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Chatham Town 1 Burgess Hill Town 0 |
Chatham Town’s improved run of form continued with a hard fought 1-0 win at home to sixth placed Burgess Hill Town on Saturday.
Chatham Town gave a debut to new signing Craig Wilkins, a midfielder who last played for Maldon and Tiptree. They started the game with a shot after less than thirty seconds, and continued to dominate throughout the first half. Several times Chatham came close to scoring, but desperate Burgess Hill defending kept them out. It was twenty minutes before Burgess Hill managed a shot of their own, and when it came it was comfortably saved by James Tedder – but still Chatham had most of the possession.
A Brad Potter shot on 26 minutes after a poorly cleared corner was the closest yet, but then five minutes later Chatham took the lead. Nick Hegley took the ball on the right close to the goal line, and shot towards the farside corner of the net. The ball went into a crowded goal area and took a deflection, probably off a Burgess Hill player, to leave the goalkeeper stranded and give Chatham the lead.
Burgess Hill came into the game more as the first half came towards its close, and it needed some solid Chatham defending to take them to half time in the lead.
Chatham began the second half just as they had begun the first – with a shot in the first minute when a free kick went just over the bar. Burgess Hill then began to dominate the game and forced a series of corners, but solid defending and a couple of scrambled clearances continued to frustrate them.
A moment of controversy on 57 minutes when Anthony Hogg seemed to be tripped as he took the ball with only the goalkeeper to beat – but no free kick was awarded, and so Chatham lost a chance to double their lead. Chatham had little possession after this and were often forced to resort to long and hopeful balls downfield, but the defence continued to handle everything that Burgess Hill were able to throw at it. Tedder saved whenever he had to, and the rest of the back line – especially Jason Barton and Craig Wilkins – ensured that only rarely did he have to.
With six minutes to play, a Wilkins punt from the half way line bounced just in front of the goalkeeper and forced him into a slightly awkward save, but a second goal was not to come. Chatham had more possession now than for most of the half in the closing minutes, and ended the match by playing out time close to the corner flag. So a 1-0 win for Chatham, who move up to tenth place.
Chatham Town 1 (og 31) Burgess Hill Town 0
Team: Tedder, J Hogg, Barton, Solly, Wilkins, Potter, Powell, Ward, Huggins, A Hogg (Ibemere 67), Hegley. Subs not used: Fuller, Maskell, Winchcombe, Hunt.
Cautioned: A Hogg, J Hogg.
Referee: Mr S Butler (Kent).
Attendance: 130.
Chatham Town make the short trip to Faversham Town – and several former Chatham players – on Tuesday night, and then next Saturday are at home to Godalming Town. |
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Metropolitan Police 2 Chatham Town 2 |
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Saturday 30th October
An excellent second half performance by Chatham Town saw them end Metropolitan Police’s 100% league record on Saturday.
Both teams created openings in the first few minutes, but neither goalkeeper was seriously tested until Met Police took the lead with eleven minutes played. It was a solo goal from their star player Brown, who took the ball on the right, dribbled into the area past several defenders, and then shot low past James Tedder in the Chatham goal.
Within two minutes, Chatham had a chance of their own, when Leroy Huggins passed back to Ray Powell – but Powell’s effort went just over the bar. But Met Police continued to look the more dangerous team, and nearly scored again after 20 minutes when Tedder did well to block a shot from Met Police’s Watkins, who had found himself in the area with only the goalkeeper to beat.
Alarm for Chatham a minute later, when Tedder was involved in a collision with a Met Police player, and needed treatment which took several minutes. With no goalkeeper on the bench losing him could have been a disaster, but he was eventually able to continue.
With 40 minutes on the clock, Met Police doubled their lead when Smith made the most of a Tedder fumble. It began to look as if it could be a long day for Chatham, but with six minutes of injury time played they brought themselves right back into the game. A push on Ray Powell just inside the penalty area might often have gone unpunished, but the referee wasted no time in awarding a penalty – and Powell himself hit the penalty high into the net to leave Chatham trailing by just 2-1 at half time.
Met Police went close in the opening seconds of the second half, but soon Chatham began to look the better side. With an hour played, a Powell corner was played short to Matt Solly. Solly crossed to Brad Potter, unmarked in the box, and Potter hammered in the equalising goal.
