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Sturminster Marshall 1 Sturminster Newton 0
Stur Line-up:
1.Maitland, 2.Mole, 3.Bird, 4.McNally, 5.Revell, 6.Gage,
7.Sweetland, 8.Humphrey, 9.Johnson, 10.Henson, 11.Hounsell.
Substitutes:
12.Pathak (for Gage 75), 14.MacLeod, 15.Elliot (for
Sweetland
25)
Goals:
Marshall: David
Hounsell on 35
Star man:
David
Hounsell
Marshall
moved up to 9th place in the DPL with a deserved win at Churchill
Close.
The match started
slowly with both sides struggling to adjust to the windy conditions. Maitland was the
first keeper to be tested, producing an excellent save after 15 minutes. A
Newton midfield player struck a firm shot from long range, which was destined for the
corner of the net, until Maitland sprung over to his right to tip the ball around
the post. The resulting corner was then cleared.
Not long after,
Newton had a penalty appeal turned down, after Gage tangled with an opposing
forward in the box. On another day, this would have been awarded. Stur had a
lucky escape.
After 25, the
home side were forced into an early substitution with Jon Elliot replacing
Sweetland, due to illness.
Then the break
through. After good build up play from the men in green, Johnson laid the ball
to Hounsell who beat his man brilliantly and blasted the ball into the top
corner. The keeper had no chance.
Marshall
dominated the remainder of the half as they went in search of more goals, but
were not able to create any clear chances and extend their lead.
Half time.
The men in green
started quickly, applying early pressure as they looked to finish the
game and take the 3 points.
The best of the
chances fell to the Marshalls’ attacking duo of Henson and Johnson. Henson
created a yard of space by tuning his man well, but his shot was well saved and Johnson then later fired wide from a tight angle.
The second half
was not all one way traffic with Stur Newton attacking directly and bombarding
the Marshall
goal with crosses and long throws. However Revell, Bird, Mole and McNally were
always on hand to clear any dangerous crosses or block any goal bound efforts.
Bowmer then
brought on Pathak for the tiring Gage after 75 minutes and moved Henson to a
midfield role to protect the lead. Marshall hung on to claim their 5th
league win of the season.
Star man was
awarded to Hounsell, but could have easily been Maitland, Revell, McNally or
Mole as they were all outstanding.
Final score 1-0.
For a round up of DPL from the Bournemouth Echo
click here.
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