Kent Premier League
9th February 2008
Lordswood 1 Herne Bay 2
Lordswood’s inconsistency came back to haunt them as they lost to Herne Bay
with an insipid performance at the back which seemed to allow Herne Bay to try and score at
leisure. The game took a while to get going as both sides looked out of sorts which showed in
an even first half, but in the 14th minute a short corner to Martin Chandler on the edge of the
area saw him control and volley goal wards but Rowan was able to push it over the bar, four
minutes later Lordswood had their first half chance when the ball in the area was only cleared
to Adam Douglas on the edge of the area and his shot went just past the post. In the 22nd
minute Darren Marsden playing against his former club saw his free kick from 25 yards deflected
for a corner. In the very next a Lewis Taylor went into the area and the ball was half cleared
to Adam Douglas who chested down and his chip from 20 yards hit the top the netting. In the
very next minute Herne Bay thought they had got the breakthrough when Luke Harvey challenged
Danny Malone in the area and he got his shot away beating Rowan but not the post. This was the
last piece of real action of the half as both sides had possession but gave it away easily.
Lordswood came out for the second half with a flea in their ear and in the 51st
minute created the first chance of the half when Darren Marsden running forward from midfield
passed into space for Lee Farrell and Scott Bucklen to chase and Scott got their first but his
shot weak allowing Jack Delo to save. In the 56th minute Lewis Taylor saw his cross get half
cleared to Darren Marsden on the edge of the area and his shot went just past the post. In the
59th minute Herne Bay had their first chance when Simon Brown put Luke Harvey in on goal and
his shot was saved by Rowan’s legs for a corner and from the resultant corner Herne Bay took
the lead when the corner to the back post was missed by Rowan and Shaun Bremner had room to
hook in. Lordswood got back into the game two minutes later when a Lewis Taylor throw went to
Douglas whose chip into the area found Scott Bucklen and his looped header beat the keeper.
Herne Bay came back and in the 68th minute they nearly took the lead when Ben Brown running
forward from halfway was half tackled by Danny Malone and the ball ended up at Harvey’s feet
and his shot went just past the post but in the 73rd minute a comedy of errors occurred as
Herne Bay did take the lead when a shot at goal was stabbed clear by Danny Malone when it
seemed that Rowan had it covered and it came to Harvey eight yards out and his shot hit the
ground and went over the despairing dive of Rowan. Three minutes later Harvey who was the thorn
in the Lordswood defence went forward and his shot from 25 yards went just over the bar.
It was now all Herne Bay and in the 77th minute a free kick into the area saw
Harvey on the angle force Rowan to concede a corner. Herne Bay up to full time were now causing
problems all the time when the ball was in the area and how they never scored they will never
know but in the 89th minute with Lordswood throwing everything at Herne Bay they nearly forced
an equaliser when Ben Ashdown’s long throw into the area saw Shane Brown’s flicked header
tipped over the bar by the keeper and from the resulting corner Darren Marsden from 8 yards saw
his header go wide of the post. The final whistle went and last weeks performance was a memory
as Herne Bay won the game deservedly.
Attendance 75
MAN OF THE MATCH - No ONE
1. R.ARNOTT
2. A.BAGSHAW
3. L.TAYLOR
4. D.MALONE
5. B.ASHDOWN
6. A.DOUGLAS
7. D.MARSDEN
8. L.DAWES
9. M.VERNON (45)
10. S.BUCKLEN (83)
11. A.LING (64)
12. L.FARRELL (45)
14. M.DIFEDE (64)
15. S.BROWN (83)
16. G.HOLMAN
17. S.MITCHELL
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