02/10/05 - Away v Woodley Saints Res (TC1)
09/10/05 - Away v Purple Turtle
16/10/05 - Away v Kennet Vale (BBC1)
23/10/05 - Away v Earley Gunners
30/10/05 - Away v Woodley Saints Res


Oct 02nd 2005 v Woodley Saints Res

3-1

 Ted Cambridge Cup
DC fought hard and progressed into the next round of the league cup by disposing of Woodley Saints Res. After an evenly contested first half which saw both teams create chances without managing to convert them, it took an own goal from Julian to separate the sides midway through the second half. DC rallied on and eventually drew level when Simon poked in a rebound. As extra time loomed, the game was turned on its head as Chris scored after the keeper had saved Simons initial shot. Woodley threw men forward although DC managed to absorb the pressure before Simon caught the opposition on the counter attack and scored from a near impossible angle. The starting lineup was: Holder, Cooke, Sandys, Pitkin, Temple; Taylor, Langford, Bell, Clark; Langthorne, Jordan 
Scorers: Simon (2), Chris
Subs: 

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Oct 9th 2005 v Purple Turtle

1-3

 League
Again DC matched their opposition before felling behind midway through the second half. Two quick goals due to defensive errors put DC on the back foot. Steve Bell then scored with a trademark delicate lob to reduce the arrears but Turtle capitalised on a huge goal kick which eluded the Steamers defence to secure the win in the 90th minute. The Starting lineup was: Holder; Cooke, Sandys, Pitkin, Temple; Jordan, Scaldwell, Bell, Taylor; Langthorne, Gordon 
Scorers: Bell
Subs: Knight for Sandys Smith for Temple

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Oct 16th 2005 v Kennet Vale

5-1

 Berks and Bucks

Steamers outplayed their first division opposition to book a place in the 2nd round of the County cup. Simon got DC off the mark when he raced onto a through ball and slotted the ball past the onrushing keeper. The Steamers then 'fell asleep' and allowed a player to wander into the area unchallenged before poking the ball past Darren. Chris then restored DC's lead when he latched onto a great through ball from Steve Bell. He beat the last defender and knocked it past the keeper. Peter made it 3-1 when he struck the loose ball from a corner before Simon scored his second just before half time. The final nail in the Vale coffin came from the restart of the second half. Some good play between Jordy and Steve Bell on the right resulted in Jordy firing low into the far corner for his first goal of the season. The Starting lineup was: Holder; Cooke, Sandys, Pitkin, Danby; Jordon, Bell; Scaldwell, Taylor; Langthorne, Gordon 
Scorers: Simon 2, Chris, Peter, Jordy
Subs: Clark for Danby, Smith for Gordon, Knight for Cooke 

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Oct 23rd 2005 v Earley Gunners

6-1

 League
DC's good form continued with an emphatic win against Earley Gunners with Simon Langthorne bagging himself a hat-trick. The first came from a great through ball from Richard Scaldwell and then he put DC two up in the first half before Gunners pulled one back on the stroke of half time. Straight from the restart, DC regained their 2 goal cushion as Scaldie sent a beautifully guided curling shot past the despairing dive of the keeper into the corner of the net. This appeared to deflate the hosts as DC passed the ball well and continued to create chances. Steve Bell then claimed his second goal of the season with a deft touch and increase DC's advantage. With 5 named substitutes, Jensen threw on a few fresh legs with Gordon, Chris and Howard making way for Nick, Owen and Jason respectively. As time whittled down Jordy produced a sublime cross following some good work down the right which Nick connected with at the back post to make it 5-1. Simon' hat-trick was complete on full time as he capitalised on some poor goal keeping and walk it into the net. The starting line-up was: Holder, Cooke, Sandys, Pitkin, Taylor; Jordan, Bell, Scaldwell, Clark; Langthorne, Gordon 
Scorers: Simon (3), Steve B, Richard S, Nick,
Subs: Smith for Clark, Temple for Temple, Knight for Cooke

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Oct 30th 2005 v Woodley Saints Res

1-1

League
DC failed to continue their recent good run and were fortunate to come away with a point against the team they beat a few weeks earlier. The Steamers just did not get going and conceded midway through the first half when a defence cutting pass found the winger racing forward leaving Chris in his wake before rounding Darren to score. A silly challenge in the area then gave the home side a chance to go two up although the resulting penalty hit the bar and was cleared to safety. It was left to Richard Scaldwell to save DC's blushes as he pounced at a corner to poke the equaliser home. DC could have lost the game several times but a brilliant performance from Darren prevented Woodley from snatching the points.   
The starting line-up was as follows: Darren Holder; Howard Cooke, Kevin Pitkin, Julian Sandys, Chris Taylor; Richard Jordan, Richard Scaldwell, Steve Bell, Owen Temple; Simon Langthorne, Jensen Langford
Scorers: Richard S
Subs: Naji for Jordy, Nick for Owen

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