An early George Whitby
penalty plus further strikes from Jamie Brown, Jack Adlington and James Peagram
helped The Bees to a comfortable win over Tower Hamlets at Aveley’s Parkside
ground in an Essex Senior League contest.
The game had been switched from Mile End to Oakside
originally due to Mile End’s unavailability for football however with the
Oakside pitch struggling to be fit for play too the game was then moved to the
3G surface of Aveley’s excellent Parkside facility.
And it was the visitors who broke the deadlock after ten
minutes when after Oli Spooner was tripped inside the area, George Whitby
stepped up to emphatically convert the spot kick and send Basildon on their
way.
Seven minutes later it was almost a second for the Bees when
a flick on released Matt Brinklow in on goal, but keeper James Pellin managed
to make a decent save to keep the ball out of the net, and in the 26th
minute Hamlets forward Luke With almost got on the end of a ball forward but
Bees keeper Connor Wheatley just about gathered.
The Bees were then dealt a blow when Tommy Barton landed awkwardly
on his arm and shoulder after going into an aerial challenge with With, and it
saw the Bees midfielder leave the game clutching his arm, lets hope for his and
Basildon’s sake it isn’t too serious.
The Bees then missed a sitter seven minutes before half time
when a ball headed back across goal was somehow headed over by Adlington from
barely a yard out, but four minutes later the visitors did double their lead in
style when Brown curled a beauty beyond Pellin into the top corner, and the Bees
went into the break two goals to the good.
Half Time Tower Hamlets 0 Basildon United 2
The first chance of the second period fell to the Bees, and
saw substitute Peagram drag wide after getting into a good position inside the
area, however midway through the half it was three for the Bees as after a
terrible ball out of defence went straight to Adlington, the Basildon attacker
sent a brilliant effort beyond Pellin and into the net.
And just three minutes after that Basildon made it four when
Peagram drove an effort across Pellin and into the far corner, and the game was
now running away from the hosts quickly.
Pellin then had to make a decent stop to keep the Bees out, the Hamlets
keeper had been carrying an injury from early on in the game so was doing
remarkably well considering.
Hamlets themselves were trying to find at least a
consolation goal in this one and saw half hearted appeals for a penalty turned down
after Danny Jones had gone down inside the box, and then the hosts fired a
decent effort just wide a minute or so later.
The Bees quickly went down the other end and saw an Adlington
effort brilliantly tipped wide by Pellin, before the Hamlets keeper made
another good stop to thwart the visitors again before the eventual follow up
effort went over the bar. Spooner then
got in but struck an effort straight at Pellin however this mattered not as The
Bees ran out comfortable winners.
It all means that Basildon United go level with FC Romania
in third spot, with a game in hand, and just five points behind second placed
Redbridge, also with a game in hand, ahead of the weekend fixtures. For Hamlets it’s a sixth straight defeat now
as their season seems to be ending with a whimper as they remain in 11th
ahead of the weekend games.
Full Time Tower Hamlets 0 Basildon United 4
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