Met Police soon came right back at Chatham, but a combination of poor finishing, the slippery ground, and some excellent saves by Tedder kept them out. Potter took a knock which meant that he was a virtual passenger for the last twenty minutes, but with all three substitutions made he stayed on the pitch. As Met Police kept pressing forward, Chatham resorted to long ball tactics whenever they cleared the ball, and from one of these long balls goalkeeper Maan only just beat Huggins to a loose ball which could have given Chatham an unlikely lead.
But when a Met Police player missed the target with a free header on the stroke of 90 minutes, it became clear that neither team would score a winner. Chatham twice went close in five added minutes which seemed like an hour, but when the final whistle blew Chatham were certainly the happier with a 2-2 draw.
Metropolitan Police 2 (Brown 11, E Smith 40) Chatham Town 2 (Powell pen 45+6, Potter 60)
Team: Tedder, Winchcombe, Barton (Laker 65), Fuller (Solly 54), J Hogg, Potter, Powell, Ward (Maskell 54), Huggins, A Hogg, Hegley. Subs not used: Ibemere, Hunt.
Cautioned: Powell, A Hogg.
Referee: Mr T Power (Middlesex).
Attendance: 110.
No midweek game for Chatham Town this week, and then fifth placed Burgess Hill Town are next Saturday’s visitors to Maidstone Road. |
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Whyteleafe 0 Chatham Town 1 |
Chatham Town returned to winning ways on Tuesday night with a very welcome 1-0 win at Whyteleafe. After heavy rain for much of Tuesday the match was in some doubt, but referee Mr Jackson declared the pitch playable, and although it was rather muddy it never seemed likely to cause injury.
Whyteleafe had the game’s first chance on 7 minutes when goalkeeper Adam Molloy tipped a fiercely hit shot onto the crossbar. It bounced down onto the goal line but did not cross it, so the teams stayed level. Chatham’s first chance from a corner after quarter of an hour, but the headed shot was well off target.
In the difficult conditions, the final ball from both teams was often lacking, and so it proved when Nick Hegley made an excellent run down the left wing but was unable to find a Chatham player with his cross. Ray Powell went close after 35 minutes, while Whyteleafe too created a few chances – there was a header across the face of goal, and another excellent save from Molloy. Just before the end of the half, a run down the right by Leroy Huggins ended with a cross which was only partly cleared, but the shot from the edge of the box went wide.
So as with all six of Chatham’s game in October so far, the first half was goalless. First Jason Barton and then Huggins went close in the opening minutes of the second half, and then after 56 minutes Chatham Town scored.
A shot by Anthony Hogg would have been close to goal in any case, but it hit a Whyteleafe defender on the hand. The referee did not need to think about whether to award a penalty though, because the deflection off the hand left Whyteleafe’s tall goalkeeper stranded and the ball rolled into the net to give Chatham the lead.
Whyteleafe soon came right back at Chatham Town though. First they missed a golden chance which was cleared for a corner, and two minutes later striker Dunn hit the post from the edge of the box. Huggins and Hogg both went close at the other end, but both teams seemed to have decided on long ball tactics and the play was a bit scrappy for a while.
With four minutes to play, a Whyteleafe player went to ground inside the area and appealed for a penalty, but the referee gave the decision the other way. This lead to loud protests, and when Molloy was kicked after making a good save moments later a couple of players had to be kept apart; one was somewhat lucky to stay on the pitch.
Then in injury time, Whyteleafe substitute Reid had the ball in the net. But the flag was raised because another player was offside; a decision that did not go down well with the Whyteleafe team. The final whistle soon blew to give Chatham Town an excellent away win.
Whyteleafe 0 Chatham Town 1 (og 56)
Team: Molloy, Winchcombe, Barton, Fuller, Watson (J Hogg 32), Potter, Powell (Restell 73), Ward, Huggins, A Hogg, Hegley. Subs not used: Laker, Solly, Maskell.
Cautioned: A Hogg.
Referee: Mr O Jackson (Kent).
Attendance: 80.
Chatham Town travel to Metropolitan Police on Saturday. Chatham have a good record against the men in blue, but this season Met Police have a 100% league record and a goals record of 26-2, and reached the final qualifying round of the FA Cup before losing 0-2 to Hendon.
Chatham Town returned to winning ways on Tuesday night with a very welcome 1-0 win at Whyteleafe. After heavy rain for much of Tuesday the match was in some doubt, but referee Mr Jackson declared the pitch playable, and although it was rather muddy it never seemed likely to cause injury.
