Those Were The Days; 26th July 2011

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THOSE WERE THE DAYS
26th July 2011

Pre-Season Friendly

HRBFC 1 (Duff 44’) Stevenage 0

HRBFC;-
Rodney Chiweshe; Lewis Ferrell (James Walker, 46’), Darryl Ellams, Matt Ruby (Ricky Machel, 46’), Billy Jeffreys (Billy Witham 46’), Paul Johnson (Patrick Craig, 46’), James Simmonds (Antonio Duran, 46’), Nathan Collier (Joe Kelly, 46’), Charlie Moone, Stuart Duff (Dan Thompson, 46’), Dave Tarpey (Johnny Sutton, 46’).
Unused Sub; Luke Edgecombe (Gk)

Stevenage Squad;-
Alan Julian; Scott Laird, Jon Aston, Darren Murphy, Craig Reed, Ben May, Mark Roberts, Peter Wion, Chris Beardsley, Robert Sinclair, Ronnie Henry, Dino Maamria, Lawrie Watson, Darius Charles, Phil Edwards, Stacey Long, Jennison Williams, Joel Byrom, David Bridges, John Mousinho, Michael Bostwick, Byron Harrison, Robin Shroot, Chris Day (Gk).

Stevenage, newly promoted to League one sent their entire first team squad to Beveree (including future Beaver, Alan Julian, returning to Stevenage after an absence of 3 years). Moone and Simmonds both had early chances as Hampton started off confidently. Both teams then started to trade chances, Chiweshe tipped over a Jon Aston effort; Moone had a twenty- yard effort blocked; Lawrie Watson blasted over from a similar distance. Just before half time Moone crossed from the right and Duff headed the ball home, despite Julian’s efforts to keep the ball out. Multiple substitutions occurred at half time. Stevenage’s new signing Robin Shroot headed over the visitors best chance of the game. Either team could have added to the score but many efforts went wide of the mark. A typical pre-season friendly.

The Old Historian