Isthmian South Central Division \u2013 11th December 2021<\/b>
\nHanwell Town 1 \u2013 1 Basingstoke Town Attendance 217<\/b>
\nWhere: Powerday Stadium, Perivale Lane, Greenford, Middlesex. UB6 8TL<\/b>
\nA battling Stoke performance earns them a point on the road at Hanwell.<\/b>
\nAn attacking line-up with two strikers in a starting line-up of 1. Paul Strudley, 2. Daniel Williamson, 3. James Haworth, 4. Robert Sheridan, 5. Nathan Smart, 6. Anton Rodgers, 7. D\u2019Andre Brown, 8. Ben Cook, 9. Stefan Brown, 10 Conor Lynch, 11. Simon Dunn (Capt),
\nOn the bench: Jack French, Lloyd Snell, McKoy Palmer, George Reid & Jon Boardman
\nReferee \u2013 Stephen Parkinson<\/p>\n
The game got underway on a mild but grey day with Stoke kicking-off attacking the car-park end, and there was little action of note in the first few minutes.
\nOn five minutes, it is the homeside who create the first attack and chance, as a cross is half hooked clear, but straight back to another Hanwell player who sends in another cross that is knocked out for a corner on the right. The kick from the corner is headed towards goal where Paul Strudley is down to save.<\/p>\n
Stoke come into the game on six minutes, as work through Dan Williamson and D\u2019Andre Brown sends D\u2019Andre down to the by-line, whose cross is cleared by a Hanwell player, with no Stoke player in the six-yard box, but we retrieve the ball again, and set-up another attack down the right, this time, the cross from Conor Lynch is headed clear to Ben Cook, who looks to hit a volley, but takes a touch and then hits a shot that flies comfortably over the bar.
\nLittle action for a few minutes, as both teams defences are shutting down any possession of note, although Stoke look to be the more adventurous.<\/p>\n
Then on 18 minutes we take the lead, with a lovely passing move and finish, as Anton Rodgers clips the ball from the outside of his foot to D\u2019Andre, who takes it 20yds down the right wing, and sends another cross which finds Stefan Brown, who nods it down to Cook, who smashes a half-volley from10yds out into the roof of the net.\u00a0GOAL !<\/b>\u00a0Hanwell Town 0 \u2013\u00a01 Basingstoke Town (Cook 18 mins)
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\nOn 22 mins Hanwell have a chance to level, but a shot from 15yds is blocked back to a Hanwell forward whose shot from 8yds is deflected out for a corner. Strudley makes another save from a clip from a Hanwell player from the corner-kick.<\/p>\n
Stoke continue to be the team pushing forward and create the next chance as good work in the middle of the pitch by Simon Dunn sends Conor Lynch away, who takes the ball into the penalty area cuts inside on his left foot, but is shot is not hit clean, and the keeper is able to palm it way, and a Hanwell defender hooks it clear.<\/p>\n
Our lead is gone, as on 35 mins a long ball from the left hand side finds the Hanwell number No.9 in acres of space, and he takes the ball and his time and finishes past Strudley (1-1).<\/p>\n
Williamson and D\u2019Andre create another move of note on 38mins that is hacked out for a corner. The corner is headed clear with no challenge.
\nOn 41 minutes we have the ball in the back of the net as a neat pass sends D\u2019Andre through and although he neatly finishes past the keeper, the linesman has his flag up for offside.
\nThe referee wants his cup of tea as he plays no injury-time and blows the halftime whistle<\/p>\n
Halftime \u2013 Hanwell Town 1 \u2013 1 Basingstoke Town
\n<\/b>No changes for Stoke as the game gets back underway. It\u2019s Stoke who have the first chance on 47 minutes as we win a free-kick 35yds out down on the left. The low cross takes, an initial touch but is begging for another touch as it flies past the goalmouth and two yards wide of the far post.
\nHanwell force two corners over the next few minutes, but we clear comfortably.<\/p>\n
On 53 mins another neat move down the left, and it\u2019s Conor who cuts inside and hits a shot from 35yds that forces the keeper to make a save.
\nHanwell then have the ball in the net, but this is flagged for offside.<\/p>\n
Stoke attack again, as a good passing move finds Cook, who hits a shot from 20yds that the keeper is just able to push away, where Stefan retrieves the ball and sends it back across the face of the goal, to Conor who shoot but it rolls inches wide of the goal.
\nOn 57 mins, a nasty challenge on Simon Dunn goes unpunished as from a challenge he gets elbowed in the face.
\nWe then attack again down the left as Stefan is sent away, but his cross is blocked out for a corner. Nothing comes from the corner.<\/p>\n
Hanwell then miss a chance as they break and a cross finds a Hanwell player who hits it 10yds over the bar from 10yds out.
\nA nasty challenge on Conor Lynch on the Hanwell by-line has the Hanwell defender\u2019s name going in the book. Rodgers kick is palmed away by the keeper.<\/p>\n
On 65 mins we make our first change as McKoy Palmer replaces Anton Rodgers.
\nPalmer is on it straight away, as he breaks down the left, cuts inside, then slides it to Simon Dunn, who sends a curling chip, come shot that has the keeper beaten, but narrowly misses the far post.
\nStoke continue to press and make their second change on 72 mins as Lloyd Snell replaces Conor Lynch.<\/p>\n
Hanwell then miss another chance, as a cross bounces around our six-yard area, and we block one shot which falls to another Hanwell player who drags his shot wide of the left-hand post.<\/p>\n
Then a lovely move again with Cook finding Palmer who finds Lloyd Snell on the edge of the penalty area, who takes the ball past one defender, then a second, feints to shoot, but takes it past a third defender but runs out of space as the keeper comes out, as the ball rolls out for a goal kick.
\nOn 81 mins we make our third change as Stefan Brown is replaced by George Reid.<\/p>\n
Hanwell are looking for the winner, but a good defensive tackle by Williamson, stops the attack and also wins the throw-in.
\nThere is very little action of note over the last few minutes of normal time, as we head into injury-time.
\nThe referee calls time on the game and Stoke head home with a well deserved point.<\/p>\n
Final Score: Hanwell Town 1 v 1 Basingstoke Town
\nObi 35 mins\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cook 18 mins
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\nMatch Thought\u2019s
\n<\/b>A tough battling performance, with both sides having chances to win the game, on what appeared a heavy pitch. Good performances from D\u2019Andre Brown and Dan Williamson, were only overshadowed by Ben Cook\u2019s exquisite finish being the highlight of the game, as we stay second in the table.<\/p>\n
Up Next:
\n<\/b>We have a ling break now with no game until our bank Holiday home match against Thatcham Town on the 27th December.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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