After slow start Badgers hit 5 more
First Half
On a clear but chilly morn Brockham took their time to get going and
were fortunate to survive a strong first half performance from a
lively Maidenbower side. Led by their excellent number 9, whose lack
of height was more than made up for by his speed and ball control,
Maidenbower hit one post early in the half and the other towards the
end. However they couldn't turn any chances into goals as our back
four - and posts - stood firm.
Most of our good attacking play stemmed from Purcell, with a couple
of strong drives and good shots and Vaughan chasing up a rare mistake
by their goalie, and later volleying well into the goalie's arms. Half time 0-0.
Second Half
Half time came without either side troubling the scorers and gave the
Brockham coach a chance to give the team a blast of the "hairdryer"
treatment to fire them into action.
Not for the first time this season it had the desired effect and
Brockham started to play some lovely passing football. Teague crossed
from the right and Donegan laced the ball into the far corner to
break the stalemate. 1-0. From a drop ball we advanced again and
Turner calmly passed the ball into the same corner for our second. 2-0.
Another good passing move reached Vaughan on the edge of the six yard
box and he wriggled along the goal line to slide the ball behind the
goalie to creep into the other corner. 3-0.
The celebrations showed that Brockham knew we had taken an
unassailable lead and our confident play brought two more goals for
Turner - one on a third rebound from their brave goalie who didn't
really deserve to have 5 goals put past him again.
It wasn't all one way traffic and Maidenbower had several good
chances in the second half but keeper Wheeler kept them out with some
good saves. Another clean sheet was recognised by the coach giving
the man of the match to Killick for a solid centre half performance
beside the ever reliable Lane. The "nils" are just as important as
the goals and our miserly defence and midfield allowed the forwards
to fill their boots at the other end once more. Full time 5-0.
Man of the Match: Daniel Killick
Squad: Joe Baker, Kemal Dogansoy, Jamie Donegan, Jordan Heather,
Daniel Killick, Dominic Lane, Sam Potts, Jake Purcell, Joe Teague,
Will Thomas, Ollie Turner, Jacob Vaughan, George Warne, Oakley Wheeler.
Report by Ian Thomas
