Dagger03 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Saturday 07-April-2018 HORNCHURCH 1 HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS 0 HFC - Mott, Hursit, Porter, Lee, Cooper, Styles ©, Hogan, Roberts (Oluwatimilehin 71), Assombalonga (McKenzie 68), Purcell, Warner (Collis 90) Subs - Livings, Palmer HS - Jessup, Ramon, Cawley, Abdulla, Henshaw, Baker, Chatting (Godbold 73), Krasniqi, Callender, Ashford (Gardner 80), Luque Subs - Stevenson, Dark, Sambridge Officials - Michael Chard with Dajour McKenzie-George and Stephen McKee Scorer - Hogan 33 Bookings - Baker 18 (HS) - Luque 40 (HS) Duration 46.00 + 50.00 Attendance 287 HFC - red and white stripes / black / black HS - black and white stripes / white / red HORNCHURCH 1 HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS 0 On a mild Spring afternoon, both defences were on top throughout much of an intriguing encounter, and the outcome was settled by a sensational goal from Connor Hogan. Swifts had an early chance when a long throw by Kreshnic Krasniqi found Luke Callender, whose shot was blocked by Nathan Cooper, with Sam Mott comfortably dealing with the corner when it came across. On 8 minutes George Purcell tried a shot from outside the area, but a fraction too high and over the bar, and shortly afterwards a Purcell free kick met the same fate. Swifts always looked dangerous and a Juan Luque run ended with a timely tackle by Jamie Hursit, to concede another corner. Harrison Chatting sent the ball into the goalmouth, where Mott punched firmly away. At the other end, a Purcell shot was turned out for the first of two corners in quick succession, whilst a Krasniqi throw reached Sam Ashford, with Elliot Styles blocking the hard shot. The only goal of the game arrived in the 33rd minute, when Connor Hogan, out on the wing, won possession, turned, and from forty yards, hit an incredible shot hard over the defence and into the far corner, for his first goal since joining Hornchurch. Swifts continued to come forward, without troubling the home defence, and the closest they came to scoring was when Luque slotted the ball to Ashford, whose shot across goal appeared to drift out of play, although a corner was awarded. The second half saw Swifts coming forward at every opportunity, but apart from a series of long Krasniqi throws, and eight corner kicks, Sam Mott was only occasionally called upon to gather the ball. The best chance came from yet another long throw, which landed ideally for Luke Callender, but his shot was comfortably blocked, and as the match moved towards its conclusion, so the visitors lost their momentum, and allowed Hornchurch to get back into the game as an attacking force. Hornchurch could have wrapped it up fifteen minutes from time when Styles played the ball upfield to Leon McKenzie, who in turn touched through to Purcell, and although his lobbed shot beat Jake Jessup, the ball dropped on to the roof of the net. In the final ten minutes Hornchurch were rarely troubled, and manager Colin McBride made a masterful substitution, with Dave Collis coming on to boost the defence, in what was his one hundredth game for Hornchurch. Hornchurch remain ten points clear at the top of the table, on 92 points, and only Bowers (maximum possible 95) and Potters Bar (94) can catch them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger03 Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 The Isthmian League roadshow was at the match - this is the link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJaF8fIbQy4&app=desktop - The first match is Maldon v Bowers (please note that the commentator gets the wrong name for the sending off) and the HFC match is shown after the Maldon game. It's worth watching if only for Connor Hogan's goal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJaF8fIbQy4&app=desktop I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimbles left foot Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Really impressed with the quality of the show. Replays shown from a number of angles and commentators seemed to know their stuff too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger03 Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 There is another video now posted on Utube - this is the link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhbUIB6WD9o It is not so professional but quite a few on the East Side will recognise themselves. I do not know who made the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhbUIB6WD9o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss.A.F.C.Hornchurch Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 That's Ben Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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