PRE_SEASON FRIENDLY
By Rob Cavallini
Tuesday August 5th, 2008 KO: 7:30pm [Friendly]
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Corinthian-Casuals |
Chessington & Hook |
In a highly competitive game Casuals ran out 3-2 winners although following a fine second half performance the game was more one sided than the scoreline suggests. It was marred by a bad injury, a suspected broken ankle, suffered by Casuals Martin Dunne which led to the game being abandoned with seven minutes to remaining.
A highly competitive first half sparked in to life in the first minute when Chessington went close, and two minutes later Casuals responded through a good shot by David Tucky on the turn. Tucky soon followed this up with a low drive which flew wide. It was real end to end stuff, but the dead lock was not broken until the 37th minute when Tucky hammered Casuals infront from the edge of the box.
Five second half substitutes livened proceedings up further as in the opening minute Leroy Griffiths headed against the bar. Casuals lead was extended moments later when Tyrone Myton's shot was deflected over the keeper by a Chessington defender. It could have been three following the kick off as Griffiths played in Jason Hanif whose shot went wide.
Playing attractive attacking football Casuals looked set to add to their total, although Chessington worked hard and look likely to enjoy a good season ahead, they did not give Casuals to many problems defensively.
On 67 minutes Mark Towse hit the bar and the same player was unlucky not to score two minutes later. With 13 minutes left Casuals thought they had sealed victory when Griffiths ran onto a through ball, beat a defender then fired past the Chessington goal keeper.
It was not to be as comfortable as all that though and two soft goals for Chessington in the 82nd and 83rd minute could have set up a nervous finish, but for the injury to Dunne.
Team
| 1 | Paul Smith | |
| 2 | Colin Talbot | |
| 3 | Dale Hennessey | |
| 4 | Ben Ward |  |
| 5 | Chris Horwood | |
| 6 | Matt Smith | |
| 7 | Tyrone Myton |  [48] |
| 8 | Lee Matthews | |
| 9 | Paul Hunt | |
| 10 | David Ocquaye | [37] |
| 11 | Luke Edgehill | |
| 12 | Leroy Griffiths |  [Tucky - 46][77] |
| 14 | Mark Towse | [Hunt - 46] |
| 15 | Martin Dunne | [Ward - 46] |
| 16 | Jamie Reeves | [Horwood - 46] |
| 17 | Jason Hanif | [Smith - 46] |
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Attendance: |
56 |