Player boss Brett Munyard netted four as his White Ensign team thumped local Essex Olympian Premier side Old Southendian at Eastwoodbury Lane on a sultry evening in South East Essex.
This was Ensign’s penultimate pre-season outing before they embark on another Thurlow Nunn Eastern Senior South campaign, whilst for visitors Old Southendian this was their first proper pre-season run out, jumping into help at the last minute after Ensign’s original opponents for this game Hoddesdon Town pulled out.
After a couple of early attacks from the visitors the hosts grabbed a fifth minute lead when Buffin swept home a loose ball inside the box, and then in the 11th minute they doubled their lead after a brilliant long ball had invaded the defence, Barnby rounded the keeper to slot home.
An Ensign corner saw a header at goal nicely tipped over by the visiting keeper, before the hosts went close again as a ball found Munyard but his effort was well blocked, and then the visitors, who had had their moments, saw a flick towards goal blocked.
Ensign then saw a through ball put just wide on the stretch after the keeper had come and had been beaten to the ball, and then after half an hour we all found out that this game was going to be played in three, thirty minute periods, so after the first of three Ensign held a 2-0 lead.
Score after 30 minutes White Ensign 2 Old Southendian 0
Four minutes into the second thirty-minute period Ensign added a third when Barnby muscled past his marker before rounding the keeper and slotting him his second of the contest, and then it was almost four but Munyard saw his free-kick deflect onto the bar.
Ensign then smashed a ball across goal before another attack saw a flick on hit a host’s player and trickle wide, but they did find a fourth in the 51st minute when they carved their opponents apart and saw Skinner square to Munyard who slotted home from close range.
It should have been five when an effort from inside the box was scuffed wide, and then after Skinner had burst forward towards the visitors box, his lay off found Munyard who cut inside and unleashed a powerful effort at goal which went just over, but as the second half hour ended Ensign had a four goal lead.
Score after 60 minutes White Ensign 4 Old Southendian 0
Five minutes after the second restart it was five for the hosts when Skinner once again laid in Munyard who fired home his second of the contest, before a rare chance for the visitors produced a brilliant save from the hosts keeper, and then the visitors fired into the side netting soon after as they looked for a consolation.
A long ball over the top saw the hosts in but a poor finish allowed the keeper to make the stop, but with nine minutes remaining Munyard completed his hat-trick to net Ensign’s sixth when slotting home a Hilliard through ball, and then Hilliard should of netted himself soon after but struck a point blank effort straight at the keeper.
The visitors almost netted themselves after a through ball almost found them, but the keeper came to thwart any attempt on goal, and then with four minutes left it was seven for the hosts when Munyard grabbed his fourth by slotting home another loose ball inside the visitor’s box.
The visitor’s keeper had to brilliantly tip over another Ensign effort soon after, but with two minutes left it was eight for the rampant hosts as a cross into the six-yard box went in off a defender for an own goal and cap a rather miserable evening for the Garon Park side. A good workout for both nonetheless.
Full Time White Ensign 8 Old Southendian 0
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