Bishops WD 'B' 0-23 Chandlers Ford

BISHOPS WD ‘B’ 0-23 CHANDLERS FORD

18.12.04 – LEAGUE

For Chandlers Ford, Christmas came early in this very one-sided encounter against a very weak Bishops Waltham side. It took the visitors five minutes to get the ball in the back of the net as Matt Lucas opened the scoring, which turned out to be the first of many. CFY were literally in or around the home sides goal area for the whole half as they completely dominated the possession and controlled the game.

Chandlers Ford piled on attack after attack, as the goals kept flying in one after the other and the game was pretty much wrapped up by the break as CFY had a very comfortable 10 goal lead at the end of the first half.

HALF TIME – Bishops WD 0-10 CFY

Chandlers Ford came out in the second half looking just as sharp if not better. Every player did their bit as the away side continued to trouble the Bishops Waltham defence on a number of occasions.

Once again, as in the first half CFY dominated the game and some great football was displayed. But lets not forget Bishops Waltham’s determination for not giving up despite the number of goals that they conceded.

Some very strong performances were seen all across the park. Reece and Ronan worked very hard up front as they not only scored a handful but created goals as well. Robbie Hurst made some great runs from the right back position and kept the defence in order before replacing Lee in goal (and even then he made a brilliant little run down the line!!). The midfield were superb for CFY with Michael Wall putting in some nice crosses into the box, Joe getting a number of goals to his name and winning a few tackles. As well as Sabri and Matt working hard for the team as ever and getting on the score sheet.

Unfortunately the defence did not have a lot to do because of the one-way traffic but everyone played their part in this very entertaining football match and Chandlers Ford’s biggest win of the season.

SCORERS:
Ronan Galloway 7, Jozef Montigue 7, Reece Middleton 4, Sabri Elmasri 4, Matt Lucas 1.

FULL TIME – Bishops WD 0-23 CFY

Chandlers Ford 4-1 Fleet Town Colts

CHANDLERS FORD 4-1 FLEET TOWN COLTS

11.12.04 – HAMPSHIRE CUP ¼ FINAL

Chandlers Ford started this quarter final tie the stronger side however it was the visitors who had a golden opportunity minutes into the match to open the scoring. Fleet counter attacked and ran up the pitch as the CFY defenders stood off and watched the cross come in before the Fleet centre forward missed an open goal from no more than 6 yards out.

The home side began to find their feet a little and the midfield started to control the game a little better. They soon found themselves one up as Ronan Galloway made a great run as he sprinted past a number of defenders before firing the ball home.

Another good move from the Chandlers Ford players saw Ronan Galloway double the lead with a cross/shot which flew into the back of the net. However Fleet played their way back into the game and for a period of time dominating the game and putting pressure on the CFY back line. This pressure turned into a goal as Chandlers Ford conceded a corner, a very well taken set piece saw the ball fly in from the right hand side before being flicked on neatly and headed home by a Fleet player to round off a great team move.

HALF TIME – CFY 2-1 Fleet Town Colts

CFY started the second half quite brightly but took a while to break Fleet's defence down again as they managed to keep the ball in their opponents half. The two goal advantage for Chandlers Ford was restored when Ronan Galloway made a great run down the left before whipping in a delightful left foot cross, which was met superbly by the head of Matt Lucas who directed the ball right into the bottom corner of the net and out of the reach of the Fleet keeper. 3-1 Chandlers Ford.

Fleet again came back at the home side with a spell of possession. They were unlucky not to have pulled a goal back as a blistering strike rattled Lee Robertson’s cross bar before being cleared to safety. They seemed to be on the attack and pushing at CFY’s defence for a good spell of five minutes, but the home side came out on top and managed to see off the heavy pressure.

Chandlers Ford’s fourth and Ronan Galloway’s hat trick sealed the cup tie as good play from Reece Middleton set up the prolific Galloway to strike the ball home from way outside the box into an empty net.

David Phillips was CFY's man of the match for marshalling the defence and the team through to the Hants Cup Semi-Final.

FULL TIME – CFY 4-1 Fleet Town Colts

Chandlers Ford 8-0 Whiteley

CHANDLERS FORD 8-0 WHITELEY

04.12.04 – LEAGUE

For the second time this season Chandlers Ford came up against a strong Whiteley side, the only difference this time was CFY had a full squad compared to the ten players that were available for the opening league fixture of the season.

It took the home side a long time to find their feet in this clash coming up against some tough defenders. Whiteley proved to be hard to break down as they shook off any attack thrown at them from Chandlers Ford.

About half way through the first half Chandlers Ford finally managed to beat the offside trap and the Whiteley defence as Ronan Galloway rounded off a well-created goal to open the scoring. This seemed to inspire the side and gave them the confidence to go on and create more chances.

Birthday boy Matt Lucas scored two brilliantly taken goals to increase the lead for the home side going into the break with a comfortable 3-0 lead.

HALF TIME – CFY 3-0 Whiteley

With all of CFY's squad available for only the second time this season all four subs were used just after half-time with CFY switching to three at the back and pushing forward more.

Chandlers Ford played even better football in the second half and they dominated the possession.

Captain Sabri Elmasri scored a very early goal nicking the ball from in front of the keeper before rounding a defender and coolly finishing into an empty net. This goal set the tone for the rest of the game as Whiteley had to deal with one-way traffic form then on.

Dale Hansford, Reece Middleton and Ronan Galloway's second of the game added to the goal tally, before Matt Lucas completed his hat trick by reacting quickest to a fumble from Jozef Montigue’s shot which the keeper parried into his path.

John Ruis, David Phillips and Phillip Blackwell kept the defence in order with some great tackles to help towards the clean sheet. Lee Robertson had a brilliant game between the sticks and he made four great stops to see off some late pressure from the visitors. All in all a great team performance and everyone played their part as Chandlers Ford ran out 8-0 winners.

FULL TIME – CFY 8-0 Whiteley