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![]() Ben Herdman put Town in front with Town totally in control in the first half. The second half saw Town sit back and they let in two soft goals in the 85th minute and the 90th + 3.
Video at www.youtube.com/user/HORLEYFC Photo's at http://horleytownfc.btck.co.uk Att 237 Town travelled to near neighbours Southpark with out the suspended Nathan Jupp and Colin Harvey. Town started the much stronger of the two teams and put ex Town keeper James Wastell under pressure from the start.With seven played Dareen Tidy ran passed his marker and forced James Wastell into a save which he tipped round the far post only for the referee to award a goal kick.With eleven played a cross came in from Jack Poplett and Dareen Tidy's shot went just wide of the upright.With twelve played Town took a deserved lead through a great powerful header from Ben Herdman after a good cross from Dareen Tidy.With twenty played Town should have gone two nil up when a great long ball from Adam Pullen found Kyle Hough who beat two defenders and Wastell but Kevin Lock could not get on the end of it to put it in.With twenty three played SouthPark should have been down to ten men when a diabolical high late tackle went in on Jack Poplett but the Park player only received a yellow card.With twenty five played Adam Pullen got scathed down on the edge of the box and Dareen Tidy took the free kick which Ben Herdman again got his head onto but the shot hit the upright after beating Wastell and bounced to safety.With thirty played keeper Ian Chatfield came out for a ball and got flattened in his own box.Then Park had their first real shot of the game when they fired over with only Chatfield to beat.With thirty five the same happened but this time Chatfield smothered the ball and saved well.With thirty six played Town lost the best player of the game when Dareen Tidy who had been torturing the home defence was forced of injured and on came Sam Morgan.With forty played Kevin Lock won a corner which was taken by Sam Morgan but nobody could get in on the end of it. In the closing minutes a goal mouth scramble saw Town clear the ball at the second attempt.Ben Herdman then pick up a booking.In the last minute skipper Anthony Jupp did a great covering tackle at the back. The second half saw Town on top again.With four played Ian Chatfield was called into action and he tipped the ball over the cross bar for a good save.With eight played Sam Morgan went close with a cross come shot.With eleven played Jack Poplett put the ball into the box and Kevin Lock shot could not be held by Wastell and John Eldred slid in but Wastell saved at the second attempt.Next South Park pick up another booking for a late tackle.This was followed by a long range shot from Adam Pullen which went just wide of the upright.This was followed by Kyle Hough breaking fromidfield beating the home defender and Wastell only to see his shot just cleared on the line.With twenty six played Ian Chatfield did well coming out and clearing the ball as South Park started to pile on the pressure as Town sat back.With twenty seven played Jack Poplett got flattened off the ball but all the referee did was awarded a free kick to Town.With fifteen left the sub Sam Morgan was replaced with Liam Cox.With eleven left South Park broke free but fired high and wide of Chatfield's goal.With nine left Liam cox crossed for Kyle Hough but he just could not get his shot on target.With eight left the Park player went in with a two footed tackle on Liam Cox but injured himself the Assistant referee gave it Town way but the referee ended up booking Liam Cox. The Southpark player was stretched off.With five minutes left a goal mouth scramble saw ex Town player George Smith score to make it one one.With three minutes of injury time on the Clock ex Horley player Charlie Smith shot at goal and Ian Chatfield let it slip into the goal to give Park the victory.
Team
Ian Chatfield,John Edldred,Ton Winsor,Anthony Jupp,Ben Herdman,Adam Pullen,Steve Rollinson,Kevin Lock,Kyle Hough & Dareen Tidy.
Subs
Liam Cox,Sam Morgan,Mithun Nayee,Luke Regetti & Chris Weller |
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