Eaton Wick 1, Thame
united 5
25/8/07 League
In Thame United’s
second game in 5 days on what must have been the hottest day of the season; they
came up against Eton Wick, Third from bottom of the League, the game being
played under the magnificent backdrop of
Thame made a good
start with Ben Connelly driving the ball into the Wick net from a Stewart Barr
cross after just 8 minutes. The game then settled down with both sides fairly
even until, 3 minutes before the break, Ben Connelly made another of his
magnificent runs and crossed the ball into the goal mouth where a scramble
ensued until Adam Rhodes drove the ball into the net. With Thame now fired up,
Paul Reading went on to hit the bar before scoring Thame’s third goal seconds
before half time. Thame went in for the break three goals up.
The second half
showed a different story with Eton Wick starting strongly and after 15 minutes
their Stuart Johnson scored a superb ‘Beckham’ type goal from a free kick
thirty yards out. With 15 minutes remaining, Paul Reading worked well to get
the ball into the Wick goal mouth for Matt Leach to score from close range.
Wick battled bravely to pull back the deficit but four minutes later a
collision left the Wick goalkeeper and Adam Rhodes writhing on the ground with
the ball running free. Paul Redding quickly assessed the situation and coolly
punted the ball into the net during the confusion, scoring his second and
Thame’s fifth goal.
Thame United: Searl,
Way (Cowan), Watkins (West), Boult, Ansell, Graves (Captain), Connelly, Rhodes,