Wormley Rovers came from behind to net an 87th
minute winner, seeing off Harwich & Parkeston at The Royal Oak in
Dovercourt to pick up their first league win of the season and also inflict the
hosts first defeat at home in the league too.
Harwich came into this one with three wins and two draws at
home so far this season, whilst Wormley were yet to pick up a win at all in
their eight league games so far, although the hosts had lost last time out away
at in form Hashtag United whilst the visitors had come into this off the back
of two disappointing home defeats, so maybe they welcomed an away game.
But as I said Harwich are a much better side at home and had
won their last three at The Royal Oak, and after ten minutes they had the lead
in this one as a cut back saw the ball driven at goal and then helped on its
way into the corner of the net, and you thought another home win was on the
cards.
Wormley though responded well to going behind and almost got
behind the home side defence after a brilliant defence splitting pass, and then
saw an angled header go straight at the hosts keeper.
And as the half went on Wormley were having a lot of
possession but were lacking conviction in the final third, and the hosts almost
made them pay for this by almost doubling the lead when hesitation between
keeper and defender allowed the hosts to nip in and score, but a hand had been
used so the goal was chalked off.
Harwich then fired another effort wide but then came three
decent openings for the visitors, firstly when a lofted effort was tipped wide,
before the resulting corner was then volleyed inches wide, before a decent run
into the box was blocked on route to goal as Harwich were hanging onto their
lead.
Wormley squandered another two openings, one where they blasted
over from close range, as the home side could consider themselves fortunate to
still be ahead, but they twice nearly doubled their lead before the break as
they ended the first half well, however the whistle came and Harwich did hold
that slender lead still.
Half Time Harwich
& Parkeston 1 Wormley Rovers 0
The opening quarter hour of the second period saw Harwich go
close a couple of times, firing a free kick wide of the post before seeing an
effort from an acute angle kept out by keeper and woodwork as the home side looked
to double their advantage and take control of this contest.
But on the hour mark the visitors found a way though as
after the keeper had made a save, the ball looped up and was headed back across
goal for an easy close-range header by Davy Edmee, and the game was all square.
As the game entered the final quarter hour you felt both
sides still had a chance to win this one, and the hosts had two great chances
to edge in front again as they saw a brilliant long range effort thump against
the underside of the bar before a headed rebound looped over, and then another
long range effort was beaten away before the rebound was converted, only for
the flag to have gone up for offside.
Down the other end and the visitors headed an effort into
the side netting, before the hosts burst into the box but saw another effort
saved, and then with three minutes of the ninety remaining Wormley won a
penalty after a cross was handled, and although the keeper saved Kyle Head’s spot-kick,
Head kept his, erm, Head to smash home the rebound, and the visitors had that
lead.
Frustration was apparent to see amongst the hosts, and a
show of dissent by one to the referee saw a straight red pulled from the
pocket, meaning the hosts would finish the game with ten men.
The visitors then had a chance to seal the points, but dragged
wide, and then the hosts frustrations grew bigger still when they wanted a penalty
after what they thought was a foul on them, however the referee deemed it the
other way and gave a free-kick to the visitors, much too the dismay of the
hosts.
And with the last kick of the game the hosts volleyed way
way over the bar, with the whistle being blown before the ball had been retrieved,
and the visitors had grabbed all three points in what was a very entertaining
contest. Harwich are eighth whilst
Rovers are up to third from bottom and only a win or so away from the top ten,
it’s tight down there!!
Full Time Harwich
& Parkeston 1 Wormley Rovers 2
No comments:
Post a Comment