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| weymouth
3 v 1 afc totton 2nd january 2012 |
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| Jordan |
| Tribe |
| Dixon |
| Napper |
| Jeannin |
| Poole |
| Duff |
| Malsom |
| Tasker (Beasley 83) |
| Byerley |
| Reed |
| Groves |
| McKechnie |
| Mutch |
| Manley |
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Evo-Stik
League
Southern Premier |
| Bob
Lucas Stadium |
| Weymouth |
| Kick
Off |
| 3.00pm |
| Attendance |
| 901 |
| H/T |
| 1-0 |
| Scorers |
| Weymouth |
| Malsom
2, 54, 88 |
| AFC
Totton |
| Charles
90+1 |
| Bookings |
| Weymouth |
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| AFC
Totton |
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| Sent
Off |
| Weymouth |
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| AFC
Totton |
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| Referee |
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Mr A Ricketts (Bristol)
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| Porter |
| Hill |
| Badderley (Jack 78) |
| Campbell |
| Whisken |
| Scott (Davies 55) |
| Pettefer |
| Brown |
| Sherbourne (Osman 63) |
| Charles |
| Gosney |
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Stags sunk by super Sam
By Adam Summers
SAM Malsom struck a hat-trick as Weymouth welcomed the New Year
in style with a fine victory over high-flying AFC Totton at
the Bob Lucas Stadium.
The fleet-footed forward, who partnered Warren Byerley up front,
opened the scoring after just two minutes thanks to some charitable
goalkeeping from Grant Porter before going on to add two more
after half-time.
It was another fine all-round performance from the Terras who
are now sitting in 10th spot in the Evo-Stik Southern Premier,
eight points adrift of the play-offs.
James Coutts and Matt Groves both made way for Ollie Tribe and
Lewis Tasker for Weymouth.
Coutts, on loan from Totton, was not given permission to face
his parent club while Groves dropped to the bench.
There were also two former Terras in the visitors’ ranks
with Ryan Hill starting at right back and Matt Oldring named
amongst the substitutes.
Driving rain and a swirling wind greeted kick-off and within
two minutes the hosts were ahead thanks to a gift from Grant
Porter.
There appeared to be no danger when the visiting keeper received
the ball but his weak clearance went straight to Malsom who
gleefully tucked the ball into an open net.
Totton looked stunned but they immediately tried to make amends
with Michael Charles heading over a free-kick from Michael Gosney.
It was a cracking start to the game and with the blustery conditions
eventually easing it looked like a classic was on the cards.
Weymouth defender Sam Poole made a fine last-ditch challenge
to stop Nathaniel Sherborne racing through on 12 minutes before
the Totton forward then struck wide from the edge of the box
after the home side had struggled to clear their lines from
a corner.
Since the early breakthrough it was the Stags that were looking
the more threatening side with Charles firing another effort
across the face of goal just moments later following some slack
marking at a throw-in.
The Terras were still carrying a threat on the break though
and on 24 minutes a fine run and cross from Malsom caused Porter
to make a timely intervention at the feet of Byerley to parry
the ball away.
Byerley then headed over from close range at the resulting corner
as Weymouth continued to put the Totton stopper under pressure
from set pieces in a bid to try and unnerve him even more after
his earlier error.
Stephen Reed was once again at the heart of the Terras’
best moves and moments later he left fly from 25 yards only
to see his strike just clear the crossbar.
Visiting centre-back Nathan Campbell then did well to clear
a dangerous header from Craig Duff from inside his own six-yard
box before Sherborne raced on to an under-hit back-pass from
Alex Jeannin, only to be blocked out by home keeper Nick Jordan.
It was now end-to-end stuff with Poole ghosting in at the far
post and seeing a volley from Reed’s corner turned over
by Porter and Jordan making another fine save at the feet of
Carl Pettefer.
The half then eventually came to a climax with a free-flowing
move from the Terras which ended with Malsom playing in Byerley
whose shot beat Porter but went agonisingly wide of the far
post.
Both teams continued in the same manner after the break but
it was the Terras that were asking more of the questions.
Byron Napper shot over the top from the edge of the area before
Byerley backpedalled and headed wide from eight yards following
another pinpoint corner from Reed.
Weymouth were turning up the heat and after Stefan Brown had
nodded an effort into Jordan’s arms at the other end, the
hosts doubled their advantage on 55 minutes.
Warren Byerley did well to get his cross in from the right and
when Jamie Whisken failed to clear at the near post there was
Malsom to tap the ball home from six yards.
Hill immediately responded with a 30-yard blockbuster from a
free-kick which Jordan somehow held but the Terras continued
to look in control.
However, the Hampshire outfit kept going and on 73 minutes they
nearly broke through when a misjudgement by Jordan saw Gosney’s
speculative free-kick cannon a post.
Substitute Jonathan Davies then tested the home stopper again
before Malsom raced on to a through ball from Byerley and bagged
his third with a minute remaining after rounding Porter.
There was still time for Charles to nod home a consolation in
added-time but not even that could take any gloss off what was
another great afternoon for the Terras.
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Evo-Stik
League
Southern Premier Division
2nd January 2011 |
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Ptn
|
Team
|
P
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Brackley T
|
23
|
17
|
45
|
|
2
|
Chesham U
|
23
|
14
|
42
|
|
3
|
Leamington
|
24
|
7
|
42
|
|
4
|
AFC Totton
|
21
|
25
|
41
|
|
5
|
Chippenham T
|
23
|
14
|
41
|
|
6
|
Oxford C
|
23
|
11
|
40
|
|
7
|
Cambridge C
|
24
|
9
|
39
|
|
8
|
Stourbridge
|
20
|
15
|
38
|
|
9
|
Barwell
|
24
|
8
|
36
|
|
10
|
Weymouth
|
22
|
0
|
32
|
|
11
|
St. Albans C
|
25
|
-5
|
32
|
|
12
|
Banbury U
|
22
|
0
|
30
|
|
13
|
Redditch U
|
24
|
-3
|
30
|
|
14
|
Frome T
|
23
|
-5
|
30
|
|
15
|
Hitchin T
|
24
|
-4
|
27
|
|
16
|
Bedford T
|
23
|
-9
|
27
|
|
17
|
Bashley
|
22
|
-9
|
26
|
|
18
|
Evesham U
|
23
|
-14
|
26
|
|
19
|
Arlesey T
|
23
|
-12
|
21
|
|
20
|
Cirencester T
|
23
|
-16
|
18
|
|
21
|
Hemel H'stead T
|
23
|
-19
|
18
|
|
22
|
Swindon S
|
22
|
-24
|
18
|
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