Bisley Sports 0, Thame United 2
League 22/10/07
Thame United moved in
to the top six following a confident and convincing win against league
champions Bisley Sports on Saturday.
With Thame playing
down the slope in the first half, they continued with their recent good form by
immediately putting the home defence under pressure. Thame had the first real
chance of the game in the 11th minute, when they were awarded a free
kick 25 yards from the Bisley goal. Top scorer Nathan
Jack saw his dipping, curling effort beat the Bisley
wall and, with the goalkeeper a mere spectator, the ball crashed against the
crossbar and away to safety. However, the respite for Bisley
was short lived as ten minutes later Jack hit a thunderous drive from the left
hand edge of the penalty area that gave the keeper no chance. With Thame 1-0 to
the good the remainder of the first half was a more even affair, although they
had a number of chances to increase their lead and were also continually
frustrated by offside decisions.
Bisley opened the second half much the better of the
two teams and for the first ten minutes it was one-way traffic. However, with
captain and centre back Dave Hocking in fine form, there were only limited
opportunities for the Bisley strikers. Indeed, it was
Thame who extended their lead in the 61st minute. Midfielder Graeme Catlin made a strong run in to the penalty area only to be
pushed by a Bisley defender. The referee had no
hesitation in giving the penalty and for the second time in as many games Jack
gave the keeper no chance from the spot.
Having gone two goals
down, Bisley then had their best spell of the match
as they sought to get back in to the game. However, they had not reckoned on
the form of goalkeeper Paul Searl, who made a string of fine, breathtaking
saves that left the Bisley strikers wondering what
they needed to do to score a goal. Nevertheless, it was not all one-way traffic
as Thame hit Bisley on the break with good chances
falling to Jack, Chris Watkins, Adam Rhodes and Luke Ricketts. In the end, a
2-0 away win at the league champions was a good start to the festive period for
United.
Thame United: Searl, Cowan, Watkins, Thompson, Hocking ©, Catlin, Connelly, Rhodes, Jack, Swafford (R.Jewell), Ricketts.