Chandlers Ford 7-3 Pirelli

CHANDLERS FORD 7-3 PIRELLI

12.2.05 – FRIENDLY

A slightly weakened Chandlers Ford side were selected for this friendly match as they only had eleven players from their actual squad available for selection. This gave the opportunity for Trialist Michael Sawbridge to come in and have a run out for the team, along with Shaun who came down from Wales to help make up the numbers.

Chandlers Ford started with an unusual partnership up front with David Phillips and Jozef Montigue leading the attack but these two players combined brilliantly early on when they played a nice one two on the edge of the area which was turned in by Jozef Montigue to take an early lead.

Not long after, CFY were awarded a penalty when David Phillips made a brilliant turn past a defender before being brought down in the box. Ryan Chinn stepped up and stroked the ball home with a cool side foot finish from 12 yards.

Montigue doubled his tally for the match when he beat a player and spotted the Pirelli keeper 6 yards off his line before firing in a delightful chip from a good distance.

Pirelli pulled a goal back before half time, from a free kick on the left hand side. The ball was whipped in from about 35 yards out and it appeared to deceive all the players bunched together in the box and made it’s way past keeper Lee Robertson as it trickled over the line to bring the visitors back into the match.

HALF TIME – CFY 3-1 Pirelli

CFY made a couple of changes at the interval, which saw Michael Sawbridge replace Robertson in goal after a brilliant performance on the pitch at centre half where he stopped every attack that Pirelli through at Chandlers Ford. Reece Middleton came on up front and David Phillips slotted in at his normal position in defence.

Jozef Montigue extended the home sides lead to three goals when he beat the offside trap and beat the keeper with a good finish to grab his hat trick early on in the second half.

Chandlers Ford snatched a fifth goal from a corner which was whipped in from the left by Reece Middleton, and after a scramble Montigue managed to get the last touch to take his goal tally to four for the game.

Pirelli fought back well with two good goals as they completed some nice passing movements with an end product to bring the score to 5-3. But Chandlers Ford sealed the game off with about 10 minutes to go when Reece Middleton beat the keeper after a great run through on goal, and with minutes to play, substitute Shaun put the game beyond any doubt when he scored CFY’s seventh of the game late on.

FULL TIME – CFY 7-3 Pirelli