Christchurch v Gosport

Sydenhams Wessex Combination Div. 1

Match Result: 2 - 2

Goal Scorers: Ben Hatch, Greg O'Mallo

Unfortunately due to the bad weather and the Christmas break this game was the first game since 12th December so it was always going to be a tough one with Gosport being unbeaten.
I was delighted with the teams performance, with 2 more U18's being involved with the reserves the future looks very bright for the club. We started slowly as expected but after the first 10 mins settled down and played some terrific attacking football so it wasn't surprising when we took the lead with a strike from Ben Hatch. We continued making good chances in the first half but went in 1-0 .

Half time 1-0.

The second half was more even and unfortunately after some poor marking Gosport scored two goals in quick succession, but as you would expect the lads showed tremendous spirit and after a great move Greg O'Mallo slotted home to make it 2-2, Christchurch applied still more pressure but were unable to score a winner.
This was an excellent performance after a 7 week break and against a Gosport side top of the combination.

From:- J.Collins G/K, D.Thompson, J.Cole L.Hodder H.Jeffries S.Griffin. B.Dickinson. A.Jones. T.Williams. G.Gunn. B.Hatch. J.Armour. G.O'Mallo. J.Frewin. J.Mardon