Match Details of Hampshire Snr Cup 3rd – Tuesday 14th November 2023
Basingstoke Town 2 v 2 Horndean FC (Horndean Win 5-3 Pens) Attendance TBC
Where: Winklebury Sports Centre, Winklebury Way, Basingstoke. RG23 8BF
Tonight’s game saw a number of changes from Saturday’s line-up Manager Dan Brownlie go with a starting line-up of: 1. Joel Halliday, 2. Markus Johnson-Schuster, 3. Aleks Kokoska, 4. Michael Atkinson (Capt), 5. Nathan Smart, 6. Jake Impiazzi, 7. Bradley Wilson, 8. Joshua Squires, 9. Noah Chengun, 10. Paul Hodges, 11. D’Andre Brown,
On the bench: Kai Hobbs, Jayden Wheeler, Josh De Lacy-Turner, Harvey Collins & Charlie Barlow
Referee – Steve Hawkes
In front of a disappointing crowd, tonight’s Hampshire Snr Cup game got underway, with Stoke attacking the covered terraced end in the first half.
Minute
(4) – Horndean attack and score (Basingstoke 0-1 Horndean)
(7) – D’Andre Brown finds Bradley Wilson whose shot is saved by the keeper
(10) – We break into their half and Josh Squires finds Bradley Wilson, who takes two touches as he enters the penalty area, then slams a shot past the keeper into the right-hand corner of the net
GOAL! Basingstoke Town 1 – 1 Horndean FC (Wilson 10 mins)
(12) – Stoke attack through Paul Hodges who finds Noah Chengun, then takes a touch then hits a right-foot foot shot that is comfortably saved by their huge keeper
(16) – Horndean attack and a last-ditch tackle by Jake Impiazzi blocks the ball out for a corner
(20) – Stoke attack down the wing through Wilson who beats two defenders then sends the ball back to the edge of the penalty area to Hodges who takes a touch then gets pulled down and the referee awards the penalty
(21) – Wilson steps us and makes no mistake with the penalty GOAL!! Basingstoke Town 2 – 1 Horndean FC (Wilson Pen 21 mins)
(26) – Stoke attack down the left and Wilson sends a cross over that Hodges is inches away from heading it into the net, as the ball flies out for a goal-kick
(30) – Hodges puts a shot on goal that the keeper comfortably saves
(34) – Squires finds Chengun, whose left-foot shot slides past the left-hand post
(36) – A Horndean attack is well blocked by a Stoke defender for a corner
(38) – Hodges is back in the penalty area, and he chips the ball past the keeper, but also past the far corner.
(43) – Hodges is fed the ball and as he breaks into the Horndean penalty area, he is edged off the ball and Horndean clear.
(47) – The referee plays two added-minutes then blows the halftime whistle.
Halftime – Basingstoke Town 2 v 1 Horndean FC
(Dan Rowe gets presented with the Supporters Club October ‘Player of the Month’ award on the pitch)
8.53pm – With no changes by Stoke at halftime the second-half gets underway
(50) – Stoke attack and Squires has a shot that the keeper dives and makes a save
(53) – Jake Impiazzi picks up an injury and is replaced by Kai Hobbs
(55) – Michael Atkinson picks up an injury and is replaced by Josh De Lacey-Turner
(57) – Good save by Joel Halliday at the near post from a Horndean shot
(58) – Stoke lose the ball passing it out at the back, but the Horndean forward drags his shot wide of the far post
(60) – Hodges gets fouled, and the referee in the first of many strange decisions, finally awards a free-kick. Nothing comes from the free-kick
(65) – Horndean win a corner which we clear then break through Wilson and wins a corner. Nothing comes from the corner
(70) – Another poor pass out from the back, but Nathan Smart comes to the rescue and stops their attack.
(73) – A shocking tackle on D’Andre Brown, only sees a yellow card for the Horndean player, and the referee then has a long discussion with our bench, who are far from happy with the tackle.
(76) – Horndean break down the right, and a shot is palmed away by Halliday, but to another Horndean player who sends it back across the goal, to another forward who slots it home (Basingstoke 2-2 Horndean)
(79) – Wilson then attacks down the left, and cuts inside the box, but his shot is straight at the keeper who makes the save.
(81) – Stoke attack through Hodges who hits a left-foot shot that the keeper dives down and makes the save at the foot of the right-hand post
(83) – Halliday pushes a shot out for a corner. The corner is headed inches wide of the right-hand post.
(87) – Horndean attack and left-foot curling shot flies past Halliday, but also just past the far left-hand post.
(89) – Back-to-back corners that includes D’Andre’s shot that the keeper pushes over the bar.
(95) – The referee has played five minutes of added-time and we go to penalties
Fulltime Score: Basingstoke Town 2 v 2 Horndean FC
Wilson 10 & 21 (Pen) mins
Penalty Shoot-out
No.1 Halliday gets a hand to but it still goes in (1-0) Horndean
No.2 Wilson puts it away in the corner (1-1)
No.3 Horndean score again (2-1) Horndean
No.4 Chengun sends the keeper the wrong way (2-2)
No.5 Horndean score again (3-2) Horndean
No.6 De Lacy-Turner sends the keeper the wrong way (3-3)
No.7 Horndean score again (4-3) Horndean
No.8 Squires hits the crossbar and the ball rebounds away (4-3) Horndean
No.9 Horndean score again (5-3) Horndean
Horndean progress to Hampshire Snr Cup Qtr-Finals on penalties
Match Thought’s
Another makeshift Stoke side saw us the better side in the first-half, but we missed chances to increase our lead. Hopefully those goals by Bradley Wilson will lead to more this Saturday.
Did we lose control of the game after losing Impiazzi (who was excellent) and then Michael Atkinson in the space of two minutes.
We go out on penalties again.
Up Next:
Well with more injury concerns, we have to get the squad ready for a tough ask down at Chippenham Town this Saturday in the FA Trophy second round.
Match Report by Martin French..
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