02/12/01 - Home v FS Reading
09/12/01 - Away v Earley Home Guard

Dec 2nd 2001 v FS Reading

4-1

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DC bounced back to form by beating the Fire Service with a great first half passing performance. DC had the majority of the play and took a comfortable lead into halftime. Nick Smith opened the scoring with a diving header midway through the first half after Jensen had missed two great opportunities earlier. Danny made it 2-0 on 33 minutes when he ran onto a through ball from Nick, held off two defenders and squeezed the ball past the keeper. With half time looming, Jensen scored a similar goal to Dannys when he also ran onto a through ball and held off the challenges of two defenders before slotting the ball into the net. Fire Service made a tactical change at halftime and put a bit more pressure on DC in the second half. Mark Jarman who wasn't fully fit at the start of the game was on the receiving end of a hefty challenge early on and was eventually replaced by Paul Smithson (after he'd gone home to get his kit). FS then clawed their way back into the game when Chris Taylor played them onside. Despite his last ditch attempt to block the shot, they pulled the score back to 3-1. Jensen eventually put the game beyond any doubt when he raced onto his own through ball, rounded the keeper and scored with a thunderous drive from 2 yards. There was uproar amongst the Fire Service though as the linesman was overruled for flagging for offside. Although there may have been a couple of players in an offside position, they made no effort to go for it, Jensen kept running and finished well. The starting lineup was as follows: Rory O'Neill, Chris Taylor, Andy Holt, Wayne Makepeace, Steve Danby, Nick Smith, Mark Jarman, Mickey Sheehan, Paul Allen, Jensen Langford, Danny Feasey
Scorers: Nick, Danny, Jensen (2)
Subs: Paul S for Mark

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Dec 9th 2001 v Earley HG

2-3

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The Steamers produced a late spirited fightback scoring two goals to come from 3-0 down only to lose 3-2. DC did not start the game well and found themselves on the back foot for the first 20 mins. The home team pressurised well and eventually took the lead with some good work down the left hand side. Darren managed to get part of his anatomy on the ball although it rebounded into the net despite a last ditch clearance attempt from Steve Danby. DC's only real chance of the first half came from Rory whose header forced the keeper into pulling off a stunning save. Earley increased their lead on 55 mins when an uncharacteristic error from Wayne enabled the Home Guard Striker to pick the ball up 25 yards out and beat Darren from close range. Just before the restart, Paul Smithson replaced Rory as the latter received an injury to his neck. Two nil then became three nil as the Steamers conceded a third goal which, from some views, was clearly offside. But with time ticking down, DC suddenly seemed to find an extra gear and took the game to Earley. With the increased pressure, the Steamers pulled a goal back. Danny received the ball outside the area, beat the left back, raced into the area, beat the keeper and hit a low shot into the net from a such an acute angle that few thought it actually went in. Minutes later, Jensen then found himself in space only to see his effort go over the bar. Earley were clearly rattled as DC went in search of a second goal. That eventually came when a Chris played a deep long ball over the back four into the path of Paul Smithson. Paul controlled the ball well and despite offside protests ran towards goal. As the keeper closed him down, Paul unselfishly squared the ball into the path of Nick leaving him to pass the ball into the empty net. With minutes left Andy Holt came close to scoring his first goal in donkeys years when he found himself unmarked at the back post following a corner. is shot was blocked on the line before being cleared for another corner. The starting lineup was as follows: Darren Holder, Chris Taylor, Andy Holt, Wayne Makepeace, Steve Danby, Jensen Langford, Nick Smith, Mickey Sheehan, Paul Allen, Rory O'Neill, Danny Feasey
Scorers: Danny, Nick
Subs: Paul S for Rory

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