Dulwich Hamlet 2 Burgess Hill Town 1
Ryman Isthmian League Division One South
Tuesday 30th October 2007
Ryman Isthmian League Division One South
Tuesday 30th October 2007
Up to 10th place for the Hamlet as the regenesis of recent weeks continued apace with a ballsy, belligerent defeat of a testing Burgess Hill Town, who have long proved a fly in the ointment for previous custodians of the Hamlet hot seat. The man of the hour (and a half) was Champion Hill’s very own great Scott, Edgar that is, at last finding the net for the Hamlet with a brace of goals displaying a masterclass in the art of poaching, the first going in amongst the muck and bullets to turn home a pitch perfect cross from Jermaine Hinds, the second more vital still for it cancelled out a Burgess Hill equaliser mere moments earlier.
In light of embattled victory and gallant defeat respectively neither side saw reason for change bar an enforced one for Dulwich, Phil Williams making way for the returning Stanley Muguo who played like a man possessed. Indeed the whole Dulwich midfield engine room purred into action like a finely honed sports car, one of its number, Benson Paka, the first to threaten in a high octane start as he was found in space on the left. Cutting back in he unleashed a fierce low drive that cannoned off a defender’s legs for the corner that was to bring calamity upon the visitors. Picked out lingering on the fringes of the area, Shawn Beveney swept the ball wide to Hinds rattling up the right wing, the right back swinging the ball keenly into the jowls of the goal. Tyro Hillian custodian, Chris Winterton, wavered, Edgar did not, stretching a long limb to divert the ball past the vacillating ‘keeper and into the back of the net.
The goal was the prelude to some diverting football as, orchestrated from midfield, Dulwich sung a symphony of scintillating soccer but without the goals to build on that lead. Billy Chattaway came close to reaching the end of an Edgar header back across goal only for David Piper’s dinked header to nudge the ball off the youngster’s head as he tried to force it home at the back post. Beveney too had the chances to add to the advantage, escaping like lightning at the spearhead of a Dulwich counter only to scoop the ball over the bar when well placed. Miscommunication, over exuberance combined to rob Hamlet of a second just past the half hour when the dancing feet of Beveney slipped the ball past his marker on the edge of the six yard box. Robbed of his balance at the vital moment by the dewy turf, Beveney regained his feet but failed to notice Sol Patterson-Bohner arriving like an express train, awkwardly spooning the ball over the bar before his team-mate could dispatch a shot on goal.
A teenage tangle as Chattaway charged down Winterton as he dithered with a clearance on the edge of his area but the roll favoured the Hillian as he beat Chattaway in the chase back for the ball. For a moment Hamlet lost shape, exposed on the right they might have been punished had Matt Geard at the back stick not pummelled the ball high into the night sky for a whipped cross. The coda to half saw Burgess Hill resurgent, eager to punishment home profligacy. A midfield muddle saw the ball surrendered, Ceesay rocketing from his line to clear as a lobbed pass threatened to let in Steve Harper. The clearance went back into enemy hands, Geard sensing the chance to rifle off a stern shot on course for the top corner until Ceesay stretched to claw the ball behind for a corner.
Perhaps Dulwich had substituted the isotonic for the Horlicks at the break, but seemed sluggish in comparison to a Hillian XI who had brimstone in their belly, waylaying the Hamlet rearguard in the early exchanges. They found no give and it was left to the Hamlet, once the early stupor had drifted away to create the first true opening as the galloping Muguo, escaping right, attempted to pick out Chattaway at the back of the six yard box, only a lack of inches preventing the youngster nodding in at the far upright.
Still the goals refused to come as if a charm had been laid on Winterton’s goal. A desperate lunging tackle deflected effort from Edgar, having cut back inside his man, left Winterton flatfooted but David Piper proved his saviour once more and Chattaway's nemesis again as the defender stretched to nod the ball away for the inrushing winger. Bludgeon swapped for rapier but still Dame Fortune turned away her face as Beveney sprung the offside trap on the right wing before tucking the ball back for Muguo to hammer past a leaden footed Winterton only to look on incredulously as the ball rattled back off the inside of the upright, zipping across the face of goal before clipping the outside of the other post and away.
