Hornchurch 0 West Ham 2

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Hornchurch 0 West Ham 2

 

Scorers – Max Gradel 37 and Jack Collinson 70

 

Hornchurch – Michael Collier, Greg Tiffin, Lee Sontag, Glen Golbey, Jordan Bostock ©, Steve King, Lee Perry, Danny Cowley, Billy Holland, Asa Pamplin, Nicky Cowley.

Subs – all played – Scott Ballard, Sam Williams, Billy Drake, Ket Kola-Makitu, Nathan Philip, Danny Gill, Nicky Wilson.

 

West Ham – Matt Reed, Trent McClenaman ©, Ryan Andrews, Jemal Henry, Liam White, Jack Collinson, Marin Bellisi, Hogan Ephrain, Moses Ashikodi, Yousef Sofiane, Kyle Reid.

Subs – all played – Densil Davidson, Jack Jerrery, Jame Tomkins, Lee Hales, Max Gradel, Eran Kemal.

 

Match officials – Gary Evetts, Sean Commerford, Chris Turner.

 

Weather – sunny – 25 degrees.

Attendance 911

Match duration – first half 45 mins 55 secs – second half 45 mins 40 secs.

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Urchins, playing together for the first time, moved confidently from the kick off, and Nicky Cowley had a chance in the first minute, his first time shot sailing over the bar. A minute later, and it was Nicky Cowley again, whose free kick sailed invitingly into the box and Steve King headed powerfully onto the bar. Another Nicky Cowley free kick followed, when Andrews brought down Pamplin, and when keeper Reed dropped the ball, it was Henry who got there just in time to prevent Holland getting in a shot.

 

West Ham conceded several free kicks but it was a long throw from Golbey that next caused them problems, with Reed struggling to hold on to the ball, Another Golbey throw, this time from the left side, fell to Tiffin, whose shot was a fraction too high. Irons were beginning to find some room on the wings, and won three corners in quick succession. But Collier was not troubled, with King and Bostock looking very confident in the middle. But Collier was brought into action when Reid’s low cross from the left found Ashikodi rushing in, but Collier made a spectacular diving save. West Ham’s tackling was more than would normally be expected in a friendly, and Ephrain earned a long lecture from referee Evetts. Collier was in action soon after when the dangerous Reid wove his way through, but Collier saved and Bostock completely the clearance.

 

West Ham took the lead when Reid, on the left, played the ball over to the right wing, to Sofiane, who quickly centred. The defence could not clear, and Max Gradel turned his shot into the net from a narrow angle. Time 37 minutes. A minute later it could have been two, when Lee Hales, son of Urchins’ ex-assistant manager Kevin Hales, got into a good position in front of goal, but hammered the ball over the bar. Sam Williams came on and with his first touch he won a corner, and from Nicky Cowley’s kick, Holland’s shot was deflected for another corner.

 

Urchins could have levelled soon after the start of the second half, Perry playing Nicky Cowley through, but White got in his tackle just in time. Danny Cowley played a prominent role in feeding his forward line, and when Billy Drake came on, it was Danny’s pass that picked him out on the right. Drake’s low cross into the middle was scrambled away by White. In the Iron’s next move it was brother Nicky to the rescue, heading out Ashikodi’s shot to concede a corner. Danny Gill began to find some room on the left, and it looked promising when he outpaced Tomkins and centred, but White headed the ball out for a corner with two Urchins in close attendance.

 

Nathan Philip’s long dipping shot cum cross from the left gave keeper Reed some worries before he was able to back peddle and tip the ball over the bar, but with Urchins looking for an equaliser, they left themselves open at the back. Collinson, who had earlier been substituted, came back on, and before anyone could pick him up, the received the ball unmarked and just outside the penalty area. He turned and his low shot just beat the diving Wilson, who had just replaced Collier in goal. Both teams tired in the heat, and Irons seemed happy to sit on their lead.

[The Monk]

Urchins!- you've had your job stolen!

[Bionic II]

Blimey, who needs a replay? Think you missed a throw in Daggsy!

Well Done excel !

[billy]

Great match report dagger

[Eastside Urchin]

i was very impressed with the new team,i thought straight from the kick off they showed spirit and fight,nearly won every ball asked of them and should of took the lead in first minute,i was impressed with the way they tried to take the game to west ham early on especially in the sweltering heat(which created a thousand water blisters on my back,which have now been burst and left me with my skin falling off)but on a more serious note i feel that because of the way the boys played and the way the fans continued the feverish mayhem from last season that we should still attract decent crowds as under j-lo it is clear that good football will be played.My mum and auntie barbara came over and they are both talking about getting season tickets as my mum says we are now a better team than when she last came(when we lost 4-0 to cambridge in the trophy)

so keep up the good work j-lo paul etc and of course the players and see you all tuesday at east thurrock.And thanks hornchurch for bringing my beloved football season back,saturdays haven't been the same!!!!!

[Eastside Urchin]

and thanks to the west ham chavs form chav central(lloyds)for turning up in the 2nd half and making twats of themselves,and also to the woman in front of me who complained all the way out of the eastside because someone swore,i keep forgetting that all west ham fans are saints!!!!

[Urchin Boy]

West Ham Fans Are Hammers

 

Southampton Fans Are Saints

 

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[Bionic II]

Northampton are Saints as well

[Urchin Boy]

So Are Nuns ... <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Eastside Urchin]

you dagenham twat

[Urchin Boy]

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[Eastside Urchin]

that should be my [****!!****] you are kissing UB

[mala_D]

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eastsideurchin 030crew said:
i was very impressed with the new team,(BLAH BLAH BLAH).....

Completely and utterly agree with you there, ESU. Really looking forward to this season.