19th November 2005

 

Euxton Villa (3) 5    Hesketh Bank  (0)  0

Dowling

Chatterly

Martin

Shone

L.Conway

 

Villa maintained their run of impressive form with another solid team performance scoring five goals from five separate players. The visitors started well playing neat controlled football, but this was matched by Villa's determination to take control of the game.

 

On five minutes Villa came close when a Liam Conway corner was driven against the bar by Sam Shone, the Villa pressure continued to build as corners were won, but the visitors defence held firm. With 12 minutes gone a Sam Shone shot forced the keeper to save at the foot of his post. This was followed two minutes later by a Liam Conway shot which flashed by the foot of the post, Mick Bradshaw was also just wide with a similar effort from just outside the box.

 

Villa continued to press but were unable to break down the Hesketh defence, after twenty minutes Villa's man of the match Brad Dowling made a surging run down the left before playing Anton Martin through, but his effort was turned away for a corner by the Hesketh keeper. Five minutes later Mick Bradshaw broke through only to see his effort saved by the keeper. Villa came even closer on the half-hour when Liam Conway drove down the right evading two challenges before delivering a pinpoint cross which was met by the incoming Anton Martin whose header hit the top of the bar.

 

The visitors would have been pleased with the first half-hour as they worked hard to contain Euxton, but things went badly wrong for them in the last fifteen minutes of the half as the home side scored three goals. Brad Dowling made the initial breakthrough on 32 minutes when he picked up a clearance outside the box beat a defender before driving in an unstoppable left foot shot. Villa now increased the pressure and Heath Broadbent drove forward from centre midfield and set up Anton Martin whose left foot shot flew narrowly over the angle of post and crossbar. The second goal came on forty minutes when a through ball found Graham Chatterly who beat a defender before rounding the keeper and rolled the ball into the net. With half-time approaching Villa scored their third as Anton Martin curled in a great shot from the edge of the area.

 

The visitors were knocked out of their stride by the late rush of Villa first half goals and this allowed Euxton to dictate the play in the second half. On fifty minutes Sam Shone had a shot saved as villa pressed on , with an hour gone Liam Conway caused problems with a run into the box beating three defenders before being crowded out. Two minutes later Matthew Atherton broke down the left and his accurate cross was swept home by Sam Shone for number four. Matthew Atherton's pace down the left was causing Hesketh problems, on 65 minutes he again got into the box before shooting into the side netting.

 

On the right Liam Conway was also proving to be a handful as on 70 minutes he set up Heath Broadbent who shot just wide, he then came close himself meeting a Matthew Atherton cross with a first time shot. The player was not to be denied and got his reward on 80 minutes as a run down the right saw him beat two defenders before slipping the ball past the keeper and inside the near post. Once again Villa were very strong at the back, and Heath Broadbent controlled the centre of midfield, as everyone contributed to a fine team performance.

 

Team   -   Gibbs, C.Chambers, Dickinson, Crombie, Dowling, L.Conway, Bradshaw, ( Neary ) Broadbent, Chatterly, ( Atherton ) Shone, Martin, ( Baker ).