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Hadley Rangers  vs  St Albans City West (28th January)

West won this game at Hadley Rangers convincingly in their best performance for a while as the whole team played well which helped them to dominate virtually the whole match.

The boys began the game very positively, with the first good attempt at goal being a powerful thirty yard shot from centre-back Jamie Heaffey, however it went just wide. After missing a few other chances, the first goal came after a quarter of an hour as George Figg scored straight from a corner. West then let their concentration slip for a moment and Hadley almost equalized straight from the kick-off, but good work from Martin Robinson in goal dealt with the threat.

West soon got back into their stride though and they went onto create numerous further opportunities. They could easily have been leading by three or four goals at half time, however despite dominating possession the first half ended with just the single goal scored.

The second half began with West losing a bit of their momentum, and Hadley got back into the game, however some good defending from Jamie, Ryan Maher, Joe Murtagh, Adam Thornhill and Myles Smith, plus Martin in goal, kept them at bay. West didn’t stop working for each other though, and it didn’t take long for them to extend their lead as another George corner produced a goal, with Stuart Cole getting the final touch after the defenders failed to clear.

Shortly after came a potential turning point for the match as Hadley were awarded a penalty, however Martin produced a great save to deny them. With ten minutes to go West were themselves awarded a penalty after Greg Springall was fouled in the area, and he stepped up himself to score and make it 3-0. In the last few minutes a fourth was added after good work by Joe gave Scott Howlett an opening down the right wing, and his cross was met by Carl Biggs who rounded things off.

This was a great performance by the boys, and the 4-0 result certainly didn’t flatter them, as if some of the first half chances that came their way had been finished the score line could have been even better. They defended very well, and grew in confidence once the goals arrived, and this result will hopefully give them the lift they needed so they can approach upcoming games with optimism.

Final Score:   Hadley Rangers  0 - 4  St. Albans City West

Joint Man of the Match: George Figg, Joe Murtagh and Ryan Rickard