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Res (11/09/2005) 2005 - 2006 Season, Hithercroft Youth  The weather was grey and overcast with very fine drizzle that lasted throughout the game. In spite of recent good weather there had been very heavy showers on Saturday, taking the hardness out of the pitch. We had obtained the services of Mr Clive Chard to referee the game and Pat Vaughey ran the line for Hithercroft. Alan McKie was unavailable for this game as he was taking part in Counties Athletics and the late arrival of Eugene, Terry and Paul saw the game start with them as our subs. The game got under way at 10.33am and there was little to choose between the teams, neither showing any sharpness or accuracy in shots at goal. Tyrone Francis had a couple of chances during the first 25 minutes, both times chipping the ball over the Fleece keeper, but the first was cleared on the goal line and the second passed harmlessly over the crossbar. From a mis-kicked clearance by Hithercroft the Fleece No.6 hit an accurate and hard shot but Matt Hedges managed to push the ball round the post. From the resulting corner the ball came across to the visitor's No.12 who drove his shot at the goal and, as Matt dived to save it the ball took a deflection and ended up in the back of the net, giving Fleece a 1-0 lead on 39 minutes. Shortly before half time Jonny Bartlett received a blow to the ribs and left the field, Hithercroft playing out the remainder of the half with 10 players. For the second half Paul Morgan came on to replace Jonny and, following a stern team talk Hithercroft began to exhibit more determination but were still playing below their capabilities. Terry Carter and Eugene Hepburn came on to replace Dewayne Dublin and Mike Pearce after 12 minutes of the second half. Hithercroft had a great opportunity to draw level when Eugene took the ball down the wing and played the ball into the middle but Terry's shot went wide of the left-hand post. In the 14th minute Baz, with his back to the goal, received the ball from Mark Sadler and he turned and hit a shot that went over the crossbar. In the 28th minute of the half Loz Dunn sent a long ball down the middle, Eugene ran onto it and hammered it into the Fleece goal bringing the score level at 1-1. Unfortunately, a short while later Eugene and the Fleece keeper collided as the ball came across and the keeper fell onto Eugene's left foot that had recently healed after a broken bone earlier in the year. Eugene had to leave the field and took no further part in the final 10 minutes of the game, Hithercroft playing it out with only 10 players, as they had done at the end of the first half. However, there was no further scoring and so the game ended in a draw. Hithercroft Scorer: Eugene Hepburn (73m) Hithercroft M.o.M: Matt Hedges Hithercroft team: Matt Hedges, Mark Sadler, Jamaine Warner, Jonny Bartlett, David Blackman, Mike Pearce, Tyrone Francis, Baz David, Peter Morgan, Dewayne Dublin and Loz Dunn. Hithercroft subs: Paul Morgan, Terry Carter and Eugene Hepburn. |
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