Monday night football saw me over at Coles Park for a Ryman North clash betweenHaringey Borough and Ware on the newly installed 3G pitch under the lights in North London.
The hosts had not started the season particularly well and found themselves in the bottom three after only two wins so far. Ware sat in mid table after a more solid opening to their campaign and so the hosts knew a tough examination awaited them.
And after barely four minutes the hosts could easily of found themselves down to ten men after an appalling challenge from full back Anton Blackwood on winger Evandro Delgado saw a flash point between both sets of players, but it resulted in only a yellow card for the Borough defender when it could of easily been a red.
It certainly riled up the visitors who moments later saw striker Brian Haule head just wide of the hosts goal as they had certainly started the better here. The frenetic nature of the contest had a small break on twenty minutes after hosts keeper Harry Palmer received treatment after a clash in the box, giving the players a breather after the frantic opening.
The break seemed to suit the hosts as they took a 20th minute lead when Dean Fenton was slipped in and he duly rifled the ball into the far corner to edge the hosts in front.
It was to get worse for the visitors four minutes later when they gifted the hosts a second goal after breakdown in communication from a free kick ended up with the ball finding Ralston Gabriel about thirty plus yards out and keeper Forster out of his goal so the midfielder fired into the open goal with Forster unable to get back into his net in time, it was a calamitous moment indeed.
And two minutes after that Haringey made it three in six minutes as the hosts were falling apart after a good start and saw a powerful header from Rakim Richards saved by Forster before Richards followed in to smash the rebound into the roof of the net and see the hosts grab a three goal cushion.
A shell-shocked Ware almost responded with a goal of their own immediately but saw Palmer brilliantly tip over a long range effort and with ten minutes of the half remaining Delgado whipped a cross just over the hosts crossbar as they looked to try and find a way back into this contest.
However the hosts then had another spell of attacking pressure and saw Adrian Markus hits straight at Ware keeper Forster in what was a decent opening before the home side then struck the woodwork twice in quick succession.
But in the 44th minute the home side did find a fourth goal as a deep cross saw keeper Forster come to far and miss the ball whilst under pressure and saw Daniel Aristidou sneak round the back to poke home from close range.
Their was still time for the visitors to get on the score sheet before half time though as three minutes into first half stoppage time Gareth Price was brought down for a penalty and Haule converted meaning the visitors did at least have a faint hope going into the second half. It had been a breathless half of football which had started well for Ware but then quickly unravel as the half went on.
Half Time Haringey Borough 4 Ware 1
The first moment of the second half saw another flashpoint after a coming together on the far side ended in a booking for the hosts and a free kick to the visitors, which was scrambled clear by the home defence.
The first fifteen or twenty minutes of the half saw the game continue to be played at 100 mph although their had been no real goalmouth action to speak of in this half.
Josh Oyibo had the first sight of goal for the visitors in the half but hit his effort straight at host keeper Palmer as they looked for a route back into game.
The visitors then went close as Haule forced Palmer to tip over from about twelve yards out as Ware were now pressing for a second goal. Price then went closer still for the visitors when it looked certain he would score but saw his effort cleared off the line, this after the hosts had briefly threatened moments before when they saw a cross flicked across the box.
Another brilliant Monday night crowd at Coles Park of 135 had certainly enjoyed their evening, apart from the ones associated with the visitors for whom time was running out to get back into this one. They had been the better side in this half but had given themselves to much to do after their first half collapse.
And they were unable to breach the hosts defence for the remainder of the game, which also saw the hosts have some attacks thwarted by the visiting back line, but it was the home side who took a well earned three points to lift themselves out of the bottom three and up five places to 17th whilst Ware remain in midtable.
Full Time Haringey Borough 4 Ware 1
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