netted on 50 minutes when a header from skipper Dan Crutchley was superbly saved by ex Church keeper Gareth Barfoot. This was the nearest Church came to scoring but they had plenty of possession which they put to good use and Kearn dealt with all the home sides efforts which were mostly from long range in a confident manner.
All the best to Totton in the final as they look a really good side and hopefully the two ex Christchurch players Gareth Barfoot & Mike Green could show us their winners medals!!

Donners