Record Win For Chet

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;">This was a record win for Chet, their previous best results being 6 - 0 victories against Shire Oak Saints and Paradise Lounge in April 2009 and May 2009.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;">Before anyone gets carried away they must understand this game was played in atrocious weather conditions and Chet had a stroke of luck in that a change of wind direction resulted in them receiving assistance throughout both halves of this match.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;">Additionally, and without taking anything away from our very sporting and hard working visitors, the opposition was not the strongest we will meet this year.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;">Chet kept up their unwanted run of falling behind in every competitive game played this year; a goalmouth scramble following a corner saw Forresters take a 3rd minute lead.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;">Thereafter it was all Chet; Ryan Tait hammered a header against the crossbar whilst a cross cum shot from the same player suffered the same fate.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;">Chet were dominant in the air and the equaliser came in the 19th minute when Ryan Tait rose majestically to convert a Gavin Horsfall cross from the left.&nbsp; Six minutes later he doubled his tally by despatching another header this time from Craig Black&rsquo;s right wing cross.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;">Dan Lowndes provided the third headed goal of the day after 32 minutes; he was quickest to react as the keeper parried out a Ryan Tait shot.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;">In the 38th minute Adam Hawkins sent a crisp pass through to Jon Mayer who made no mistake from the edge of the penalty area.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;">Sam Cotter was introduced at half time and scored with his first touch as Chet went 5 - 0 up within 30 seconds of the restart.&nbsp; This was a good team move which ended with Ryan Tait setting up the chance.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;">Tait was involved again in the 70th minute; his shot came back off the post and fell to Jon Mayer who scored with ease.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;">One minute later the first hat trick of the season went to Ryan Tait who took a through ball from Jon Mayer in his stride and slotted home from 15 yards.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;">The final goal of the game was scored by Stuart Talbot who was 40 yards out when he received the ball from Steve Bailey; Stuart looked up, steadied himself and placed the ball perfectly to register this year&rsquo;s longest strike to date.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; background: white;">Dan Lowndes impervious midfield performance won him the man of the match award.

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<p>There were many positives to take out of this game, which is always welcome.&nbsp; However it would be wrong not to mention the one downside that is blighting our season which is that once again we fell behind early in the game; our failure to keep clean sheets against lesser teams needs to be addressed.