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Captain : Matt Lockwood / Andy Wallace

2008
DATE		Opposition		Venue	Result
SEP	6	Tournament	-	H
	13	-	-	-
	20	Folkestone	F	A	L	1-2
	27	Anchorians 2	F	H 1:30	W	2-1
OCT	4	Sevenoaks 3	L	A	L	1-2
	11	Sutton Valence	L	H 1:30	L	1-2
	18	Tunbridge Wells 2	L	A	W	6-5
	25	Holcombe 3A	L	H 1:30	W	3-2
NOV	1	Herne Bay 2	L	H 1:30	W	3-2
	8	Eastbourne 3	L	A	L	1-7
	15	Horsham 2	L	H 1:30	D	1-1
	22	Gore Court 3	L	A 12:00
	29	South Saxons	L	H 1:30
DEC	6	Kings College London 2	L	A
	13	Folkestone 2	L	H 12:00
	20	Holcombe 3A	F	A 11:00
2009
JAN	3	-	-	-
	10	-	-	-
	17	Sevenoaks 3	L	H 1:30
	24	Sutton Valence	L	A 4:00
	31	Tunbridge Wells 2	L	H 1:30
FEB	7	Holcombe 3A	L	A 4:30
	14	Herne Bay 2	L	A 1:00
	21	Eastbourne 3	L	H 1:30
	28	Horsham 2	L	A
MAR	7	Gore Court 3	L	H 1:30
	14	South Saxons	L	A 3:00
	21	Kings College London 2	L	H 1:30
	28	Folkestone 2	L	A
APR	4	-	-	-
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Match Report 1-11-08

Old Williamsonians 2 3 : Herne Bay 2 2

After their well-deserved win against local rivals Holcs last week, OWs faced another tough game with cautious optimism. The blue skies of last week’s victory were replaced by grey clouds and the wind and the rain whipped across the math school grounds.

Despite those difficult conditions the home side were focused and sharp from the start. Ian Harper in his new role as striker made an immediate impact, twisting and turning past the opposing defence with speed in his inimitable direct style. In one such raid he combined well with the impressive Ashley Pentecost and sent a fine pass to Marc King at the top of the ‘D’. King controlled the ball immediately and his blistering shot flew high into the net despite the Herne Bay ‘keeper getting a hand to it.

The visitors, however, struck back immediately when they were allowed too much space and their centre forward’s lobbed shot eluded both ‘keeper Martin and the covering defender. A few minutes later the Willies were back in the lead: a short corner routine was partly broken down, but Ian Pentecost latched on to the rebound to score at the far post.

‘Bay might have equalised when their midfield for once broke free of their markers, only for Futter to react superbly to deflect a rising shot over the bar. OWs did not sit back, as they had been inclined to do early season, but pushed up further and tighter. Grant Pullies and Pentecost senior (superbly supported by right and left defenders Matt Lockwood and Danny Routledge/Luke Butcher) in the centre midfield restored a vice- like grip of the proceedings, which they did not let slip for most of the rest of the game.

Having been harshly dealt with by the visitors’ defence on the edge of the ‘D’ without being adjudged to have been fouled, Harper was soon in the action again. He wove his way into the ‘25’ in the right midfield channel, past diagonally forward where the ubiquitous King received neatly and slotted an early shot under the advancing goalkeeper.

3-1 at half time and the Willies intended it should stay that way. Luke Donnelly and Andy Wallace were assured at the back, but it was tireless chasing and tackling back from the whole team which nearly achieved that. It was not all defence either. Andy Routledge always looked dangerous on the break and won a couple of corners which Herne Bay did well to keep out. The move of the game was end to end in 6 passes: from Wallace’s sixteen yard hit to Pentecost (I) , to Lockwood , Pentecost (A), to Harper, back to Pentecost (A), then towards King who could not quite hold on to the pass as he sprinted goalwards.

It was a hard fought game and Herne Bay deserved a second goal. This came a few minutes from the end when OWs were dispossessed on half way and good quick passing move was finished by a flick into the top corner. Willies next face bogey side Eastbourne away, but with 3 consecutive wins behind them they are hoping for a successful trip.

