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Sporting Wycombe - League (28/10/2007) 2007 - 2008 Season, Afc Hithercroft  The weather was cloudy with fine rain falling throughout the game and there was a strong wing blowing along the Fernie Fields pitch. The surface was damp and became muddier as the game progressed. Baz David had returned from injury but Tyrone Francis was still recovering, whilst Jason Guy and Ashley Anderson were both absent. Pat Vaughey ran the line for Hithercroft and the referee was Mr E. Faulkner. The game began at 10.34am with Hithercroft playing up the slight slope but having the wind behind them. The first half was fairly uneventful with Hithercroft having a number of throw-ins, corners and free-kicks but made little progress. In the 23rd minute the Wycombe keeper sent the ball down the middle of the pitch from a goal kick which Kevin Howell blasted back but Kevin’s shot went wide of the left-hand post. By the end of the half neither side had managed to score. In the second half Frank Smith took a free-kick from 10 yards inside the Wycombe half after Dwayne Blake had been brought down but his shot dipped just over the crossbar. Later Frank took another free-kick and let fly at the goal but the Wycombe keeper managed to block it. In the 71st minute Hithercroft defender Kris Clark was adjudged to have handled the ball inside the 18-yard box and the referee awarded a penalty kick. Omar Ashad took the kick and, although keeper Neil Stretton dived the right way, the ball went under his body and into the net to give Wycombe a 1-0 lead. At this point Mike Baldock took to the field to replace Dwayne Blake. Wycombe began to take charge of the game from this point onwards and, in the 77th minute, made two substitutions whilst John Baldock went on to replace Ryan Forbes. Two minutes later Wycombe’s Majid Khan hit a long hard shot from 35 yards out on the left and the ball dipped down beneath the Hithercroft crossbar to extend the home team’s lead. In the 86th minute Wycombe tied up the game when the ball was played into the middle and Rudi Awas chipped the ball over Neil, as he came forward, to give Wycombe a 3-0 victory. Hithercroft’s M.o.M: Dan Birch Hithercroft team: Neil Stretton (GK), Kris Clark, Luke Revell, Dan Birch, Mark Charman, Dan Allman, Frank Smith (Capt), Kevin Howell, Ryan Forbes, Dwayne Blake, Baz David Hithercroft subs: Mike Baldock replaced Dwayne Blake (71m), John Baldock replaced Ryan Forbes (77m) Unused sub: Kenny Johnson Afc Sporting Wycombe scorers: Omar Ashad (71m pen), Majid Khan (79m), Rudi Awas (86m) |
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