Pyrford Social FC 6 vs 0 Byfleet Royals

<p>Pyrford put aside recent average performances by thrashing rivals Byfleet Royals 6-0, moving above Black Prince into second in the process.

<p>The theme for the game was set within the first minute, as Pyrford looked hungry and immediately chased down Byfleet's kick off with Lewis and Andy Kidd making&nbsp;strong challenges.&nbsp; The ball was played to Rob by Lewis, and he found Snipes in space who beat his man and&nbsp;made no mistake from 10 yards out, to put Pyrford&nbsp;one up within 20 seconds.

<p>This early pressure was relentless from the home side and they always looked likely to score.&nbsp; Rob doubled the lead after seven minutes&nbsp;following more good work by Lewis, as Byfleet couldn't cope with the lack of space they were given.&nbsp;

<p>Pyrford continued to dominate, and missed a few more good chances to increase their lead.&nbsp; Rob and Snipes both&nbsp;went close as Pyrford's pace up front was causing havoc in the Byfleet defence.&nbsp; Indeed minutes later it was 3-0, as Byfleet continued to try to pass the ball around their back line, and&nbsp;Rob closed down their centre half after he took one touch too many, and gave the keeper no chance with a curling effort.

<p>Byfleet started to come into the game a little more, but when they did create a chance they couldn't beat Nathan, who pulled off one excellent save in particular.&nbsp; Despite the territorial advantage Byfleet had started to gain, it was Pyrford who always looked more likely to score.&nbsp; Snipes was completely unplayable, as his pace and strength were just too much for any of the Byfleet defenders, who couldn't even get close enough to foul him properly.&nbsp; The home side missed a few more good chances to finish the game in the first half, but looked reasonably comfortable at 3-0 with Byfleet only playing in front of them, and with the threat Pyrford posed going forward it seemed only a matter of time before the lead was increased.

<p>A positive teamtalk at half time had the desired effect, as the game was over early in the second half.&nbsp; Pyrford went on the attack immediately, and pretty much stayed there for the rest of the game.&nbsp; With just 5 minutes of the half played, after a scramble from a corner, Matt cushioned the ball into Andy Kidd's path just outside the box.&nbsp; Andy had two swipes at it, but the second one couldn't have been sweeter, as his left footed effort rose into the top right corner and in off the post.&nbsp; A&nbsp;sublime strike with his weaker foot, and no-one looked more surprised than him!

<p>The game was over as a contest with the fourth goal and it was simply&nbsp;a matter of how many Pyrford would score.&nbsp; It was soon 5-0 following more great work from Snipes who put Rob clear to complete his hattrick wiith a superb lob over the oncoming&nbsp;keeper from 30 yards.&nbsp;

<p>Wattsy replaced Rob soon after and went close to adding further insult to the scoreline, before Lewis did just that.&nbsp; His skilful turn beat three static defenders, and the one that did track him only managed to crudely hack him down just inside the area.&nbsp; Lewis himself stepped up to take the penalty and make it six.

<p>A couple more chances went begging but it was all a little&nbsp;irrelevant by this stage.&nbsp; Pyrford's excellent performance from back to front was far too much for Byfleet to handle, and the 6-0 scoreline didn't flatter the home side.&nbsp; Snipes got the man of the match award as Byfleet couldn't get near him, but there wasn't a single bad performance on the Pyrford side.&nbsp; A morale boosting victory, which was much needed after recent performances.

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