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Sturminster Marshall 5 Blandford Utd 1
Stur
Line-up :
1.Paul Maitland, 2.Ryan
Mole, 3.Marc Jackson, 4.John Elliot, 5.Lloyd Bird, 6.Sam Goodman, 7.Phil
Sweetland, 8.Ross Humphrey, 9.Darrell Williams, 10.Mark Henson, 11.Rob Morley
Substitutes:
12. Craig MacLeod (for
Morley 60), 14. Matt Lambert (for Williams 75), 15. Matt Jones, 16. Danny Bagg,
17. Fedja Selimovic (for Humphrey 70)
Goals:
Stur: Williams (2), Humphrey
(2), Bird
Star man:
Marc Jackson
Blandford took the lead in
bizarre fashion in the second minute when an attempted clearance from Bird hit
Elliot on the back, ricocheted off a Blandford player and fell invitingly to a
Blandford forward who was standing unmarked on the penalty spot and had time to
pick his spot before slotting past Maitland.
Stur
were shaken by the early set back and took some time to get to grips with the
game. Blandford attempted to take advantage but the Stur defence with Maitland
in commanding form stood firm.
Stur gradually worked their
way into the game and began to take the initiative. The Blandford goal led a
charmed life, but the visitors looked dangerous on the break and Maitland had to
react sharply to save at the feet of a Blandford forward. The Stur pressure paid
off after 30 minutes when the Blandford keeper fumbled a shot and Williams fired
the ball into an unguarded net. The home side took the lead five minutes later
when Humphrey headed home a Jackson free kick. Blandford were rattled and they
were down to ten men just before half time when a player hit out at Henson and
was sent off.
Stur extended their lead ten
minutes after half time when a left wing corner was smashed home by Bird. The
traffic was all one way after this and it was a case of damage limitation for
Blandford. The inevitable fourth was scored by Humphrey on the hour mark before
Williams completed the rout when he fired home his second of the game in the 65th
minute.
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