SPORT ITALIA HELLENIC LEAGUE

DIVISION ONE EAST

UNITED GO SECOND

MARLOW UNITED – 5 ETON WICK - 0

Marlow hit five goals past bottom club Eton Wick at Wilks Park to ease themselves above Holyport and into second place in the league.

Luckless Eton were virtually swept away in the first fifteen minutes of the game as United established an unassailable three goal lead, avenging their two dropped points from the previous encounter which had resulted in the Berkshire side picking up only their second point of the season.

The home team were straight onto the front foot and took the lead in just 90 seconds.

Sciaraffa swept a cross field pass to Matt Flint on the right. Flint played the ball into the area where Lewis Brown beat keeper Howard to the ball to score from close range.

On six minutes United doubled the lead with a Sciaraffa corner from the right met by Wiltshire who slid the ball home from 8 yards.

United were indebted to keeper Cooper who pulled of an excellent save to deny Eton in almost their first foray into the home team’s territory.

Back came the home team as Ollie Flint’s through ball found Sepede in space only for Howard to save his shot.

It only delayed the inevitable as a Buchanan corner was helped over the line by the luckless Eton custodian to put Marlow three up on fifteen minutes.

Credit to the away side, they must have had a feeling of deja vu having already tasted defeat in eighteen of their previous twenty league games. They continued to attempt playing football and the United defence had to be alert through out.

Although Marlow continued to dominate proceedings they failed to add to their first half tally with Pedley, Brown and Sciaraffa all having efforts either saved or shooting wide.

In fact it was full back Sciaraffa who came to the rescue of the home team, clearing off the line after Cooper dropped the ball with the half coming to a close.

  Half Time 3-0

United began the second period in the same fashion as the first. Wiltshire seeing his effort cleared of the line following the first of six-second half corners.

Two further corners resulted in Crawford missing two opportunities before Sepede broke through on the right, his attempted cross to Brown being intercepted.

It really was one-way traffic now as Eton tired and Marlow plied on the pressure.

Brown found himself free on goal only to be ruled off side before Crawford’s header hit the bar from yet another corner with the Eton defence scrambling the ball clear.

Moran shot wide in a rare excursion into Marlow territory and Cooper collected a cross from Smith a minute later.

Ryan Davis replaced Sepede on sixty minutes and with his first touch of the ball he almost scored, guiding Pedley’s cross wide of the goal.

Cuva replaced Brown on sixty-three minutes as the pressure on the Eton goal mounted.

Cuva and Ollie Flint both had chances to score before Dan Pedley finished of a three man move involving Davis and Buchanan by shooting straight at Howard.

Middleton replaced Matt Flint on seventy minutes and it was the sub who blocked a rare shot on the home goal.

Marlow eventually notched their fourth on eighty minutes, a ball down the line from Filmore finding Cuva, his run taking him to the by line before crossing for Ollie Flint to head home.

Three minutes later Filmore’s free kick on the right was met by Gary Wiltshire who headed home from eight yards to notch his second and Marlow’s fifth goal.

Flint and Davis had further opportunities to increase the lead before the game ended.

Manager Kevin Carvell was delighted with an emphatic win “This result will set us up as we push for second place, something that I believe this team is capable of. Credit to Eton who never gave up despite being outplayed”

 Team; Cooper, Filmore, Sciaraffa, Crawford, Wiltshire, Flint O, Flint M, Buchanan, Brown, Sepede, Pedley Subs used: Davis, Cuva, Middleton

A Cooper                   6 Competent display

B Filmore                   6 Combative

M Sciaraffa                6 dead ball specialist

R Crawford                7 Composed

G Wiltshire                 7 Two well taken goals

M Flint                       6 Assured

O Flint                       8 Non stop action

D Buchanan               7 Excellent distribution

L Brown                    7 Committed performance

R Sepede                   6 Led the line

D Pedley                    7 100% as normal

Subs

R Davis                      6 telling contribution

V Cuva                       6 as above

R Middleton               6 slotted in well

MOM

OLLIE FLINT