Portchester 'B' 1-3 Chandlers Ford

PORTCHESTER ‘B’ 1-3 CHANDLERS FORD

08.1.05 – LEAGUE

This match was played under very difficult conditions with gale force winds due to the pitch’s location by the sea. The elements were proving to be a struggle for both sides but it was Portchester who opened the scoring. Chandlers Ford started the game the brighter side; enjoying periods of pressure in the Portchester half but they failed to make their chances count as Portchester scored against the run of play early on.

A quick counter attack from the home side caught the CFY defence off guard as the Portchester striker sped away from his marker before coolly slotting the ball underneath goalkeeper Lee Robertson.

Portchester carried this lead with them into the interval at the close of a tight first half.

HALF TIME – Portchester 1-0 CFY

CFY were determined to get back in the game and they had to work hard for their equaliser. When it came it was well worth waiting for as Ronan Galloway let fly from 20 yards out and found the top corner of the net.

The visitors were uplifted after this goal and they dominated possession for a large period of time, creating countless goal scoring opportunities but like the first half there was a lack of an end product.

Portchester battled on and withheld heavy pressure from Chandlers Ford and they managed to keep the scores level right until the 6 minutes of the game where Reece Middleton made a powerful run down the left before poking the ball past the keeper. This gave Chandlers Ford a deserved lead for the way they controlled the game. Middleton grabbed his second of the game in the dying seconds with a brilliant strike from the edge of the area.

FULL TIME – Portchester 1-3 CFY