Having used a trio of substitutes with nearly a half hour remaining, Burgess Hill lost the industrious David Piper, a clash of heads with Edgar necessitating treatment off the field for the six minutes before he returned head bandaged, Burgess Hill depleted team found extra impetus as Hamlet took the foot off the gas. That momentum continued as ten became eleven once more. Neil Watts’ dance into the box almost bore fruit but with eight minutes left an equaliser materialised. A booming throw into the penalty area was flicked on at the near post and Dulwich defenders statuesque, Watts rumbled into to meet the ball with a fierce volley from close range that gave Ceesay not an inkling of a chance.
Heads might have dropped but Burgess Hill joy was short-lived as Dulwich crafted a second goal before two more minutes had slipped by. Substitute Sebastian Schoburgh ripped into the right flank of the Hillians’ defence, his skills unable to shake off a blocking defender but the greater maturity that he has gained since his youth team days shone through as he trolled the ball back into the path of Paka, unleashing a drilled drive on goal that Winterton could only batter down in front of him. Pouncing like a panther, Edgar shrewdly lifted the ball over the prone ‘keeper to restore the Hamlet advantage.
Not that Burgess Hill would lie down after this setback but Ceesay would prove a hero as two minutes later he produced a top drawer save to fingertip the ball away as defender turned striker Danny Gainsford met the ball with a powerful header. Clattering into the post, the brave Hamlet number one needed treatment to a sore head but recovered to see out extensive stoppage time as Dulwich made sure of a third straight triumph.
In light of embattled victory and gallant defeat respectively neither side saw reason for change bar an enforced one for Dulwich, Phil Williams making way for the returning Stanley Muguo who played like a man possessed. Indeed the whole Dulwich midfield engine room purred into action like a finely honed sports car, one of its number, Benson Paka, the first to threaten in a high octane start as he was found in space on the left. Cutting back in he unleashed a fierce low drive that cannoned off a defender’s legs for the corner that was to bring calamity upon the visitors. Picked out lingering on the fringes of the area, Shawn Beveney swept the ball wide to Hinds rattling up the right wing, the right back swinging the ball keenly into the jowls of the goal. Tyro Hillian custodian, Chris Winterton, wavered, Edgar did not, stretching a long limb to divert the ball past the vacillating ‘keeper and into the back of the net.
The goal was the prelude to some diverting football as, orchestrated from midfield, Dulwich sung a symphony of scintillating soccer but without the goals to build on that lead. Billy Chattaway came close to reaching the end of an Edgar header back across goal only for David Piper’s dinked header to nudge the ball off the youngster’s head as he tried to force it home at the back post. Beveney too had the chances to add to the advantage, escaping like lightning at the spearhead of a Dulwich counter only to scoop the ball over the bar when well placed. Miscommunication, over exuberance combined to rob Hamlet of a second just past the half hour when the dancing feet of Beveney slipped the ball past his marker on the edge of the six yard box. Robbed of his balance at the vital moment by the dewy turf, Beveney regained his feet but failed to notice Sol Patterson-Bohner arriving like an express train, awkwardly spooning the ball over the bar before his team-mate could dispatch a shot on goal.
A teenage tangle as Chattaway charged down Winterton as he dithered with a clearance on the edge of his area but the roll favoured the Hillian as he beat Chattaway in the chase back for the ball. For a moment Hamlet lost shape, exposed on the right they might have been punished had Matt Geard at the back stick not pummelled the ball high into the night sky for a whipped cross. The coda to half saw Burgess Hill resurgent, eager to punishment home profligacy. A midfield muddle saw the ball surrendered, Ceesay rocketing from his line to clear as a lobbed pass threatened to let in Steve Harper. The clearance went back into enemy hands, Geard sensing the chance to rifle off a stern shot on course for the top corner until Ceesay stretched to claw the ball behind for a corner.
