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Sat 10 Sep 2016  ·  North Division
Great Wakering Rovers FC
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B Johnson (33')
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E Worrell (76' OG), T Fairweather-Johnson (4')
Rovers 1 - 2 Pheonix Sports

Rovers 1 - 2 Pheonix Sports

Robert Lilley10 Sep 2016 - 23:01
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Rovers lose out to cruel own goal.....

Rovers succumbed to a cruel own goal to gift Pheonix Sports with the win at Burroughs Park. The game started brightly for the league leaders, with just 4 minutes on the clock and the ball in the net. A quick break found Fairweather-Johnson at the corner of the box who fired neatly past the despairing Belcher in the home goal. Pheonix continued to push on, with Belcher saving well from Dajon Golding. Rovers forward Leon Gordon forced Pheonix stopper Steve Phillips to palm out a close range effort in the 24th minute. And it was Rovers who found the back of the next 10 minutes later, an Eljay Worrell free kick finding Billy Johnson rising at the near post to head past the keeper.

At the half drew to a close, Pheonix continued to keep possession and build the better chances. A minute before the whistle, a free kick from the left, missed everyone in the box, leaving Belcher to flick the ball away with a good reaction save.

The second half started brightly for Pheonix, Belcher again saving well from a back post header and a great close range stop to prevent Steve Carvell from getting his name on the score sheet. Rovers best chance of the half fell to Billy Johnson, running onto the ball following a melee in the box, only for some great defending by Lewis Mingle and Reion McFarlane to block the shot.

But the winning goal came fortuitously for Pheonix in the 78th minute. A cross into the box from the left found Eljay Worrell who was unable to get out of the way, only to see the ball ricochet off his leg and nestle into the far post. Pheonix came close again with 5 minutes remaining but Belcher was once again up to the task, saving well to his left from a Golding effort.

Match details

Match date

Sat 10 Sep 2016

Kickoff

15:00

Attendance

97

Competition

North Division

League position

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Phoenix Sports
23
Great Wakering Rovers
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