14th Jan
DC Steamers 0 Ruscombe 2
DC came back from the festive season to face a strong Ruscombe side
currently occupying the second spot in the League. For the second consecutive
home game, the referee let us down which meant Rory had to do the honours.
Stuart Harris was making his debut in goal as Tony Dempster is serving
a 35 day suspension. Both teams started brightly although it was the visitors
that took the lead early on as a long ball beat the defence. The Ruscombe
striker and division's leading goal scorer raced on to it and beat Stuart
from close range. The Steamers battled well and managed to keep the scoreline
down to 0-1 until halftime. With the second half not long under way, Ruscombe
double their lead when a corner found an unmarked Ruscombe player in space
who reacted quicker than anyone as he thumped the ball past the stranded
keeper. Ruscombe could have increased their lead soon after but the impressive
goalkeeping ability of Stuart Harris and hard working Howard Cooke prevented
that from happening. Chris Taylor and Seb Rivers completed the substitutions
replacing Richard Jordan and Paul Allen respectively. Howard Cooke had
a solid game at the back The starting lineup was as follows: Stuart Harris;
Ray Townsend, Duncan Glen, Howard Cooke, Steve Danby; Paul Allen, Nick
Smith, Mark Jarman; Richard Jordan; Jenson Langford, Steve Bell. Subs:
Stuart Brown for Ray Townsend, Chris Taylor for Richard Jordan, Seb Rivers
for Paul Allen. Subs Not Used: Mickey Sheehan
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28th Jan
ECMWF 0 DC Steamers 5
Richard Jordan capped an outstanding performance with a terrific goal
which sealed a very comfortable win for the Dave Crown Steamers. Despite
the pitch being fairly icy and hard the game got underway on time and DCS
soon got into the game carving out a chance in the first 2 minutes when
Jensen was put though in a one-on-one with the keeper but a poor touch
when rounding the keeper saw the ball go out of play. The DCS built on
this opening, with 5 across midfield controlling the game, there was plenty
of space opening up in the attacking areas and the breakthrough was eventually
made with some good link up play being rewarded with Jensen being put through
again with a shot being initially saved but the rebound being poked in
at the near post. A driven cross from Allen deflected in off a defenders
thigh to make it 2-0 at half time a lead that did not reflect the chances
the Steamer had made. The Steamers came out in the second half in the same
mood and at the same tempo as the first. Allen making plenty of running
and opening up space with quick and accurate passing (yes Allen!). The
tie was effectively over10 minutes into the second half when Jordan who
was outstanding over the 90minutes blasted a shot into the top left corner.
There was no response from the Weather centre and the Steamers continued
to dominate even after Duncan was taken off with and ankle injury and being
replaced with Mickey who filled in the the holding role and JJ slotting
into right back. Steve Bell eventually got his reward with a goal after
further sustained pressure with the goal scoring was eventually being completed
when a driven shot from Danby took a slight deflection and rifled into
the net. In summary it was a solid performance by the Steamers, fluid in
attack and strong at the back, another notable performance was that of
the young Irish goal keeper Rory who made one exceptional save and inspired
confidence in his defence. The starting lineup was as follows: Rory O'Neill;
Ray Townsend, Duncan Glen, Howard Cooke, Steve Danby; Paul Allen, Nick
Smith, Mark Jarman; Richard Jordan; Jenson Langford, Steve Bell. Subs:
Mickey Sheehan and Seb Rivers
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