SPORT
ITALIA HELLENIC LEAGUE
DIVISION
ONE EAST
END OF SEASON FARE
Finchampstead
- 0 Marlow United – 1
They say the
ability to win when playing poorly is the sign of a good team.
On that basis United are
a good team as for the second game running they came away with the points having
performed well below par.
Perhaps they can be
excused having already been promoted or maybe it’s the constant changes to the
team as the manager gives all the players a chance to stake a claim for a place
in the Reading Senior Cup semi final. On this occasion having to play on a
sloping uneven surface owing to Finchampstead’s regular pitch being out of
service probably had an adverse effect on the game.
What ever it was United
turned in a poor performance and can thank their opponents for their ineptitude
in front of goal, particularly in the second half when chance after chance went
begging.
As for the first period
little of consequence occurred until the 40th minute when Tom Hopper
hit the post for the home team and the several baffling decisions by the referee
and his assistants.
Hopper proved to be a thorn in the side of United as he put in
an impressive 90 minutes.
The game was won in the
75th minute with an excellent strike from James Flint that was
completely out of context with the rest of the game.
Receiving the ball from
sub Jason Bowler the striker ran on and struck an accurate drive from around 20
yards that left Mortlock stranded.
After that Marlow had to
with stand a late onslaught from the home team and only they will know how they
did not score.
With dusk drawing
in the referee ended proceedings to leave United with yet another three points.
Manager Kevin Carvell said after the
match “We didn’t play today but we still won. The sign of a good team?”
Team: M
Pollard, B Filmore, A North, T Heywood, M Sciaraffa, D Buchanan, M Flint, C
Coull, C Rowley, J Flint, G Wiltshire Subs. J Bowler, D Pedley, O Flint.
M
Pollard
6
B
Filmore
6
A
North
6
T
Heywood
7
M
Sciaraffa 6
D
Buchanan 6
M
Flint 7
C
Coull 6
C
Rowley 6
J
Flint 7
G
Wiltshire 7
Subs
J
Bowler 6
D
Pedley 6
O
Flint 6
MOM
James Flint