Friday, January 30, 2004

Earley Gunners vs JMT Installations 3 - 3

Match Report

Gunners earned a 3 - 3 draw against JMT thanks to a last minute equaliser.

Gunners took the lead in the first half with a contender for goal of the season from Richard Alderton who volleyed the opposing keepers goal kick back to him from 35 yards out.

Matt Rees had a good chance to extend the lead when he headed over the bar from a corner.
JMT equalised a few minutes later and then took a 2-1 lead before half time.


Gunners could have made it 2-2 when Lee Bonnici was through clear on goal but this shot went wide.

In the second half JMT extended the lead midway through the second half to give them a 3-1 lead.

Three Gunners players were booked in the second half, Steve Tranter was booked for informing the referee that the opposition appeared to be time wasting and Paul Stout and Paul Ali were booked for fouls.

Gunners were pressing for an equaliser but were not playing particularly well and were not putting the opposing keeper under much pressure.

The team did have a chance to equalise from a Paul Ali header which went over the bar and Steve Tranters powerful shot looked to be going in but was blocked by Bill Maslin (who felt the affect of the shot).

However, Bill Maslin gave Gunners a lifeline when he finished off a Paul Stout corner (although there was a suspicion of an own goal). Bill then nearly made it two when he hooked a shot in from the sideline which bounced over the keeper and came back off the cross bar.

Gunners pressed for an equaliser and Bill had a great chance to score when he was 1 on 1 with the keeper but he didn't connect properly with his shot which went tamely wide.
Then in the dying minutes, Paul Stout rescued the team when he scored direct from a free kick after Neil Oldcorn had been fouled. The final result was a 3-3 draw.


Match Facts

Goals : B Maslin (1), R Alderton (1), P Stout (1)

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