Reserves VDover

[Rob_Butler]

24hours too late if you ask me.

[ReservePlayer]

no official word on the result as of yet

[michael]

Any Margate team news ?

 

(did Tom Hickman play for Douvres)

 

well played anyway.

 

No goals conceded-usually a sign of a good and hard-working performance

[ReservePlayer]

1 Damian Rowlands

2 Danny Stokes

3 Ryan Harker

4 Alan Heath

5 Louis Smith

6 Andrew Weatherley

7 Jamie Stellon

8 Kieron Morris 1

9 Carl Barron

10 Neil Hoggart

11 Paul Axon

 

Subs

Darren ? > Ryan Harker

Chris Lewis > Neil Hoggart

Shane Mayhead

Shane Brown

Dave Cowell

 

edit:

 

yes Tom did play and should have possibly been sent off for swearing at the ref after 2 minutes

 

[BlueGate Alan]

Team:

 

1. Damon Rowlands

2.Dan Stokes

3.Ryan Harker

4.Alan Heath

5.Louis Smith

6.Andrew Weatherly

7.Jamie Stellon

8.Kieron Morris

9.Karl Barron

10.Neil Hoggart

11.Paul Axon

 

Subs:

12.Dave Cowell

14.Daryn Vanhinsberg

15.Chris Lewis

16.Shane Brown

17.Shane Mayhead

 

On a cold night at Hartsdown Park, Margate showed some good battling qualities against an unbeaten Dover side in the Floodlit Trophy. The game started with Dover putting in some firece challenges sometimes a bit too fierce. However the game then settled down with the teams appearing to cancel each other out with few chances. Paul Axon made some nice runs on the wings but it wasn't until the 43rd minute when Paul Barron, who made a nice little run into the box, looked to have been brought down by a Dover defender but the ref waved play on. Then on the stroke of half time there was a goalmouth scramble in the Dover area but the ball was cleared to safety. This resulted in Barron & a Dover defender getting injured but both recovered after a short spell.

 

In the 2nd half Barron had a great chance in the 57th minute when clean through from about 12 yards out but he managed to hit his shot just wide of the right post. Margate continued to press and after 72 mins deservedly took the lead when the hard working Kieron Morris broke clear and did a delightful lob over the oncoming keeper into the net. Further pressure then came and from a Paul Axon inswinging corner the Dover goalie was hard pressed to tip the ball over the bar. Then 5 mins before the end of the game the floodlights failed due to a power cut in the area. So at time of writing am not sure whether the result will stand. Overall the team once agaion performed well with Louis Smith looking solid at the back and looks to have the making of a good centre back for the future. Att I would guess was about 70.

 

 

[I am Spartacus]

I think last nights power cut furthers MM therioes of conspieracy.

 

After all Dover are unbeaten in this competion and were looking to be heading to defeat, what happens next poof the lights go out. Must have been a Dover person who stuck a rusty nail in the electric supply and caused a power failure for a least a mile around the ground.

 

PS well played last night lads.

[michael]

Thanks chaps.

 

Not a bad attendance either surely.

Did think that RT would give Danny Wisker and Donovan some match practice in the game.

 

Good 'result' i would have thought

[BlueGate Alan]

I think for Donovan to come all the way from Crawley is asking a bit much maybe? Danny did have a little runabout on Tuesday too and Dan Allen was protecting a slight ankle injury he told us.

[michael]

Reserves playing Dover again in floodlit trophy next wed. night i think

[AncientBlue]

Power failure blacked out half of Margate, certainly Hartsdown Road, Victoria Traffic lights were out, all the houses on the right hand side of College Road were out as well.

[BlueGate Alan]

Originally Posted By: michaelmichael

Reserves playing Dover again in floodlit trophy next wed. night i think

Yes they are playing against Dover Michael but it is a League match at Crabble.

[michael]

mudled thinking on my behalf and you are right.

 

Good to see the reserves creating justified interest (well from 4/5 of us anyway but you have to start somewhere )and again,aprrox. 70 people is surely quite good.

I reckon with a bit of effort, they could get close to 150 for those May fixtures on barmy summer nights

[michael]

Whilst not directly 'saying', the KL site says abandonned and by implication no points to anyone-another game to replay/fit in then before end of season !!

 

At 1-0 only, can't argue with that

[BlueGate Alan]

I can, with only 5 mins to go and Dover not really threatening us.

[bigtw]

Danny Wisker did'nt play because he got a knock in the game on tuesday and agree TA result should bloody well stand. Although you had it down with 5 min to play the lights went out at 9-31 so it was in injury time if they kicked off on time.

[wenger]

Good result for reserves as 4 first teamers in Dover side.

They wanted to win this one but after a rocky start 2nd half all Margate. Barn door penalty first half turned down against Hickman.

Our goal a great pass from wing to pick out Morris with plenty of space to lob goalie.

This looked a very young Margate side and to win suggests potential for future.

[BlueGate Alan]

Agree Wenger, a good performance

[djw]

Kicked of a little late bigtw....But Alan wouldnt know that as he was late ha ha. Am I right in saying if 75 minutes have been played the result stands....anyone ?????

[I am Spartacus]

Result being shown on Kent League Site as:

 

Abandoned 85 minutes - Electrical Failure.

 

Still swear it was a Dover rusty nail

 

 

[seasidesteve]

according to fa rules game must be replayed unless the tournament rules say different which is very doubtfull