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Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Alton Town Result 3 - 1
Tuesday 22nd January 2008

After a long break from playing due to a combination of away fixtures and pitches unfit to play on, it was good to be back home and playing again.
To their credit both sides tried to play football and along with probably the best officials we will see this season in charge, the game was played in the manner all games should be played in, no shouting at the ref, no bad tackles, no time wasting, and no ‘playing at being injured’ antics. It was left to the Alton faithfull on the sidelines to appeal for everything, in fact they appealled so much that you would have thought it was Red Nose Day! Both sides coped with the slippery surface and created chances, and it was Alton who enjoyed the better of the first half playing some controlled football but without creating too many scoring chances. Although Bemerton had a little less possession than Alton they did create the better scoring chances and on 40 mins took the lead through Adam Jones, a free kick by Lucas picked out Slade, who then dummied and let the ball run through for Jones who slotted home from an acute angle.
The second half started brightly and it was Bemerton’s keeper Crowfoot who was first called into action on 55mins to make his first save of the match. With Alton changing things around and making substitutions, on 78mins they pulled level, but at 1-1 they still continued to push forward which left them open to the Bemerton forwards who took full advantage. On 83mins O’Keefe restored the lead for Bemerton with a well taken header, then on 90mins another quick break saw Marchment break free to cross for Slade to fire home into the corner, 4 mins later the scorline could have been increased when Slade hit the bar. A good game to watch and a welcome 3 points.

Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Hordean Result 0-3
Saturday 26th January 2008
They always say two games are never the same and you would never have thought this was the same side who played against Alton and the least said about this game the better. Hordean played a very different game to Alton a much more workman like performance but much less football, they didn’t allow us to play football and gave us no time on the ball, something we could and should learn from! Bemerton looked tired from the start and never really looked like scoring the whole game, Hordean on the other hand took their chances well. The first goal, although everyone thought was offside, was scored when the No.9 was clean through to round the keeper and tap-in, the second goal was a pure gift, a poor pass across goal went straight to the No.9 again who made no mistake, then right at the end of the game another gift of a goal when nobody was marking which left Hordean to score with a free header. Home again on Saturday to Ringwood, which team will turn up?

See you there
Leo

Next games -

Wessex - Saturday 24th November - Home to Romsey (Lge)

Combination -Saturday 24th November - Away to Totton Res (Lge)