Partridge Green F.C. Reser vs Southwater 3rds
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04 February 2012 · West Sussex Div 5 C<br>West Sussex Div 5 C
Home league match played on 04 February 2012.
Kicked off at 2:00 PM
3-1
vs Southwater 3rds
Home league match
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Partridge Green II 3-1 Southwater III
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">On a raw Saturday afternoon in Partridge Green and after three pitch inspections by both teams, as well as the referee, one of the few matches in the West Sussex league kicked off.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Given the conditions and each teams’ position in the league there was some good football played by both sides.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">The home team pressed from the start and the two wide men, Plimmer on the left and Mabey on the right, were causing problems for the Southwater defence.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">The first goal, after eleven minutes, was well worked from the middle of the park, the ball going wide before being driven low into the box where it was rifled in by Keith Miller.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Southwater reacted well, but with Mark Farrell, Harry Green and Matt Brown resolute in the middle they were struggling, with Ian Bone, the home goalkeeper, only having to extend himself once to hold a shot low at his left hand post.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">On forty-seven minutes Partridge Green doubled their lead Adey Taylor’s presence caused confusion in the opponents defence and Miller, again, was on hand to lob the keeper.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Southwater kept pressing, but on the few occasions they managed to pierce the midfield screen, the PG back four, Simon Kelly, Dom Henly, Adey Taylor and Callum Croy stood firm.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">The home team wrapped the game up on the hour mark. A low in swinging corner, delivered from the left by Mabey was not dealt with by the defence and Mark Farrell was on hand to crack his shot into the top corner from six yards.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Southwater eventually got their rewards for their persistence with a lovely volley from twenty-five yards, beyond the despairing dive of Bone, into the top right-hand corner of the net.