Saturday, December 02, 2006
Saturday Football Roundup
Nationwide Conference
Nine Man Borough Hold On
Stevenage Borough 2 Oxford United 2
Stevenage Borough held on to a point in a dramatic encounter at Broadhall Way that saw the home side go into a two goal lead before being reduced to nine men for the final 33 minutes of the match. Steve Morison drilled home Steve Guppy’s pass to put Stevenage in front after only 15 minutes. Borough were reduced to 10 men just six minutes later when Hasim Deen was dismissed for violent conduct. Morison struck again 10 minutes before the break to give Mark Stimson’s side some breathing space. Oxford fought back in the second period Robert Duffy halving the deficit after 53 minutes. Struggling to contain the league leaders things got worse for Stevenage 4 minutes later when Luke Oliver was shown a second yellow card allowing Chris Hargreaves to equalise from the resultant free kick.
Stevenage: Julian: Deen: Nutter: Oliver: Henry: Miller: Johnson: Guppy (Gaia 62): Beard (Dobson 84): Boyd: Morison
Mawra and Davies Lift Super Saints
Cambridge United 0 St Albans 2
St Albans climbed further away from the bottom three with an impressive showing at the Abbey Stadium. Ram Mawra gave Colin Lippiatt’s side the lead finishing off Elliott Benyon’s pass with 22 minutes gone. Benyon played a prominent part in the visitors second pulled down in the box by Cambridge keeper Paul Crichton 10 minutes into the second half. Tom Davies thumping home the penalty after Crichton had seen red from referee Alan Raynor. Saints are now up to 17th in the league table.
St Albans: Bastock, Seeby, Elphick, Theobald, Damien Batt, Hann, Marwa (Okuonghae 90), Davis, Walshe (Flynn 90), Clarke, Benyon.
Ryman League Division One North
Berry Beats Bury
Two goals from midfielder Sam Berry kept Ware’s unbeaten run in tact as they beat Bury Town 2-1 at Wodson Park. The Blues have now gone 6 games without defeat and move up one place to sixth place in the table. Berry gave Ware the lead after only 2 minutes Stephen Bugg pulling the visitors level after 33 minutes before Berry sealed the points with his second of the game after an hour. Hornchurch are the new leaders after a 3-1 home win over Enfield this mornings leaders Harlow lost 2-0 at home to third placed Canvey Island.
Spartan South Midlands League
Featured Game
Citizens Give Hertford The Blues
Welwyn Garden City 3 Hertford 1
Goals from Matt Wardle, Alex Kinsley and Lee Benmore provided Welwyn Garden City with the perfect build up to next weeks FA Vase tie. The Citizens were good value for their win in an often bad tempered derby at Herns Lane. The home side should have been in front after only 6 minutes when Mark Virgo dived to his right to deny Kinsley’s penalty awarded when Anthony Beamish appeared to be pushed in the box. Virgo was again quickly in action denying Harry Hunt with 8 minutes gone. It was an afternoon when both keepers produced some excellent saves Citizens Simon Bartley denying Ryan Redford and Kevin Cooper as Hertford began to gain more first half possession. With the half drawing to a close though it was Welwyn Garden City who took the lead. Hunt’s header rebounded off the bar Richard Tiexiera was quickest to the rebound only for Kevin Kilroy to clear his effort off the line before Matt Wardle made it third time lucky for the home side scrambling the ball home. A half time confrontation between Hertford boss Dave Greenwood and the match officials set the mark for an ill tempered second half which started with the Citizens doubling their lead. Kinsley beating Virgo from 25 yards out after 47 minutes. The game that had been simmering then boiled over as Tiexiera saw red after a head butt on Tony Neilson while Hertford’s Asley McAloon was fortunate to only receive a yellow card for throwing a punch in the reulting melee. After Barlett had again denied Cooper and Redford, Panayiotis Panayiotou gave Hertford hope sliding the ball in from inside the box. With Hunt providing a good outlet Howard Cowley’s team weathered the storm substitute Lee Benmore reacting quickest when Virgo parried Hunt’s header to seal a memorable win.
Welwyn Garden City: Bartley: Dawes: Tiexiera: Yates: Beamish: McKay: Hunt: Brindley: Wardle: Kinsley: Griggs:
Hertford: Virgo: McAloon: Ardiles: Kilroy: Draper: Panayiotou: Taylor: Neilson: Redford: Cooper: Roberts
Premier Division
Hertford failed to take advantage of slip ups by the top two. Edgware being held 1-1 at Harefield and Leverstock Green losing their second game in three 4-3 at home to Broxbourne Borough. London Colney stay 5th despite their second straight away defeat, this time the Blueboys going down 2-1 at Kingsbury. Welwyn Garden City are 6th their 3-1 win over Hertford was only the Citizens second home win in the league. Colney Heath continue to struggle a 3-0 reverse at Aylesbury Vale making it four games without awin for Heath.
Herts Senior County League
Hertford Heath's run of three straight wins came to an end at Met Police Bushey they though stay fourth as the top three were not in action. Heath going down 3-2 with Neil Barella's 13th goal of the season not enough to earn a point. Standon and Puckeridge stay rooted to the foot of the table a 5-3 defeat at Hinton was their seventh in a row. In Division One Allenburys continue to be the masters of inconsuistency crashing 5-1 at Chipperfield. In the Herts Centenary Trophy 2 goals from Phil Scanlon couldn't stop Codicote going out 4-3 at London Lions while Wodson Park bowed out of the Intermediate Cup losing 4-3 at home to Welwyn Garden City Reserves.
