MONEYFIELDS v CHRISTCHURCH

SYDENHAMS WESSEX PREMIER LEAGUE

MATCH RESULT: 0 - 1

GOAL SCORER: PAUL RIDEOUT

1. JASON COLLINS
2. COLIN DAND
3. DAVID LEGG
4. DAN CRUTCHLEY
5. SCOTT SANDERSON
6. JACQUES BERNARD
7. MARK SMITH
8. MARC FAIRBROTHER
9. BEN OSBORNE
10. TOM JEFFES
11. PAUL RIDEOUT


A superb all round team effort against a physical home side resulted in a win and 3 valuable points. The three points meant a finish of at least 6th in the league with the possibility of move up to 5th and in addition we have accumulated a record number of points.

The game started slowly but Tom Jeffes nearly gave Church the lead on 13 minutes when his header from a Mark Smith corner was tipped onto the bar by the home keeper. Young keeper Jason Collins then came to Church’s rescue after 17 minutes with a good save from close range. In the next minute a superb pass from skipper Dan Crutchley making his comeback after a 4 week absence released Paul Rideout with a clear run on goal. Rideout did everything right as he lobbed the keeper but the hard surface resulted in the ball bouncing and hitting the bar.
After 55 minutes the referee retired injured with the lines person taking over in the middle resulting in a five-minute delay. The only goal of the game came on 62 minutes and it was well worth the wait. Neat passing resulted in a Paul Rideout shot being well saved by the keeper but from the rebound the same player smashed the ball into the net. There was a further hold up a few minutes after the goal when Jacques Bernard who had been busy throughout received a facial injury. The home side pushed forward leaving gaps at the back and Church were unlucky not to increase their lead with Moneyfields posing no real threat in the last third of the pitch due to excellent defending and confident goal keeping.
It cannot be stated enough what a performance this was at the end of a hard long season against difficult opponents and the hard work put in by manager Graham Kemp is much appreciated by all concerned at the football club. Finally well done to Tim Collins and his team for probably finishing third in the league and also reaching the Wessex Combination Cup Final yet again.

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