Essex Senior Cup 4th Round
Tuesday 12th December 2006
	AFC Hornchurch	4 - 0	Heybridge Swifts
S Parker 5' 54', Lee 27' Cross 37' (pen)		H/T 3-0 Att:216	Opponent scorers

Match Highlights

AFC Hornchurch

Heybridge Swifts

S Parker - GOAL	5
	14	BOOKED - Tredget
Janney - MISSED PEN	14
	16	BOOKED - Hilaire
	18	BOOKED - Passfield
Lee - GOAL	27
Cross (pen) - GOAL	37
Tomlinson - OFF Collins - ON	50
S Parker - GOAL	54
	54	OFF - Tredget ON - Ashby
Lee - OFF Foyewa - ON	58
	60	OFF - Bennett ON - Gooch OFF - Hunter ON - Easton
Glozier - OFF Styles - ON	71

Match Report by Tony Middleton
 

Urchins made a strong start, Janney through to Lee who was tackled by Tredget as he was about to shoot. A minute later Janney again, this time to Cross, who powered in and crashed a shot against the bar. Tomlinson sent a long ball down to Janney, and he played it inside to Parker who was unable to get to the ball before Cutchey cleared, but back in came, from Glozier and Parker header was tipped around by Bowyer. Over came the corner and SIMON PARKER opened the scoring with a well placed shot.

A good build up by Janney, Cross and Fletcher, and Ron played the ball over to Tomlinson whose shot went for a corner, which Tomlinson took and Cutchey headed out. It was one way only and a long ball sent Simon Parker racing clear, and he was fouled by Tredget who escaped with a yellow card. Up stepped Mark Janney for the penalty, and Bowyer hurled himself to his right to save, with Hull hammering the ball out of play as Janney moved in for the rebound. From the corner, the ball was scrambled off the line, and another corner resulted, which Janney floated over and McFarlane headed just wide. Hilaire, and then Passfield, both received yellow cards for fouls, and from the latter free kick Janney went close. Swifts broke away and won a corner, which Hilaire took and Purdie cleared. The ball was played back and fielded by Brightly, whose long upfield kick found KRIS LEE speeding through the middle and the ball was hammered home for the second goal.

It could easily have been three when a Glozier piledriver skimmed the post at max force. Goal number three came when Kris Lee was again fouled, the referee taking a lenient view as the offending player had already been booked. GARRY CROSS this time took the penalty, scoring with a neatly placed low kick to the keeper’s right. Fletcher then gave Southon a good opening and Jamie played the ball to Cross who fired wide, and then a Lee header was saved by Bowyer who then grabbed the loose ball as Tomlinson came in at speed.

At half time Max played a few Xmas records which sent most of the crowd scurrying to the sanctity of the bar. Urchins nearly made it four within a few seconds of the restart, Lee making the running and turning the ball inside to Tomlinson whose first time lobbed shot dropped just over the bar. Then a Glozier free kick reached Parker whose flicked flashed past the post. A good twist and turn by Parker found Collins, only just on the field for Tomlinson, and the ball was played out to Janney, who made ground and crossed, but Hunter managed to put the ball out for a corner, which Janney played short to Southon, who hit a first time shot just wide of the post.

Collins and Lee combined to set up the fourth goal, though SIMON PARKER did well to turn and create space for himself to lob the ball over Bowyer. With Swifts rarely breaking across the half way line it was almost completely one way. A Janney run saw the ball neatly slotted through to Lee who shot wide, and a Parker solo run opened up the defence before Simon turned the ball back to Collins, whose shot swerved alarmingly and just missed the corner post. On came Amos, whose first shot was well saved by Bowyer. Foyewa continued to run at the defence and created havoc. Swifts broke away, Gooch managing their first and only on target shot of the match, which Brightly saved. Collins and Foyewa opened up the right side for Janney who cut in and his chip shot landed on the roof of the net, whilst another Janney run saw Mark centre to Collins, whose shot was touched around the post for a corner, which Janney played short to Fletcher, but the centre was headed away as McFarlane came forward. A Foyewa solo run ended with a fine shot which was blocked by a defender, and two successive Collins corners saw first McFarlane and then Styles go close. Another Foyewa sortie upfield set up Cross, his shot being well saved by a very overworked Bowyer, and shortly afterwards another Cross shot was turned out for a corner. Foyewa twisted and turned his way through a packed defence to find Parker, whose shot hit the post and was bundled out for a corner, and two further corners, both from Collins, had Foyewa and McFarlane going close, and Urchins ran out comfortable winners against an enthusiastic but totally outclassed Heybridge side.

Video clips by Rob Monger
- 5mins. Simon Parker gives us an early lead
- 27mins. Kris Lee doubles our lead
- 37mins. Garry Cross scores from the spot
- 54mins. Simon Parker scores his second
Post match interview with man of the match Simon Parker

  Teams

AFC Hornchurch Dale Brightly Ron Fletcher Danny Glozier John Purdie (c) Jim McFarlane Andy Tomlinson Garry Cross Mark Janney Kris Lee Simon Parker Jamie Southon SUBS Amos Foyewa Ainsley Gasper Elliot Styles Jordan Bostock Dave Collins

- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 * 12 14 15 16 17

Heybridge Swifts Jamie Bowyer Ryan Hull Sean Humberstone Daryl Tredget Matthew Cutchey Jamie Hunter Ian Hilaire Adam Passfield Glen Bennett Craig Hudgell Luke Fisher SUBS Daniel Gooch Paul Easton Craig Ashby Chris Allen Anthony Johnstone

Man of the Match Nominated by ... Simon Parker

Weather Conditions:  10 degrees. Wind speed 20mph. Some light showers

Match Officials: David Margetts with Robert Ellis and Glenn Tilley

Match duration: First half 47mins 37secs. Second half 45mins 9secs
 

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