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D&C Athletic 4-1 Woodley AlbionSunday 11th October
Lacey Green
Buoyed by the excellent recent home form D&C went into this game with a recently unseen level of confidence and spunk, this showed in their play.
They started with a new 4-4-1-1 formation with the return of Nick Hughes, and in his absence the emergence of Dave Slater. The formation worked fantastically, allowing the hardworking midfield to support attack and defense where needed and the engines of the aforementioned and Gaz Harley worked all game long.
D&C started brightly and passed it around with ease making all the chances. After around 10 mins a D&C free kick from Tom Owen was crossed into the box where Nick Hughes headed back across the goal for Atem Eyong to side foot in. The goal was scratched by an offside call but D&C should be encouraged at how effective this has become in recent matches.
D&C took the lead on 15mins when a Matt Davies corner was headed towards goal by Harley. It was controlled on the line by Woodley but only as far as Owen at the back post. After getting a lucky bounce he struck the ball on the volley and wheeled away in exasperated celebration.
The exhilarating football continued when a ball over the top bounced to Eyong who tapped the ball over the keeper, held of a defender and calmly side footed home. This continued for most of the second half, with Adam Cummins having little or nothing to do in goal.
Just before the half was over D&C grabbed a third that really demonstrated the change in the team from last year. Dave Slater cut through the middle like a hot knife through butter and played in Eyong. Eyong beat two men out wide and then took the ball to the by line before pulling it back to Slater again to slot the ball home. HT 3-0
Maybe it was the lack of their new lucky charm, but D&C knew without her it was critical to keep the momentum going into the second half after Woodley made several changes to the back line. Swapping their calamitous younger centrebacks for more solid stronger replacements saw an improvement in Woodley's defending. However, this was also the downfall on 50mins when Eyong broke through in the box and was barged of his feet with no intention for winning the ball. Harley calmed slotted home the penalty to make it a four goal lead.
This served only to wake Woodley up and as D&C started to cruise the game became more of a contest. D&C got tired, laboured and content with sitting back. Woodley took advantage and pushed forward, coming close from a few corners.
They got their consolation when their captain turned Owen with a nice flick and then grounded Cummins in the D&C goal. The striker then put the ball across and Owen, who had managed to recover, didn't get enough on it the ball to stop it. The strikers partner bobbled the ball into the goal for a deserved but unappealing goal.
Luckily, fortress Lacey Green stood strong and D&C remain unbeaten on their home pitch. This victory was a real test of D&C's outlook this year and all players stood up to the task. The back four were solid for the second week in a row. The midfield engine never stopped churning and Atem held the line perfectly in this epic victory. Today, the blue tits were chirping in the bushes, and the sun shining on this revelation of a team.
GK - Adam Cummins
RB - James Wallis
LB - Dean Couling (C)
CB - Tom Owen
CB - Jake Taylor
RM - Martyn Barlow (Jordan Clough, 70)
LM - Matt Davies (Will Gayle, 75)
CM - David Slater
CM - Nick Hughes
AM - Gaz Harley
CF - Atem Eyong
Unused Subs: Matt Wharton, Paul Watkins & Jonny McAuley
They started with a new 4-4-1-1 formation with the return of Nick Hughes, and in his absence the emergence of Dave Slater. The formation worked fantastically, allowing the hardworking midfield to support attack and defense where needed and the engines of the aforementioned and Gaz Harley worked all game long.
D&C started brightly and passed it around with ease making all the chances. After around 10 mins a D&C free kick from Tom Owen was crossed into the box where Nick Hughes headed back across the goal for Atem Eyong to side foot in. The goal was scratched by an offside call but D&C should be encouraged at how effective this has become in recent matches.
D&C took the lead on 15mins when a Matt Davies corner was headed towards goal by Harley. It was controlled on the line by Woodley but only as far as Owen at the back post. After getting a lucky bounce he struck the ball on the volley and wheeled away in exasperated celebration.
The exhilarating football continued when a ball over the top bounced to Eyong who tapped the ball over the keeper, held of a defender and calmly side footed home. This continued for most of the second half, with Adam Cummins having little or nothing to do in goal.
Just before the half was over D&C grabbed a third that really demonstrated the change in the team from last year. Dave Slater cut through the middle like a hot knife through butter and played in Eyong. Eyong beat two men out wide and then took the ball to the by line before pulling it back to Slater again to slot the ball home. HT 3-0
Maybe it was the lack of their new lucky charm, but D&C knew without her it was critical to keep the momentum going into the second half after Woodley made several changes to the back line. Swapping their calamitous younger centrebacks for more solid stronger replacements saw an improvement in Woodley's defending. However, this was also the downfall on 50mins when Eyong broke through in the box and was barged of his feet with no intention for winning the ball. Harley calmed slotted home the penalty to make it a four goal lead.
This served only to wake Woodley up and as D&C started to cruise the game became more of a contest. D&C got tired, laboured and content with sitting back. Woodley took advantage and pushed forward, coming close from a few corners.
They got their consolation when their captain turned Owen with a nice flick and then grounded Cummins in the D&C goal. The striker then put the ball across and Owen, who had managed to recover, didn't get enough on it the ball to stop it. The strikers partner bobbled the ball into the goal for a deserved but unappealing goal.
Luckily, fortress Lacey Green stood strong and D&C remain unbeaten on their home pitch. This victory was a real test of D&C's outlook this year and all players stood up to the task. The back four were solid for the second week in a row. The midfield engine never stopped churning and Atem held the line perfectly in this epic victory. Today, the blue tits were chirping in the bushes, and the sun shining on this revelation of a team.
GK - Adam Cummins
RB - James Wallis
LB - Dean Couling (C)
CB - Tom Owen
CB - Jake Taylor
RM - Martyn Barlow (Jordan Clough, 70)
LM - Matt Davies (Will Gayle, 75)
CM - David Slater
CM - Nick Hughes
AM - Gaz Harley
CF - Atem Eyong
Unused Subs: Matt Wharton, Paul Watkins & Jonny McAuley
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