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| Replacing the Chairman's game is Brentham Away 2003/4 season
Meadhurst vs Brentham Away - Meadhurst
win 3-0
The fixture that Steve Harrison refused to
contemplate (too far away) and the scene of our worst display of last season
(a 6-2 drubbing in the pouring rain) was a much happier outing this time.
Things wobbled during the week with a number of
late withdrawals and lots of rain putting the fixture in doubt. But, come
Sunday morning, things were much brighter. We scrabbled together 12 players
and everyone of them found the ground. On hand was the best pitch we have
played on this year and the bright sunshine was blinding across the pitch
rather than along it. The scene was set for a classic vets encounter. Both
teams endeavoured to do it justice.
Brentham play neat passing football and have some
useful players who posed questions throughout the game but they never
really put Meadhurst in difficulty. Which was just as well because Meadhurst
were making it difficult for themselves - too often we gave the ball away
cheaply. Perhaps it was the shock of playing on a pitch that didn't provide
excuses for incompetence. Anyway Brentham had a shot from outside the
area in the first half that forced a fine save from Colin and a breakaway saw
the Brentham forward evade Dick and shoot just wide but apart from that they
were restricted to long range efforts.
Dick was back in his usual spot after the
adventures of playing in the forward line last week while Rob Sage was given
the midfield to play in. The plan worked, Dick had one of those brilliant games
where the oppo seem to pass to him all the time while Rob enjoyed himself and
it was his cross into the box that Dene nodded in to give Meadhurst the
lead. Cuzzy picked up an injury and Rob was shifted to centre back (much to
his disgust) while Dave Ferguson came on upfront.
The score stayed 1-0 for a long time into the
second half giving Brentham hope until a poor clearance bounced kindly
for Meadhurst i.e. it fell to Dave Ferguson on the edge of the box who
thumped it into the net. Dave added a second as Brentham pushed men forward
and Dene almost got a fourth. Brentham keep going and indeed got the ball into
the Meadhurst net finally but sadly for them 2 seconds after the final whistle
had blown.
The team played well once we learnt to keep the
ball on the ground with good performances from Don White and Dene up front and
Ken in defence. Mike Petch was heroic - keeping going despite a badly swollen
ankle. Good though the game was the best bit about this fixture is the
club house and bar afterward and this didn't disappoint.
Chairman's Game Match cancelled - Meadhurst Club double booked pitch See press release Meadhurst Fiasco |
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