Whyteleafe had the game’s first chance on 7 minutes when goalkeeper Adam Molloy tipped a fiercely hit shot onto the crossbar. It bounced down onto the goal line but did not cross it, so the teams stayed level. Chatham’s first chance from a corner after quarter of an hour, but the headed shot was well off target.
In the difficult conditions, the final ball from both teams was often lacking, and so it proved when Nick Hegley made an excellent run down the left wing but was unable to find a Chatham player with his cross. Ray Powell went close after 35 minutes, while Whyteleafe too created a few chances – there was a header across the face of goal, and another excellent save from Molloy. Just before the end of the half, a run down the right by Leroy Huggins ended with a cross which was only partly cleared, but the shot from the edge of the box went wide.
So as with all six of Chatham’s game in October so far, the first half was goalless. First Jason Barton and then Huggins went close in the opening minutes of the second half, and then after 56 minutes Chatham Town scored.
A shot by Anthony Hogg would have been close to goal in any case, but it hit a Whyteleafe defender on the hand. The referee did not need to think about whether to award a penalty though, because the deflection off the hand left Whyteleafe’s tall goalkeeper stranded and the ball rolled into the net to give Chatham the lead.
Whyteleafe soon came right back at Chatham Town though. First they missed a golden chance which was cleared for a corner, and two minutes later striker Dunn hit the post from the edge of the box. Huggins and Hogg both went close at the other end, but both teams seemed to have decided on long ball tactics and the play was a bit scrappy for a while.
With four minutes to play, a Whyteleafe player went to ground inside the area and appealed for a penalty, but the referee gave the decision the other way. This lead to loud protests, and when Molloy was kicked after making a good save moments later a couple of players had to be kept apart; one was somewhat lucky to stay on the pitch.
Then in injury time, Whyteleafe substitute Reid had the ball in the net. But the flag was raised because another player was offside; a decision that did not go down well with the Whyteleafe team. The final whistle soon blew to give Chatham Town an excellent away win.
Whyteleafe 0 Chatham Town 1 (og 56)
Team: Molloy, Winchcombe, Barton, Fuller, Watson (J Hogg 32), Potter, Powell (Restell 73), Ward, Huggins, A Hogg, Hegley. Subs not used: Laker, Solly, Maskell.
Cautioned: A Hogg.
Referee: Mr O Jackson (Kent).
Attendance: 80.
Chatham Town travel to Metropolitan Police on Saturday. Chatham have a good record against the men in blue, but this season Met Police have a 100% league record and a goals record of 26-2, and reached the final qualifying round of the FA Cup before losing 0-2 to Hendon. |
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Chatham Town 1 Leatherhead 1 |
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Chatham Town scored a valuable point at home to the league leaders Leatherhead on Saturday. The game was watched by Tracey Crouch, the football loving MP for Chatham and Aylesford, who mentioned Chatham’s excellent equalizer on her Twitter feed.
There were few highlights in the first half. Chatham Town had the bulk of the possession for the first twenty minutes, but were unable to create any clear attempts on goal. Leatherhead then dominated for the rest of the half, but they too were unable seriously to threaten James Tedder’s goal – the first shot on target did not come until 25 minutes had been played. Tedder did save well on a couple of occasions, while at the other end Jason Barton shot across the face of goal and then a Gary Ward free kick on 35 minutes also went close.
Leatherhead shot at goal straight from the kick off in the second half, but the surprise move did not catch the goalkeeper unawares and Tedder caught the shot comfortably. The game then became scrappy once again, with Leatherhead’s few chances causing Tedder little trouble and Chatham’s few chances all breaking down before they reached the penalty area.
But with 70 minutes played, Leatherhead’s Andrews should really have done better when finding himself ten yards out with only the goalkeeper to beat. He did win his team a corner though, and from that corner a push in the box saw Leatherhead awarded a penalty. Andrews duly converted that penalty to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.
A foul on Leroy Huggins six minutes later saw Chatham win a free kick in a dangerous position, and then a series of corners, but no goal. But with nine minutes remaining, a Nick Hegley shot from the left side of the penalty area seemed to be passing wide of goal to the right. Leatherhead relaxed, but Huggins was able to reach the ball just short of the goal line and unleash a shot from a ridiculously narrow angle. His shot passed the goalkeeper’s outstretched arm and gave Chatham Town an equaliser that, on the balance of play, they entirely deserved. It was Huggins’ third goal in three games for the club.