Nine Man Borough Hold On
Stevenage Borough 2 Oxford United 2
Stevenage Borough held on to a point in a dramatic encounter at Broadhall Way that saw the home side go into a two goal lead before being reduced to nine men for the final 33 minutes of the match. Steve Morison drilled home Steve Guppy’s pass to put Stevenage in front after only 15 minutes. Borough were reduced to 10 men just six minutes later when Hasim Deen was dismissed for violent conduct. Morison struck again 10 minutes before the break to give Mark Stimson’s side some breathing space. Oxford fought back in the second period Robert Duffy halving the deficit after 53 minutes. Struggling to contain the league leaders things got worse for Stevenage 4 minutes later when Luke Oliver was shown a second yellow card allowing Chris Hargreaves to equalise from the resultant free kick.
Stevenage: Julian: Deen: Nutter: Oliver: Henry: Miller: Johnson: Guppy (Gaia 62): Beard (Dobson 84): Boyd: Morison
Mawra and Davies Lift Super Saints
Cambridge United 0 St Albans 2
St Albans climbed further away from the bottom three with an impressive showing at the Abbey Stadium. Ram Mawra gave Colin Lippiatt’s side the lead finishing off Elliott Benyon’s pass with 22 minutes gone. Benyon played a prominent part in the visitors second pulled down in the box by Cambridge keeper Paul Crichton 10 minutes into the second half. Tom Davies thumping home the penalty after Crichton had seen red from referee Alan Raynor. Saints are now up to 17th in the league table.
St Albans: Bastock, Seeby, Elphick, Theobald, Damien Batt, Hann, Marwa (Okuonghae 90), Davis, Walshe (Flynn 90), Clarke, Benyon.
Ryman League Division One North
Berry Beats Bury
Two goals from midfielder Sam Berry kept Ware’s unbeaten run in tact as they beat Bury Town 2-1 at Wodson Park. The Blues have now gone 6 games without defeat and move up one place to sixth place in the table. Berry gave Ware the lead after only 2 minutes Stephen Bugg pulling the visitors level after 33 minutes before Berry sealed the points with his second of the game after an hour. Hornchurch are the new leaders after a 3-1 home win over Enfield this mornings leaders Harlow lost 2-0 at home to third placed Canvey Island.
Spartan South Midlands League
Featured Game
Citizens Give Hertford The Blues
Welwyn Garden City 3 Hertford 1
Goals from Matt Wardle, Alex Kinsley and Lee Benmore provided Welwyn Garden City with the perfect build up to next weeks FA Vase tie. The Citizens were good value for their win in an often bad tempered derby at Herns Lane. The home side should have been in front after only 6 minutes when Mark Virgo dived to his right to deny Kinsley’s penalty awarded when Anthony Beamish appeared to be pushed in the box. Virgo was again quickly in action denying Harry Hunt with 8 minutes gone. It was an afternoon when both keepers produced some excellent saves Citizens Simon Bartley denying Ryan Redford and Kevin Cooper as Hertford began to gain more first half possession. With the half drawing to a close though it was Welwyn Garden City who took the lead. Hunt’s header rebounded off the bar Richard Tiexiera was quickest to the rebound only for Kevin Kilroy to clear his effort off the line before Matt Wardle made it third time lucky for the home side scrambling the ball home. A half time confrontation between Hertford boss Dave Greenwood and the match officials set the mark for an ill tempered second half which started with the Citizens doubling their lead. Kinsley beating Virgo from 25 yards out after 47 minutes. The game that had been simmering then boiled over as Tiexiera saw red after a head butt on Tony Neilson while Hertford’s Asley McAloon was fortunate to only receive a yellow card for throwing a punch in the reulting melee. After Barlett had again denied Cooper and Redford, Panayiotis Panayiotou gave Hertford hope sliding the ball in from inside the box. With Hunt providing a good outlet Howard Cowley’s team weathered the storm substitute Lee Benmore reacting quickest when Virgo parried Hunt’s header to seal a memorable win.
Welwyn Garden City: Bartley: Dawes: Tiexiera: Yates: Beamish: McKay: Hunt: Brindley: Wardle: Kinsley: Griggs:
Hertford: Virgo: McAloon: Ardiles: Kilroy: Draper: Panayiotou: Taylor: Neilson: Redford: Cooper: Roberts
Premier Division
Hertford failed to take advantage of slip ups by the top two. Edgware being held 1-1 at Harefield and Leverstock Green losing their second game in three 4-3 at home to Broxbourne Borough. London Colney stay 5th despite their second straight away defeat, this time the Blueboys going down 2-1 at Kingsbury. Welwyn Garden City are 6th their 3-1 win over Hertford was only the Citizens second home win in the league. Colney Heath continue to struggle a 3-0 reverse at Aylesbury Vale making it four games without awin for Heath.
Herts Senior County League
Hertford Heath's run of three straight wins came to an end at Met Police Bushey they though stay fourth as the top three were not in action. Heath going down 3-2 with Neil Barella's 13th goal of the season not enough to earn a point. Standon and Puckeridge stay rooted to the foot of the table a 5-3 defeat at Hinton was their seventh in a row. In Division One Allenburys continue to be the masters of inconsuistency crashing 5-1 at Chipperfield. In the Herts Centenary Trophy 2 goals from Phil Scanlon couldn't stop Codicote going out 4-3 at London Lions while Wodson Park bowed out of the Intermediate Cup losing 4-3 at home to Welwyn Garden City Reserves.
