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Match Report (Winterton Rangers 7 - Borrowash Victoria 0) 8th November 2006 NCEL Division One |
Winterton fielded the same side that won at
Winterton should have gone one up on 13mins.
Danny Clarke broke down a Borrowash attack before feeding Andy Holt who turned
and raced goal wards into the box before rounding the keeper but he somehow
sliced his shot wide with the goal gaping. The pressure continued with a couple
of shots from around the box being blocked away.
At this stage Borrowash were competing and
passing the ball pretty well stretching the Rangers midfield. On 15mins a neat
passing move created a shooting opportunity from the edge of the box that curled
just over the angle of Ben Simpson’s goal.
But on 23mins Danny
Clarke appeared on the left on the edge of the box before cutting inside and
drilling the ball into the far corner. 1-0
It was a deserved lead. By the half hour Rangers were in the ascendancy creating
virtually all the chances. On 33mins a ball in from the industrious Catton to
the far post where a Holt stooping header was blocked away for a corner, the
pressure was maintained and two more shots were blocked away as rangers pressed.
On 36minutes rangers doubled their lead.
Clarke and Holt linked on the left to feed Northen in the box, his shot was
blocked away to the edge where Dave
Ricardo calmly fired home Rangers second. 2-0.
Ricardo, who started the season on the bench has put together a string of
performances in central midfield that has forced him into contention, he seems
freer in his movement than in early performances and has impressed.
Fair play to Borrowash who came straight back at Rangers with their best spell of the game. On 37 mins. Good work on the right created a ball across the face to the far post where a striker headed wide with Green in close proximity. Two minutes later a free kick on the edge of Rangers box was squandered although Borrowash maintained possession before crossing from the right, Simpson had to show a good pair of hands to diffuse the situation.
HALF-TIME 2-0
Winterton were straight off the blocks for
the second half Clarke fed Northen in the box but the ball was taken off his
foot as he shaped to shoot. 46mins.
Borrowash then broke down the right, getting
behind Haywood before firing goal wards; Simpson made a full stretch save to
turn the ball round the post.
Rangers were starting to open up the
Borrowash defence, Clarke found Holt in the box but the keeper saved his firm
header on 57mins.Two minutes later Holt glanced another wide.
Andy
Holt’s perseverance paid off on 61mins. When sent
racing through and calmly chipping the keeper to make it 3-0
Borrowash made a double substitution
but Rangers were flying now. Gavin Cooper then replaced Clewett at the back.
On 66mins Rob Northen fed Steve
Underwood on the edge where his first time shot nestled inside the far post
for 4-0 it was mesmerising stuff.
Catton broke away a minute later to the by-line before crossing to the far where
Rob Northen at full stretch just missed making it five.
On 70mins Rob Northen set off on a mazy run
from the right that rounded three players before shooting over. Whitehouse and
Dransfield replaced Ricardo and Holt. Whitehouse was straight into the thick of
it forcing a save from Borrowash keeper Wilson on 72mins.
Catton then went close a minute later, firing over.
On 81mins and it was five. A corner from the
right to the near post saw Rob Northen
react quickest to head home 5-0. Two
minutes later and Rangers and Mark
Whitehouse made it six. A ball into Dransfield was laid back to the
midfielder who took one touch before curling the ball into the keeper right top
corner. 6-0 83min.
Then Callum Dransfield completed the rout on 90mins when drove home from a central position just inside the box. 7-0
FINAL SCORE
It was the leagues highest score of the
season and a sparkling Rangers performance. Even with only a few minutes to go
and the game over Rangers were still working hard, closing down hustling the
ball when not in possession and had options all over the shop when attacking.
Seven goals-seven different players-top performance.