Table toppers Brockham hit six more
First Half
We had sticky conditions and a small pitch which dictated that we had
tight play with little room for open football. Having said that,
Dogansoy was showing some inspired vision with his clear reading of
the game and accurate passing.
On 5 minutes Brockham got their first chance, as Warne passed
straight for Donegan to shoot but his attempt was saved. The midfield
seemed a little frantic at times as space was at a premium but
Killick cut a commanding figure at the back and with Lane, they
snuffed out most of the Beeding forward movement.
Deadlock was broken on 10 minutes when Warne's winning pass found
Teague, who rifled in a confident shot past the keeper. 1-0.
Thus began a period of relentless pressure from Brockham and with
Purcell, they were constantly able to turn defence into attack. 2
minutes later Teague laid on a pass to the charging Turner, who
showed his wonderful composure to stop and then belt the ball beyond
the goalie, only to watch it bounce back off the upright.
In the next few minutes more opportunities beckoned as the Badgers
strikers appeared to be taking it in turns to try and score.
Dogansoy's shot went close, along with Turner's, as the league
leaders gained control more and more of a difficult game. However,
the home side very nearly stole through the Brockham ranks on 24
minutes, when the ball bounced wildly around a crowded Badgers
penalty area but it was eventually cleared. Moments later Vaughan
dashed back to make a timely sweeping tackle to stamp out another
Beeding threat.
The visitors relentlessly pursued their second goal, with Tiley
sprinting up front, but fell into the offside trap too frequently.In
the dying minutes a through ball once again found Turner's galloping
feet. The striker hit a punishing shot that flew into the net to make
it 2-0.
Half time 2-0.
Second Half
Brockham could not have had a better start to the second half. The
period was only seconds old when Teague delivered a very skillful
chip over a flat footed Beeeding keeper, to give his team a
resounding lead at 3-0.
The drama continued as Lower Beeding went on the attack 2 minutes
later. After a tussle, one of their forwards fell to the ground and
was awarded a rather fortuitous penalty. The spot kick was well taken
but was splendidly saved by the agile keeper Potts and parried out to
safety.
The let off for Brockham galvanized the team even more and they went
goal-bound yet again. Thomas made his presence felt up front and the
team's persistence eventually told. On 18 minutes another goal duely
came, from the boots of Turner. His great looping shot was kicked
assuredly from the edge of the area and hit the net uncontested. 4-0.
Goal number 5 came a mere 3 minutes after the restart. A Brockham
corner kick was floated over and met by Warne, who's header went in
like a missile. 5-0.
Heather and Watson were introduced to add fresh input to some now
tired legs. Despite the gluey condition of the pitch and a spirited
opponent Brockham were playing with pace and some flashes of neat
interplay. Although, their exuberant drive led them into more offside
traps.
There was only 3 minutes left to play for and Brockham pressed the
hosts again. This time they wove a pattern through the Beeding
defence down the right flank. A short cross into free space in the 6
yard box was quickly spotted by Vaughan. The player pounced and
smacked in the last goal of the day. 6-0.
Full time 6-0.
Man of the Match: Jacob Vaughan
Squad: Kemal Dogansoy, Jamie Donegan, Jordan Heather, Daniel
Killick, Dominic Lane, Sam Potts, Jake Purcell, Joe Teague, Wilbur
Tiley, Will Thomas, Ollie Turner, Jacob Vaughan, George Warne, Rufus
Watson.
Report by Tony Watson
