Thanks to Grady for this weeks match report
Starting Line Up
Thompson
Else
Rooke
Wilkins
Glenn
Thomas
Evans (Capt)
Short
Wall
Anderson
Hession
Subs:
Mayers
Harris
Marshall
Treadwell
First half:
7 mins: Chance for Anderson, through ball by Evans which beats the offside trap but his shot is just wide at near post
First 10 mins and Smithswood had some good consistent passing around the whole pitch.
18 mins: GOAL 1-0 Wall crosses in at low level, it hits Hession and falls to Short just on the edge of the 6 yard box. He puts it away in the bottom corner. Fantasy Update: Scorer Short, Assist Hession
25 mins: Evans shot from about 25 yards just wide of top right hand corner.
27 mins: Wall shot from 20 yerds, comfortable save from the keeper.
30 mins: GOAL 2-0. Throw in by Thomas by the oppositions corner flag to Hession. He passes it to Anderson just inside the box. He drops the shoulder, turns the defender and shot which deflected into the net. Fantasy Update: Scorer Anderson, Assist Hession
33 mins: SUB Evans has to come off with bad groin which he tweaked in the warm up. He is replaced by Harris.
35 mins: Nice shot from outside the box by Thomas just wide of the bottom corner.
37 mins: Thompson handles outside box giving a free-kick to AFC Somers. It hits the wall and goes out for a goal kick.
40 mins: Free-kick from Thomas after Anderson is held back outside the box. The free-kick comes to nothing though and goes for a goal kick
44 mins: GOAL 2-1 Corner from AFC Smers is headed home at the far post as the player was totally unmarked.
44 mins: Last 10 mins SmithswoodFfirs have dropped down in gears. Not winning the second ball.
Half time 2-1 smithswood firs
Second half:
47 mins: Wall and Harris combine down the left. Harris crosses but the keeper claims.
Shaky start in the first 10 mins from both sides
58 mins: Thomas spreads the ball wide from the middle of the park to Wall on the run. He controls it with his first touch and gets a shot off which is saved by the keeper and out for a corner
60 mins: Hession shoots from just inside box which takes a deflection and loops onto the bar. Cleared by oppoition
65 mins: GOAL 2-2 Free-kick conceded by Wall on the left hand side of the 18 yard box. Crossed in and another free header on the penalty spot at hip height headed past the keeper and in bottom corner.
70 mins: SUB Wall off for Marshall and a change of formation to 4-4-3
75 mins: Nice work down the left hand side. Glenn throw to Thomas, nice turn and a cross in which is just too close to keeper who collects.
77 mins: Nice work down the right side this time as Anderson and Hession combine and Hession crosses straight across the box but no-one in there to finish it off.
81 mins: Free-kick on the left hand side by Thomas. Cleared by the opposition but another free-kick on the corner of the 18 yard box which is taken by Short but hit high over the bar.
85 mins: SUB Mayers on for Anderson
86 mins: Harris crosses in, flicked on by Hession then off the defender for corner.
88 mins: GOAL 3-2 Corner crossed in from Harris. Poor corner which deflects off the defender into the air. Hession volleys in from the penalty sport to give Smithswood the three points and Hession running off to the corner flag to celebrate with nobody. Fantasy Update: Scorer Hession, Assist Harris
Full-Time Smithwood win 3-2
