Those Were The Days; 12th September 2007
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THOSE WERE THE DAYS
12th September 2007
Football (Blue Square) Conference; South; Premier Division
HRBFC 3 (Yaku 59’ 90’ Inns, 28’) Eastleigh 1 (Hann, 20’) Att; 259
HRBFC;-
Matt Lovett; Graham Harper (Shaun McAuley, 85’), Ryan Lake (Alex Haddow, 69), Orlando Jeffrey, Dean Wells, Francis Quarm, Alan Inns, Elliott Godfrey (Barrie Matthews, 69’), Ian Hodges, Lawrence Yaku, Stuart Lake.
Unused Subs; Elliott Frost, Glenn Harris.
Eastleigh;-
James Pullen; Chris Piper, Luke Byles, Anthony Riviere, Andy Harris, Rob Marshall, Danny Smith, Andy Forbes, Matt Hann, David Hughes, Damian Scannell,
Subs; Ellis Green, Paul Sales, Justin Bennett.
The Beavers fell behind, levelled, then went down to ten men, all before half-time – then came back to win, even failing to put a spot kick away. Just a normal day at Beveree. Matt Hann gave the visitors the lead in the 20th minute, thanks to an assist by Andy Forbes. Eight minutes later Inns equalised steering home a cross from Harper. That was as good as it got for Inns as in the 36th minute, Referee Forrester deemed the combative midfielder to have recklessly felled David Hughes and sent him off. In the 47th minute, James Pullen saved Godfrey’s penalty - the day wasn’t going well. Yaku put Hampton in front in the 59th minute, Pullen thought that he had cleared the ball away, only to see the Assistant signalling a goal. The play then swung from end to end, Wells clearing his lines on one occasion. Just prior to the final whistle, Yaku ensured the three points when Hodges and McAuley laid the ball on a plate for the veteran striker. Never give up was Alan Devonshire’s mantra, even when things seemed stacked against you.
The Old Historian
12th September 2007
Football (Blue Square) Conference; South; Premier Division
HRBFC 3 (Yaku 59’ 90’ Inns, 28’) Eastleigh 1 (Hann, 20’) Att; 259
HRBFC;-
Matt Lovett; Graham Harper (Shaun McAuley, 85’), Ryan Lake (Alex Haddow, 69), Orlando Jeffrey, Dean Wells, Francis Quarm, Alan Inns, Elliott Godfrey (Barrie Matthews, 69’), Ian Hodges, Lawrence Yaku, Stuart Lake.
Unused Subs; Elliott Frost, Glenn Harris.
Eastleigh;-
James Pullen; Chris Piper, Luke Byles, Anthony Riviere, Andy Harris, Rob Marshall, Danny Smith, Andy Forbes, Matt Hann, David Hughes, Damian Scannell,
Subs; Ellis Green, Paul Sales, Justin Bennett.
The Beavers fell behind, levelled, then went down to ten men, all before half-time – then came back to win, even failing to put a spot kick away. Just a normal day at Beveree. Matt Hann gave the visitors the lead in the 20th minute, thanks to an assist by Andy Forbes. Eight minutes later Inns equalised steering home a cross from Harper. That was as good as it got for Inns as in the 36th minute, Referee Forrester deemed the combative midfielder to have recklessly felled David Hughes and sent him off. In the 47th minute, James Pullen saved Godfrey’s penalty - the day wasn’t going well. Yaku put Hampton in front in the 59th minute, Pullen thought that he had cleared the ball away, only to see the Assistant signalling a goal. The play then swung from end to end, Wells clearing his lines on one occasion. Just prior to the final whistle, Yaku ensured the three points when Hodges and McAuley laid the ball on a plate for the veteran striker. Never give up was Alan Devonshire’s mantra, even when things seemed stacked against you.
The Old Historian