April Reports

May 5th 2001	v Loxwood Park D/H (Away)	0-6	League
DC handed Loxwood the Park Rangers the league title after being defeated 6-0 and 4-0 in todays double header at the South Reading Leisure Centre. DC held Loxwwod for the first twenty minutes and could have found themselves 2-0 up only for the Loxwood keeper to save well from Nick Smith on two occasions. Loxwood piled on pressure and it eventually paid off when the Loxwood striker saw Rory go AWOL from goal and lobbed the ball into the net from 18 yards out. The second came soon after DC failed to clear a corner. A downward header into the back of the net made it 2-0 for Loxwood. The second half was a completely different ball game. Loxwood scored twice more before Rory received his marching orders for bringing down a Loxwood player in the area. Nick then donned the keepers shirt but could not prevent the penalty and another effort later on in the game from being scored. The starting lineup was as follows: Rory O'Neill; Andy Holt, Howard Cooke, Neil Wilson, Paul Allen; Chris Taylor, Mark Jarman, Wayne Makepeace, Steve Danby; Nick Smith, Steve Bell.
Scorers: None
Subs: Mickey Sheehan for Neil Wilson

May 5th 2001	v Loxwood Park - D/H (Home)	0-4	League
DC were determined to hold Loxwood to a draw in the second of the two games and changed their formation to 4-5-1. Unfortunately it was not to be. DC could have taken the lead early on in the first half when a cross from Paul Allen was put put narrowly wide by Chris Taylor but it was Loxwood who eventually took the lead midway through the half. The only goalmouth action in the second half worth mentioning was Neil Wilson having to make the Loxwood keeper pull off a good save from a blistering shot. With the Steamers heads down Loxwood scored three more goals in the second half and not only wrapped the game up but the league too. The starting lineup was as follows: Rory O'Neill; Andy Holt, Howard Cooke, Mickey Sheehan, Paul Allen; Chris Taylor, Mark Jarman, Wayne Makepeace, Steve Danby; Nick Smith, Steve Bell.
Scorers: Steve Bell
Subs: Neil Wilson for Andy Holt