Boreham Wood v ETFC

[seemgee]

0-0 at half time

[townerboy]

you towwwwwwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[seemgee]

Wood lead 1-0 65 mins

[seemgee]

1-1 Hammatt 69 mins.......come on the Town

[townerboy]

2-1 to wood now

[seemgee]

2-1 to the Wood 80 mins

[townerboy]

att 361

[seemgee]

3-1 to the Wood

[townerboy]

3 1 unlucky town

[seemgee]

Final score 3-1

[enfieldlad2009]

Unlucky today lads, unlucky not to hold out for a draw or not to nick it at 1-1. It will give us the chance to concentrate on the league and taking more money from the trophey.

 

Thought the back 5 were excellent today

 

under kirby's circumstances I think he has presented himself brillently with 2 excellent performances and just shows his character and ability.

 

Let's get back to winning ways! Up the town!!!!

[andyetfc]

My sentiments entirely. Credit to the defence for the excellent performance yesterday. The first few minutes summed up the game with 4 corners being awarded! Mind you, we had the first.

 

We appeared to be out muscled on occasions and consequently had to defend deep. And defend deep we did with some resolute tackling and controlled play. It's just a shame that we could not hang on for a 1-1 draw until the end of the game.

 

Yesterday's game will show our guys what we have to achieve week in, week out when we get promoted.

 

Well done guys. Nothing to be ashamed of with that performance.

 

£11.00 admittance.

£1.50 car park.

£2.00 to park in BWFC's car park but not allowed in(what's that all about?)

 

My Skoda's only just worth a bit more than the above!

[Father Jack]

 

£2.00 to park in BWFC's car park but not allowed in(what's that all about?)

 

 

 

 

 

It was full before 2.00 to be fair. I arrived around 1.40 and there were only 3 spaces left.

 

 

[littlehampton]

Well done Town on your gritty performance yesterday and your overall progress this season in the FA Cup. You have done the club proud and generated some much needed extra revenue.

 

Despite the result, thought it was a very enjoyable afternoon at Meadow Park, and an absolutely enthralling cup-tie. It was very, very close, but, to be fair, Wood probably just about deserved their win.

 

If you have a moment, take a look at the Boreham Wood FC website where John Mead has posted an excellent well balanced match report.

 

Whilst it is very disappointing for everyone to exit this prestigious cup competition, we gave a good account of ourselves against a talented Conference side, and can now focus on promotion and a run in the FA Carlsberg Trophy.

 

Next Saturday's home tie against Walton Casuals provides the perfect stage for our players to show their resolve and ability and return to winning ways.

 

Good luck guys, we are all with you.

[Steve Newing]

F.A. Challenge Cup – Third Qualifying Round

 

Boreham Wood 3 Enfield Town 1

 

by John Mead

 

Wood were pushed all the way by the Ryman Football League Division One North leaders in this gritty Cup tie. It took the visitors just five minutes to reply to Luke Garrard's rare 63rd minute opener, making for compelling viewing. However Joe Benjamin's first goal for the Club with eleven minutes remaining gave Wood the slightest of edges, before Substitute Lee Allinson made sure of a place in the hat for Monday's draw with almost the last kick of the game.

 

Town gave as good as they received throughout the tie. They took on a recently bolstered Wood at their own quick passing game and it nearly paid off. Marshalled by the excellent Mark Kirby in the heart of the Town defence, the visitors stifled Wood's early salvo of six corners, restricting them to just one effort on target, a Mario Noto low driven shot from the right hand side of the area. It beat ‘keeper Rob Blackburne hands down, yet was cleared off the line at the far post by Adam Wallace.

 

Town tested the Wood defence with Lee Kersey hooking away to deny Paul Campbell a shot at goal, before Garrard was forced to concede a corner, from which Dan Forward had his shot blocked by Noto. Wood proved dangerous on the counter attack and when Craig McKay brought down Elliott Godfrey thirty yards out, Noto tested Blackburne with a fierce drive.

