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- B & B Cup (08/10/2006) 2006 - 2007 Season, Afc Hithercroft  For this first-round game in the B & B Junior Cup the weather was sunny and with no noticeable wind. It took place on the Rye and the pitch was damp and therefore slightly slippery. The last time that these two sides met Hithercroft were well below strength and lost their only league game of the season so far by a 4-1 margin. Hithercroft were still without defenders David Blackman and Kris Clark and striker Simon Woodbine but Baz David and Tyrone Francis were available with one substitute present. Some positional changes were necessary with Frank Smith moving back into a defensive role, Ashley Anderson having been moved up front where he performed superbly last week. The referee was Mr P. McGann and Pam Ife ran the line for Hithercroft. The game kicked off at 10.35am and Pheasant initially seemed to have the ‘edge’ on their visitors. After four minutes Matt Tew (No.10) hit a long shot that passed wide of the right-hand post and two minutes later Norman McCorkill (No.7) went down the left, beat a couple of defenders and shot just outside the left-hand upright. In the eighth minute Pheasant broke down the left and Norman McCorkill again struck the ball just outside the left post. Hithercroft then began to settle into the game and five minutes later Richard McKie pushed the ball left to Baz David. Baz went to the edge of the 18-yard box and hit a shot just outside the left-hand post. After fifteen minutes Richard pushed the ball forward to Ashley Anderson who then turned and struck the ball to the right of the keeper but the keeper dived and got a hand to the ball, pushing it onto the woodwork. The ball rebounded to Ashley and this time his shot was pushed round the left-hand post. Baz took the ball down the left, passed it across to Kevin Howell who sent it forward for Baz to re-gather. Baz was brought down just outside the penalty area and from the resulting free-kick, that was taken by Kevin, the ball went to Dewayne Dublin on the far post but there were no Hithercroft players to take advantage of Dewayne’s header across the goal-mouth. On the 20-minute mark Baz was again brought down, this time just inside the Pheasant half and on the left. Frank Smith took the free-kick, sending a high ball forward, and the Pheasant defence pushed the ball back which fell to Baz. Baz sent the ball forward to Kevin, who chipped it over the advancing keeper to put Hithercroft 1-0 ahead. Shortly after the restart Tyrone Francis was brought down and the game was held up for two minutes whilst he received treatment to his back. On 25 minutes Dewayne brought the ball in from the left, the Pheasant keeper came out to meet him but Dewayne side-stepped him and sent the ball into the middle towards goal. Two defenders raced back to the goal-line but were unable to prevent the ball from going into the back of the net and so Hithercroft were now 2 goals up. Three minutes later Tyrone had a shot from 25 yards out in the middle of the pitch but the ball went just wide of the left-hand post. On 32 minutes Baz won the ball near his corner flag, sent it forward to Richard who passed the ball back for Baz to run onto. The keeper came out and Baz chipped the ball over his head, only for a covering defender to head the ball out of play, presenting Hithercroft with a corner kick. Kevin sent the ball into the 6-yard box and Richard rose up but was unable to direct his glancing header into the net. Two minutes before half-time Pheasant were awarded a corner on the right-hand side and their No.7 sent a chest-high ball across the goal-mouth, Steve Brooks (No.8) pushing the ball just outside of the far post. The second half began at 11.27am, Pheasant having made their first substitution at the interval. Hithercroft continued to keep up the pressure on their opponents and, in the 7th minute of the second half, Frank sent the ball forward to Ashley. He went round a defender and struck the ball from just inside the 18-yard box into the back of the Pheasant net to put Hithercroft 3-0 ahead. In the 59th minute, just after Dewayne had headed wide of the Pheasant goal, the home team made their second substitution, sending on No.17 to replace Norman McCorkill. On 62 minutes a Hithercroft goal-kick fell to their latest sub, who was given plenty of time to set up a shot by the static defence, but he hit the ball wide. At this point Hithercroft withdrew Dewayne and sent on Jamaine Humphrey as replacement. Baz collected a long ball on the left in the 67th minute, crossed it into the middle but the Hithercroft shot was blocked by the keeper but rebounded to Baz. Baz made no mistake with his shot and put the visitors 4-0 ahead. Five minutes later he sent the ball in from a corner kick on the left and Kevin, at the near post, headed the ball inside the far post to score Hithercroft’s fifth. Within sixty seconds Tyrone played the ball to Jamaine Humphrey and he sent if forward for Ashley to collect, take into the 18-yard box and increase his side’s lead. On 78 minutes Richard played the ball out left to Baz and, from the edge of the penalty area he sent a great shot into the top right-hand corner of the net to put Hithercroft 7-0 ahead. Seven minutes from the end of the game Pheasant scored when Steve Brooks (No.8) headed in the high ball from a corner on the left. However, two minutes later Ashley was brought down 30 yards from the Pheasant goal and was awarded a free kick. Frank’s shot rebounded from the right-hand post but Ashley ran in to tuck the ball home to make the final score 8-1 to Hithercroft. Hithercroft scorers: Kevin Howell (20 mins and 72 mins), Dewayne Dublin (25 mins), Ashley Anderson (52 mins, 73 mins and 85 mins), Baz David (67 mins and 78 mins) Hithercroft team: Neil Stretton (GK), Jamaine Warner, Leon Browne, Frank Smith, Dan Birch, Tyrone Francis, Baz David, Richard McKie, Dewayne Dublin, Ashley Anderson and Kevin Howell. Hithercroft subs: Jamaine Humphrey replaced Dewayne Dublin (62 mins) Hithercroft M.o.M: Baz David Pheasant scorer: Steve Brooks (83 mins) (Note: Baz scored his two goals this week at identical times to those that he scored last week!!!) |
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