| Magpies cash in at HAYU New Year giveaway (01.01.08) |
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HAYES & YEADING UNITED 1 (0) |
MAIDENHEAD UNITED 4 (3) |
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Maidenhead gleefully accepted two gift goals
from HAYU keeper Kevin Davies to take an unassailable 3-0 half time
lead allowing them to go on and take ample revenge for the Boxing
Day defeat in the reverse fixture at York Road. Maidenhead took the lead in the ninth minute when a Manny Williams effort ballooned to the far post where Ashley Smith was free to score from close range. HAYU then gave Maidenhead the kitchen sink treatment mounting a sustained effort to get back in the game which was wasted only for the lack of potency up front, Kieran Knight guilty of the biggest miss when he failed to even get his header on target from point blank range in the 28th minute. Smith was then involved in two key incidents which summed up the afternoon. With 34 minutes gone the diminutive full back was handily placed to block an effort from Simon Martin on the line. In the resulting counter attack, Smith collected the ball again in his customary position on the right flank and launched a long ball goalward with Williams in hot pursuit. First to the ball though was Davies, in for the injured Delroy Preddie, but he somehow managed to direct his kicked clearance behind him to allow Williams to collect it with the inviting prospect of an empty net in front of him, happily filling it with the ball to double the Magpies' lead. Davies then turned his performance into a veritable comedy of errors deep into stoppage time when he again failed to clear the ball when rushing out of his area. This time he collided with Williams, the loose ball falling to John Hastings. Hastings exchanged passes with Williams before guiding the ball home to give Maidenhead a 3-0 half time lead. Just in case HAYU had any ideas of a comeback Maidenhead scored again within a minute of the restart. This time the goal had the mark of quality, a Wes Daly cross from the right hand touchline being met at the far post by Dwane Lee who guided a delightful header back across the goal, leaving the hapless Davies grasping fresh air as the ball sailed into the top right hand corner. With little to play for HAYU worked hard to get back into the game, although this left a defence already missing the suspended Nevin Saroya even more exposed and Maidenhead had ample chances to add to their score. Things were evened up a little with twelve minutes remaining when young left midfielder James Hamsher was dismissed for a reckless challenge, and in the final minute HAYU made the one man advantage tell when Martin scored a consolation goal. |
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HAYU:
Davies, Allen-Page (69 Mapes), Little (45 Arthur), Marwa, Collins P,
Mulley, Perkins, Martin, Palmer, Knight (69 Barima), Collins L.
Unused subs: Hall, Preddie Cautions: Daly 32, Cooper 62. Dismissal: Hamsher 79 |