| All Fancy Dress and No Goals (26.04.08) |
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BASINGSTOKE TOWN 0 |
MAIDENHEAD UNITED 0 |
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Bright sunshine and a carnival atmosphere on
the terraces were the highlights of a turgid end of season game at
Basingstoke which ended goalless. With neither team having anything to play for, the game resembled a friendly with both teams show much creative endeavour without breaking the deadlock. The lion’s share of opportunities fell to Maidenhead United. After 25 minutes a Richard Pacquette effort was pushed wide of the post by ‘Stoke goalkeeper Nick Jones. With six minutes to go before half time Pacquette beat Jones only for a defender to deflect his shot over the bar. In the second half it was crosses that most troubled Jones as he was forced to save at full stretch from Tyron Sealy and Gavin James efforts from the left wing. The points should really have been sewn up with two minutes to go. Lee Newman went through one on one with Jones who saved bravely at Newman’s feet. But the ball fell loose and Newman squared it to Manny Williams with the goal at his mercy from six yards. Inexplicably though Maidenhead star player of the season contrived to hit the bar with his shot so that honours remained even. |
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Stoke: Jones, Smith, Bird, Bristow, Dolan,
Surey, Wells, Laidler, Charles (65 Tarpey), Taylor, Fitzgerald (70
Warner). Unused subs: Hankin, Hamilton, Vockins. Magpies: Tardif, Sealy, Fyfield, Hinds, Nisbet, Cooper, James (68 Newman), Brown (80 Daly), Williams, Pacquette, Bernard (58 Hamsher). Unused subs: Wilson-Denis, Smith. Crowd: 485. |