Ward went close a minute later, and all of a sudden Chatham Town looked the more likely to snatch a winner. But none was forthcoming, and neither was it at the other end despite Tedder being forced into a couple of good saves – one from a speculative shot by a Leatherhead player in his own half. When the final whistle blew, Chatham Town will have been the happier of the two teams, and must look to continue their improved form in the coming weeks.
Chatham Town 1 (Huggins 81) Leatherhead 1 (Andrews pen 71)
Team: Tedder, Winchcombe, Barton, Fuller (Solly 60), Watson, Potter, Powell (Maskell 72), Ward, Huggins, Ibemere (A Hogg 72), Hegley. Subs not used: Restell, Laker.
Cautioned: Watson.
Referee: Mr T Ramsey (Essex).
Attendance: 153.
Chatham Town visit Whyteleafe on Tuesday evening, and then next Saturday they travel to Metropolitan Police. Met Police currently lie second in the league, but have a 100% record – they are still in the FA Cup, which means that they have played five games fewer than Leatherhead, who lead them by six points. |
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Chatham Town 1 Sittingbourne 2 |
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Saturday 16th October 2010
Three goals in five minutes early in the second half decided today’s Chatham Town v Sittingbourne derby, played in front of Maidstone Road’s biggest crowd for nearly three years. Leroy Huggins made his home debut for Chatham, while Ray Powell reappeared in the red and black after his return from Walton and Hersham.
There were few chances in the first half. Sittingbourne had the first, when a Horlock free kick forced James Tedder to tip a fierce shot for a corner on six minutes, but after that corner had been cleared most of the chances in the rest of the half fell to Chatham Town. Nick Hegley went very close on eleven minutes when his header from a corner was taken by the goalkeeper standing behind the goal line, but the linesman ruled that the ball had not crossed the line. Ten minutes later Brad Potter headed just over from a free kick, and then appeals for a penalty were to no avail after the ball struck a Sittingbourne hand. Hegley again went close before the end of the half, and although every corner and free kick won by Chatham caused some panic in the defence, none led to a goal.
A frantic start to the second half saw both teams go close, and also saw Tedder require attention from the physio for a second time after making a good save to keep the teams level. Then seven minutes into the half, Manners dispossessed a Chatham player on half way and after a good run passed the ball to Golding who shot at goal. His shot did actually go into the net, but the whistle had already gone to award Sittingbourne a penalty for a foul moments earlier. Up stepped Akhazzan, once a Chatham player himself, but Tedder deflected his spot kick onto the post and out of danger. But the referee had seen a Chatham player encroach into the area, and so ordered the penalty to be retaken. This time it was Semaluka who stepped forward, and this time the shot was not saved.
Sittingbourne’s lead lasted only two minutes though, when a Sittingbourne error in midfield led to a long ball forward which found Leroy Huggins with only the goalkeeper to beat. He took time to control the ball and choose his spot, and then made no mistake in scoring his second goal in two games.
The third goal was not long in coming, when Bradbrook was given too much space on the left side of the penalty area. He found a path to goal, and stroked in a gentle shot which passed the left hand of the diving Tedder to give Sittingbourne back the lead.
There were no more goals, and the game lost some of its intensity towards the end. Huggins headed just over with fifteen minutes to play, but even four minutes of injury time did not bring any further opportunities as Sittingbourne ran out 2-1 winners.
Chatham Town 1 (Huggins 55) Sittingbourne 2 (Semaluka pen 53, Bradbrook 57)
Team: Tedder, Winchcombe (Restell 74), Barton, Fuller, J Hogg, Potter, Powell, Ward, Huggins, Ibemere, Hegley. Subs not used: Solly, Maskell, A Hogg, Molloy.
Cautioned: Fuller, J Hogg, Powell.
Referee: Mr L Venamore (Kent).
Attendance: 251.
Next Saturday’s visitors to Maidstone Road are Leatherhead, currently top of the division. But they are only five points ahead of Metropolitan Police who have played four games fewer, and it is Met Police who Chatham must visit the Saturday after that. In between those two, there is a Tuesday visit to Whyteleafe on 26 October. |
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