 

Chances came and went at both ends before the interval with Jordan Lockie managing the only shot on target from 25 yards which did not trouble Ashlee Jones.

 

Godfrey's turn and shot after the interval, followed by Noto's through ball for Leon McKenzie who just missed out to the pace of ‘keeper Blackburne looked like a promising start, yet Ian Allinson's men went inside their shells briefly as Town looked to get on top.

 

However the deadlock was broken when Greg Morgan cut in from the right evading two challenges before sliding the ball onto Garrard who placed the ball beyond the Town ‘keeper from eight yards to record his first ever goal for the Club in his 47th appearance. Any suspicions that the first goal would win the game were dispelled just minutes later in a quality move of counter attacking football. Kirby broke up play on the edge of his area and set Forward off who found Sam Byfield on the left wing in an advanced position. His cross was perfect for Bryan Hammatt who did superbly to get between ‘keeper and defender to nod home just yards from goal.

 

Some more brave goalkeeping from Blackburne and Jones' save from Substitute Andy Jones' looping shot kept the visitors at bay. McKenzie tried his luck with a diving header from a Noto corner that went just wide. What was quite possibly the defining moment of the game was Kersey's overhead clearance that prevented a fiercely deflected shot falling at the feet of the last striker, a brilliant piece of reaction football.

 

That left Morgan to again provide the fuel for Benjamin's goal. He dribbled and stumbled through uncountable challenges again cutting in from the right to supply Godfrey in a central position just inside the Town penalty area. He continued the move picking out Benjamin on the left who fired home under the body of Blackburne.

 

A late double Substitution by Allinson, with just one minute of normal time remaining, resulted in both players combining for the third goal. New signing Fola Onibuje, who at 6ft 7inches tall and a list just as long of previous Clubs to his name, received a pass from Justin Cochrane just inside the penalty area with his back to goal. He laid up into the path of Lee Allinson who executed a quite beautiful lob over the head of the overworked Blackburne to send Wood through to the final Qualifying Round in style. It is a stage of the Competition that Wood have appeared in five times in the last fifteen Seasons and were successful on every occasion!

 

The victory left Ian Allinson, “very pleased to win a hard fought battle. I warned the players to show upmost respect today and treat the game like a Conference game. They did not let me down. I felt we were lacking up front at times and had Mario's effort early on not have been clawed off the line it could have been a different affair. We have beaten a very decent side today in a tie that I have to admit left me quite apprehensive. A lot of the Town side have Boreham Wood connections so it was a real Cup Final for them!”

 

 

A FAIR REPORT , agree the defining moment was the clearance , just as Adams blocked shot was about to fall the Liam 12 yards from goal , from possibly going 2-1 up we found ourselves 2-1 down less than 60 seconds later.

The players were a credit to the club and it was just not to be , either side of half time for 20 mins or so in both halves we were probably a little more in the ascendency.

 

 

[thecoldend]

Match report and highlights finally downloaded onto the cold end.... Sorry for delay... The magic of the cup got to me and i managed to miss Wood's first two goals!!! Bryan's goal looks good though.. COME ON TOWN!!!

 

 

[MbrunoB]

Match report and highlights finally downloaded onto the cold end.... Sorry for delay... The magic of the cup got to me and i managed to miss Wood's first two goals!!! Bryan's goal looks good though.. COME ON TOWN!!!

 

 

 

I like the film version as we get a draw.

[Mini - Smith Towner]

Bit far fetched I know, but had the dream lived on we could have been travelling to AFC Wimbledon in the First

Round Proper. Would have been a nice money spinner............. oh well, Wingate & Finchley at home instead.

[townerboy]

i know, I saw that. didn't we have a game against them cancel when we first started out?

[MbrunoB]

Look on the bright side as we won't be involved with all the incorrectly rewritten history that they spout.