Stylish Terras back on song
By Matt Pitman

Monday 3rd April 2006

TERRIFIC Terras stormed back to the Conference South summit with a crushing win over hapless Hayes at the Wessex Stadium.

Garry Hill's men returned to winning ways netting five times for the first time this term and move two points ahead of nearest rivals St Albans City in the process.

Skipper Matt Bound and loan striker Raphael Nade each scored twice with Chukki Eribenne also on target.

Following three disappointing results in succession, pressure was mounting on Weymouth to produce the goods.

And they responded in style to demolish the Middlesex visitors who briefly rallied through Kieran Knight's penalty having been 2-0 down at the break.

Captain Bound settled the Terras nerves with his second spot kick of the game before Nade and Eribenne ensured three much-needed points.

The comprehensive victory vindicated Hill's decision to make four changes from the side beaten at Welling.

He dropped keeper Jason Matthews, whose mistake gifted the Wings their winner at Park View Road last week, and his replacement Aaron Lee-Barrett stepped-up to produce a confident display.

Eribenne, John McGrath and Simon Downer also got the nod over Kirk Jackson, Shaun Wilkinson and the ill Steve Tully.

Determined Weymouth wasted little time in pushing forward and grabbed the lead from Downer's tenth minute cross into the box.

Hayes defender Karleigh Osborne made a hash of his attempted clearance as the ball bounced up to strike him on the arm.

Referee John Flynn pointed to the spot, the first of three penalties awarded by the Calne official, following assistant Stuart Gemmell's intervention.

Skipper Bound confidently strode up and lashed home low to keeper Kevin Davies's left and into the bottom corner of the net.

The perfect start nearly got even better as McGrath's volley went close, then Nade hammered a volley into Davies's side-netting.

Eribenne and Elam soon combined to release Ben Smith whose goalbound drive was blocked by last man Orlando Jeffrey.

Elam seized on the loose ball and even though he failed to make a clean contact, Davies needed two attempts to gather the shot.

The dangerous crosses from Elam and Andy Harris were wreaking havoc in the away side's defence and Weymouth's superiority earned them a second goal on 24 minutes.

After Elam was fouled by former Terra Mark Boyce down the right, Harris's free kick picked out Nade and the Frenchman superbly volleyed home from close range.

Nade and Eribenne were both inches away from capitalising on further excellent crosses by Elam and Harris before Osborne survived another penalty shout for handball.

Weymouth were in control at this point but a five-minute blip either side of the break almost cost them dear.

Lee-Barrett was forced to save Kevin Warner's dipping volley, then watched Jeffrey waste a superb opportunity by heading over from close range right on half-time.

Hayes, who hardly featured as an attacking force, hauled themselves back into the contest six minutes after the interval.

Striker Warner latched on to substitute Chris Elsegood's lofted pass and after wriggling into the area, collapsed to the turf under McGrath's challenge.

Referee Flynn pointed to the spot and Knight did the rest from the penalty.

The setback only served to fire Weymouth up who immediately hit the bar through Elam's volley before restoring their two-goal advantage.

Elam won another penalty after being sent tumbling in the area by Davies following a blistering run down the right.

Bound went for placement over power to easily beat the Hayes keeper who was booked for his foul on Elam.

Nade and Jeffrey each escaped with just a ticking off following a needless shoving match before the Terras' loan star grabbed his second and Weymouth's fourth on 63 minutes.

McGrath and Trevor Challis combined down the left for the latter to find Nade at the near post who beat marker Robbie Williams to the cross and volleyed past Davles.

The Carlisle United asset was withdrawn by Hill with 15 minutes left and watched from the dug out as Eribenne latched on to Smith's pass to race through and make it 5-1.