First half show enough for Holwell U18s victory
Midweek Floodlit Youth League
North Division
HOLWELL SPORTS 3 STAPENHILL 0
HOLWELL were the first to show in attack with Sam Barrows, back from injury, forcing the keeper into a full-length save low down.
Stapenhill replied with a snap-shot which hit the bar and the rebound was ballooned over. Holwell continued to press with Hedley Lovegrove seeing his 25-yard shot shave the far upright before his shot, from a Carlton Cropper pass, was half-cleared to Barrows who poked home from close range.
Eventually Lovegrove got on the scoresheet. Making tracks down the left, he jinked inside a defender and with his shot zipping off the wet surface, beat the keeper at his near post.
A quick Stapenhill break should have paid dividends, but Ross Dunlop made a terrific block to snuff out the danger.
Holwell capitalised on the escape when Jack Dolby, on the overlap down the right, hit a speculative shot towards goal which took a huge deflection off a defender to beat the stranded keeper.
Stapenhill must have had the hair-dryer treatment at half-time as they pegged Holwell back in the second half.
But the home defence, well marshalled by Joe Slater, Dunlop and keeper Aaron Watkins, denied them a goal. Dunlop made another decisive block, while a Stapenhill shot clipped the crossbar, and a dipping volley brought the best out of Watkins who also dealt well with a strong header.
Sam Dixey had Holwell’s best chance, when his free kick got over the wall, but lacked power.
Man-of-the-match, sponsored by Roger Hodson, was Ross Dunlop.
Holwell: A. Watkins, J. Dolby, R. Dunlop, J. Slater, J. Belz, J. Simpson, S. Dixey, T. Barnard, C. Cropper, S. Barrows, H. Lovegrove. Subs: N. Healy, J. Anderson, L. Hills, S. Lyons.
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