Team: Futter, Wallace(C), Lockwood, Donnelly, D.Routledge, Butcher, Pullies, I.Pentecost, A.Pentecost, King, Harper, A.Routledge.

Match Report 18-10-08

Tunbridge Wells 2 5 : Old Williamsonians 2 6

3 goals in the first five minutes was just a forewarning of the action and drama to come in this hard fought third league game of the season.

Tunbridge wells scored first with a goal inside the first minute, from a quite brilliant solo effort combined with some ineffectual tackling. From the very next attack Dave Bage set up Andy Routledge who smashed his first time shot form the top of the ‘D’ into the corner of the goal. No more than two minutes later a short corner was won. Andy Routledge stepped to the task again with a low hard strike in the bottom corner.

The OWs continued their attacks, raiding down the both flanks, via Marc King and Ashley Pentecost. Then as one such attack broke down, Tunbridge Wells countered swiftly, won a short corner, which they converted to equalise.

Twenty minutes gone in the first half, the OWs launched another attack. Marc King drove for the line and cleverly slipped it to the top of the ‘D’, where Andy Routledge crashed the ball goal-wards where Dave Bage deflected the ball past the keeper to make it 3 – 2.

Again Tunbridge wells countered, and with a 3 on 2 scored putting the game back of level terms at the break.

With some stern words from the captain the OWs came out all guns blazing. Ian Pentecost’s long corner found King perfectly at the top of the T.Wells’ circle. He danced this way and that before sending a high reverse stick shot goal-wards which somehow eluded the ‘keeper to make it 4-3.

If Willies thought they had some breathing space they were mistaken. A mixture of over-commitment to attack and some less than tight marking saw the home score three times to lead, unbelievably, 5-4 with just 8 minutes to go.

The superb forward play which had created chances galore all game for the OWs showed no sign of easing off. Bage was twice put through, but denied by the ‘keeper, one on one. Then King found space on the left and fired home into the far corner. A draw may have been a fair result, but no-one had told Man of the Match, Bage. With 2 minutes to go, he latched on to a through ball held off three defenders and stuck his shot across the advancing ‘keeper and into the far corner to end the game in thrilling fashion.

Team: Futter, Wallace(C), Lockwood, Donnelly, Butcher, Pullies, I.Pentecost, A.Pentecost, King, D.Bage, A.Routledge, Nock.

Match Report 5-10-08

Sevenoaks 3 2 : Old Williamsonians 2 1

The first league game of the season was a baptism of fire against a physical Sevenoaks outfit, but had their first half performance matched the second half performance, OWs would surely have returned home with at least a point.

The visitors started well enough, inspired partly by the shapely bare legs of Luke Butcher at left back. Sevenoaks took the lead, however, when they cut in from the right to set up a good chance which Dalton saved brilliantly from close range only to see the rebound flicked into the net.

The stick skills of the impressive Ashley Pentecost, man of the match (joint) for the third consecutive week, won a short corner for the Willies, but Ian Harper’s fierce drive was well blocked. Disaster struck when the home side broke down the left, wheedled their way along the goal line and scored at the near post. Shortly after that it would have been 3-0 but for an excellent save on the line by skipper Andy Wallace and it was a relief when the half time whistle went.

There were some stern words from Wallace at the interval. The second half saw Ian Harper and Ian Pentecost leading the charge in the midfield battle. Scoring opportunities were created: Michael Nock rounded the keeper only to see his shot from a narrow angle hit the side netting; Jack Honeywill was denied by the ‘keeper. Then Honeywill picked up Danny Routledge’s pass, but was pushed over before he could shoot. Harper converted the penalty flick masterfully to make it 2-1.

With Matt Lockwood, Butcher and joint man of the match Luke Donnelly coping with anything Sevenoaks could offer by way of counter attack, the last 10 minutes was all about whether the gallant OWs could equalize. Unfortunately it was not to be and their only joy was some alleged ‘jokes’ from the ex-Chairman in the clubhouse afterwards.

2nd XI Christmas Curry Night Out .