Brantham Reserves great 4-1 win away to Wanderers plus photos!!
Top photo - Goalkeeper Ross Welton who made a superb save frtom a penalty to keep us level at 0-0. Bottom photo - manager Allan Merchant who had a top class game at the back and was urging the team on the whole game.
RIDGEONS RESERVES - SOUTH - SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6th
IPSWICH WANDERERS RESERVES 1 BRANTHAM RESERVES 4
We travelled over to Ipswich to take on a Wanderers reserve side that had given us plenty of problems when we defeated them at home at the start of the season. With Ipswich Town getting the Wanderers pitch in first class condition we were all looking forward to the game. With the first team not having a fixture we brought Sean Gunn in for some much needed minutes.
The game started with a big, strong Wanderers side causing us some problems from set play situations and from a corner nearly opened the scoring, but luckily for us they struck the woodwork. We started to settle down and hit the woodwork ourselves when James Long did well down our right and put in a great cross only for Adam Thompson's over head kick to strike the foot of the post. We were getting more into the game and had more possession but the final ball in and around the Wanderers penalty box was lacking. Wanderers were happy to hit their front men as quickly as possible and from a good ball into our box the referee adjudged that James Long had fouled their centre forward and awarded a penalty. This was a harsh decision but thankfully for us Ross Welton pulled off a fantastic save to his left to keep the score level. This seemed to pick us up and from our next attack Alex Street found Sean Gunn who made ground down our left and their back line could not handle his pace and he shot into the bottom corner of the goal to give us the lead. The pace of our front four were causing the Wanderers defence real problems and on another break manager Merchant played in Danny Garrod who found himself one-on-one with the keeper but his final touch let him down and the ball fell to Shaun Webb who missed when it seemed easier to score! We then increased our lead on 40 minutes with a great goal. Adam Thompson and Sean Gunn combined well down the left and "Gunny" found young Danny Garrod who finished well, so 2-0, and looking good. Right on half time Wanderers forced a corner and we failed on two occasions to clear the ball giving their forward the easiest of goals to put them back into the game. This goal didn't really effect the half time team talk to much as had played the better football and we stressed to the boys to continue to pass and move and continue with the work rate.
This we did and from the very first attack Ben Green played in a cracking cross which fell perfectly to Danny Garrod, who again produced a top class finish-3-1. This seemed to knock the stuffing out of Wanderers and for the rest of the second half we played,probably, our best football this season. We scored the fourth goal 20 minutes into the half when again we broke at pace with Danny Garrod made ground towards goal on our right and played in Adam Thompson who found the back of the net with a rasping shot. We then made some changes bringing on James Turner and Alex Stocker for Sean Gunn and Adam Thompson but we continued to play attractive one touch football which Wanderers were struggling to cope with. We almost increased our lead on two more occasions when James Turner sent in a stinging volley which was well saved and the move of the game which involved nearly our entire team, keeping the ball for 5 minutes, and it ended with Ben Green had a good chance but all credit to the Wanderers keepee who pulled off a great save. So a great 4-1 win which moved us 7 points clear at the top of the table and sets us up nicely for this coming Saturday's cup game at home to Haverhill.
Brantham - 1-Ross Welton. 2-Scott Cooke. 3- James Long. 4-Allan Merchant. 5-James Glenn. 6-Sean Gunn ( 1 goal). 7-Ben Green. 8-Shaun Webb. 9-Alex Street. 10-Adam Thompson ( 1 goal). 11-Danny Garrod ( 2 goals). Subs - Kevin Mann, Alex Stocker and James Turner.
Comment - I travelled to see the game and the team played some top class football and they played as a team and for each other. When we saw the size of some of the Wanderers lads we thought it was going to be a hard game, and it turned out to be one as well, but the Brantham team played some good, fast, attacking football and at times Wanderers had no answer to that.Listening to some of the Wanderers people after the game they were impressed with us and no doubt to my mind that the team did the management, themeslves and the club proud, well done lads.
Thanks to Nathan Burrell for his report----barry felgate---
The game started with a big, strong Wanderers side causing us some problems from set play situations and from a corner nearly opened the scoring, but luckily for us they struck the woodwork. We started to settle down and hit the woodwork ourselves when James Long did well down our right and put in a great cross only for Adam Thompson's over head kick to strike the foot of the post. We were getting more into the game and had more possession but the final ball in and around the Wanderers penalty box was lacking. Wanderers were happy to hit their front men as quickly as possible and from a good ball into our box the referee adjudged that James Long had fouled their centre forward and awarded a penalty. This was a harsh decision but thankfully for us Ross Welton pulled off a fantastic save to his left to keep the score level. This seemed to pick us up and from our next attack Alex Street found Sean Gunn who made ground down our left and their back line could not handle his pace and he shot into the bottom corner of the goal to give us the lead. The pace of our front four were causing the Wanderers defence real problems and on another break manager Merchant played in Danny Garrod who found himself one-on-one with the keeper but his final touch let him down and the ball fell to Shaun Webb who missed when it seemed easier to score! We then increased our lead on 40 minutes with a great goal. Adam Thompson and Sean Gunn combined well down the left and "Gunny" found young Danny Garrod who finished well, so 2-0, and looking good. Right on half time Wanderers forced a corner and we failed on two occasions to clear the ball giving their forward the easiest of goals to put them back into the game. This goal didn't really effect the half time team talk to much as had played the better football and we stressed to the boys to continue to pass and move and continue with the work rate.
This we did and from the very first attack Ben Green played in a cracking cross which fell perfectly to Danny Garrod, who again produced a top class finish-3-1. This seemed to knock the stuffing out of Wanderers and for the rest of the second half we played,probably, our best football this season. We scored the fourth goal 20 minutes into the half when again we broke at pace with Danny Garrod made ground towards goal on our right and played in Adam Thompson who found the back of the net with a rasping shot. We then made some changes bringing on James Turner and Alex Stocker for Sean Gunn and Adam Thompson but we continued to play attractive one touch football which Wanderers were struggling to cope with. We almost increased our lead on two more occasions when James Turner sent in a stinging volley which was well saved and the move of the game which involved nearly our entire team, keeping the ball for 5 minutes, and it ended with Ben Green had a good chance but all credit to the Wanderers keepee who pulled off a great save. So a great 4-1 win which moved us 7 points clear at the top of the table and sets us up nicely for this coming Saturday's cup game at home to Haverhill.
Brantham - 1-Ross Welton. 2-Scott Cooke. 3- James Long. 4-Allan Merchant. 5-James Glenn. 6-Sean Gunn ( 1 goal). 7-Ben Green. 8-Shaun Webb. 9-Alex Street. 10-Adam Thompson ( 1 goal). 11-Danny Garrod ( 2 goals). Subs - Kevin Mann, Alex Stocker and James Turner.
Comment - I travelled to see the game and the team played some top class football and they played as a team and for each other. When we saw the size of some of the Wanderers lads we thought it was going to be a hard game, and it turned out to be one as well, but the Brantham team played some good, fast, attacking football and at times Wanderers had no answer to that.Listening to some of the Wanderers people after the game they were impressed with us and no doubt to my mind that the team did the management, themeslves and the club proud, well done lads.
Thanks to Nathan Burrell for his report----barry felgate---
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