Wootton and Dry Sandford Football Club
First Team Archive
Saturday 6th October 2007
Wootton Vs Drayton
A tough first fixture for the clubs first foray into
this competition for over twenty years. Drayton who have
made a good start in the league winning three out of three
proved tough opposition but from the first whistle we started
very well, played some good football and were very competitive. We
took the lead through a goal from Tom Srawley scored from close
range after a brilliant cross by Brooksey we were on top at
this point but again as in previous fixtures a lack of concentration
cost us two goals. With the score at 1-2 having lost
Jonny Weir sent off for a late challenge along with a Drayton
player who punched him while he was on the floor. With
two minutes to go before half time Drayton had another player
sent off for a deliberate hand ball blocking Lovers goal bound
shot. Tom Srawley subsequently missed the penalty
right on the stroke of half time.
The second half saw us come out and have two good scoring
opportunities within the space of ten minutes we then went
further behind from a very dubious looking penalty in which there
looked to be very little contact. We showed great spirit
and kept taking the game to Drayton which eventually paid off
when Lovers scored two goals later into the game.
We had a penalty awarded during the half which was subsequently
chalked off by the ref after consultation with Draytons linesman,
probably the most ridiculous off side decision I have seen
in my 40 years of football. During extra time the game
ebbed and flowed with chances at both ends but eventually it
went to penalties which we won 4 - 2 mention has to be made
of veteran goal keeper Phil Padbury who not only was superb
during the game but made a couple of great saves during the
penalties. Altogether a great effort with in particular
great performance from Man of the Match Damion Dodds closely
followed by Brooksey and again not forgetting Padders in goal. AFC
Aldermaston in the next round away, lets see if we can push
on into the later rounds as we did in the junior competition
last year.
Ricky
Saturday 29th September 2007
Wootton Vs Harwell Village
Not much to write about this fixture really probably one of the most
forgetable performances since I became first team manager against a very
average Harwell Village side we failed to produce anything at all which
could resemble the football we played last year. The only really
bright spot in the game was a good individual goal from Man of the Match
Jonny Weir. Must do better in the next game against Blewbury.
Ricky
Saturday 22nd September 2007
Wootton Vs Blewbury
Another very disappointing result to lose 2 - 1 at Blewbury. To
lose in the last couple of minutes again after outplaying them for 80 per
cent of the game was hard to take. Much improved performance all
round saw us outplay Blewbury and we were unlucky not to be 2/3 up at
half time. In the second half our hard work and good football
paid dividends when we took the lead through a Tommy Srawley goal after
good work on the right. Sammy Pointer and Lovers worked tirelessly
through the whole game and were very unlucky not to come away from the
game with two goals each. In midfield we passed the ball
very well and in defence we looked solid the equaliser came after
we conceded a corner and were slow to react when the ball was knocked
in. We started to look a little tired in the last ten minutes
of the game and bad fortune and a lack of concentration conspired against
us to concede the second goal.
Ricky