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