Perhaps Dulwich had substituted the isotonic for the Horlicks at the break, but seemed sluggish in comparison to a Hillian XI who had brimstone in their belly, waylaying the Hamlet rearguard in the early exchanges. They found no give and it was left to the Hamlet, once the early stupor had drifted away to create the first true opening as the galloping Muguo, escaping right, attempted to pick out Chattaway at the back of the six yard box, only a lack of inches preventing the youngster nodding in at the far upright.
Still the goals refused to come as if a charm had been laid on Winterton’s goal. A desperate lunging tackle deflected effort from Edgar, having cut back inside his man, left Winterton flatfooted but David Piper proved his saviour once more and Chattaway's nemesis again as the defender stretched to nod the ball away for the inrushing winger. Bludgeon swapped for rapier but still Dame Fortune turned away her face as Beveney sprung the offside trap on the right wing before tucking the ball back for Muguo to hammer past a leaden footed Winterton only to look on incredulously as the ball rattled back off the inside of the upright, zipping across the face of goal before clipping the outside of the other post and away.
Having used a trio of substitutes with nearly a half hour remaining, Burgess Hill lost the industrious David Piper, a clash of heads with Edgar necessitating treatment off the field for the six minutes before he returned head bandaged, Burgess Hill depleted team found extra impetus as Hamlet took the foot off the gas. That momentum continued as ten became eleven once more. Neil Watts’ dance into the box almost bore fruit but with eight minutes left an equaliser materialised. A booming throw into the penalty area was flicked on at the near post and Dulwich defenders statuesque, Watts rumbled into to meet the ball with a fierce volley from close range that gave Ceesay not an inkling of a chance.
Heads might have dropped but Burgess Hill joy was short-lived as Dulwich crafted a second goal before two more minutes had slipped by. Substitute Sebastian Schoburgh ripped into the right flank of the Hillians’ defence, his skills unable to shake off a blocking defender but the greater maturity that he has gained since his youth team days shone through as he trolled the ball back into the path of Paka, unleashing a drilled drive on goal that Winterton could only batter down in front of him. Pouncing like a panther, Edgar shrewdly lifted the ball over the prone ‘keeper to restore the Hamlet advantage.
Not that Burgess Hill would lie down after this setback but Ceesay would prove a hero as two minutes later he produced a top drawer save to fingertip the ball away as defender turned striker Danny Gainsford met the ball with a powerful header. Clattering into the post, the brave Hamlet number one needed treatment to a sore head but recovered to see out extensive stoppage time as Dulwich made sure of a third straight triumph.
Teams:
DHFC: Sheikh Ceesay; Jermaine Hinds; Ricky Dobson; Benson Paka; Shayne Mangodza; Steve May; Shawn Beveney (Capt) (Meshach Nugent 88); Stanley Muguo; Scott Edgar; Sol Patterson-Bohner (Michael Smith 76); Billy Chattaway (Sebastian Schoburgh 76)
Substitutes not used: Gbenga Sonuga, Nej Hussein (GK)
BHTFC: Chris Winterton; David Piper; Matt Piper (Jiri Dohnal 55); Nick Fogden; Danny Gainsford; Neil Watts; Steve Harper (Capt); Lloyd Cotton; Shaheen Sadough (Dan Royce 65); Jamie Howell; Matt Geard (Kenny Hewitt 63)
Substitutes not used: Simon Greatwich; Joe Bye
Attendance: 244
Officials:
Referee: Mr Tony Mason (Sidcup, Kent)
Assistant Referees: Mr Babatunde Adebayo (Bexleyheath, Kent) & Mr Keith Scudder (Gravesend, Kent)
Goalscoring
1-0 DHFC Scott Edgar 9th minute
1-1 BHTFC Neil Watts 81st minute
2-1 DHFC Scott Edgar 83rd minute
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