Those Were The Days; 26th April 2003

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THOSE WERE THE DAYS
26th April 2003
Isthmian (Ryman) League Premier Division

HRBFC 2 (Rose 2) St Albans City 3 (Mackell-Smith, Martin, Deacon) Att; 210

HRBFC;-
Andy Iga; Stuart Harte, Sam Okafor, Tony Houghton, Alan Inns, Chris Rose (Mourad Boudjmaa,74'), Darren Deegan, Victor Fayenuwo, Lee Riddell (Enrico Grimm, 60'), Dudley Gardner (Yemi Abiodun,46'), Scott Bennetts.
Unused Sub; Aaron Downes

A season summed up in one game. 2-0 ahead, looking for only their third league win of the season.….the Beavers then conceded three goals to lose yet again. After just six minutes an in-swinging corner from Darren Deegan was nudged home by Rose for his first goal for the club. In the 12th minute it was double delight as Hampton took a 2-0 lead with Rose, the scorer again, this time following in on Inns free-kick which came back off an upright. Unfortunately, the good feeling didn’t last long. The visitors pulled a goal back on the half hour, Freddie Hyatt setting up Craig Mackell-Smith, minutes later Simon Martin made it 2-2 to end Hampton’s mini-revival. The second half belonged to St Albans, only smart saves from Iga keeping the score level. In the 56th minute St Albans scored the winner through a header by Greg Deacon. Around this time Maidenhead United announced that their manager, Alan Devonshire, would be leaving at the end of the season (if only I had put £5 on him joining the Beavers during the summer!)


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