Knaphill 2 Bedfont Sports 0 - Match Report

[Trentender]

Knaphill’s victory over promotion chasing Bedfont Sports at Redding Way on Saturday with goals from leading goalscorer Ricky Hogsden, paved the way to their 12th win in an unbeaten sequence of 15 matches, which has accumulated thirty nine points, an excellent run considering their previous 15 games had reaped just twelve points!

 

 

 

Bedfont opened the game at a fast pace with frequent attacks on the home defence as the threat of an early goal was snuffed out by some good goalkeeping from Richard Shelley, who was to deny striker Lee Tunnell on three occasions. The striker’s first effort came after three minutes before the keeper saved again after twenty minutes.

 

 

 

Knaphill’s first effort on goal was a rather weak long range shot from Chris Fox past the post in the 16th minute, then five minutes later Matt Baker produced the first major threat on the visitors goal with his driving effort saved at the foot of the post by the keeper.

 

 

 

But as the half wore on and into the latter stages, Knaphill were getting back into the game, although not before another dangerous move from the visitors saw Shelley deny the onrushing striker a goal scoring opportunity on the half hour.

 

 

 

After 40 minutes, Knaphill finally came good and broke the deadlock when a neat pass from Joe Turner found Ricky Hogsden, who drilled his shot past the keeper and into the far corner to make it 1-0. Whilst Shelley had played his part in denying Bedfont in the first half, the visitors had rued some later chances and Knaphill’s opening goal had stunned the visitors.

 

 

 

Knaphill upped their workrate in the second half, whilst Bedfont were denied chances for an equaliser by the home defence, plus some of their own off target shooting. Knaphill produced three goal scoring opportunities from Nick Darnell, Baker and Hogsden, but then after 58 minutes Knaphill prised the visitors defence open and with swift precision, Hogsden slotted home from eight yards.

 

 

 

With the home side’s two goal lead, Bedfont were showing some frustration as Knaphill were seeking to enhance on their lead. But although the visitors went close to reducing the deficit after 82 minutes when Bamford struck the post from a free kick. But Knaphill held firm to finish with another three worthy points.

 

 

 

Team:Shelley, Williams, Brainch, Turner, Gamble, Ball, Fox, Darnell, Hogsden, Baker, Cardona(Wills 78mins).

 

 

 

Scorers: Hogsden 40mins & 58mins

Subs Not Used: Murphy, Chisholm, Garston

 

 

 

 

[Non League Nigel]

still hope of top 3 if you win all your games