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Tue 11th November, 2003 |
Dr Martens Premier League |
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Hinckley United 3 - 1 Dover Athletic |
| Hinckley: |
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Whittle |
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Cartwright |
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Lenton |
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Jackson |
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Penny
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Stone
(Piercewright 46mins) |
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Storer |
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Dyer |
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Sadler
(Sinclair 82mins) |
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Jenkins
(Voice 82mins) |
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Murray |
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| Dover: |
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Hyde |
| 2. |
Browne |
| 3. |
Davis
(Rodgers 75mins) |
| 4. |
Readings |
| 5. |
Arnott |
| 6. |
Chapman |
| 7. |
Day |
| 8. |
Spiller |
| 9. |
Wilkins
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| 10. |
Tyne
(Dyer 88mins) |
| 11. |
Glover |
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| Goals: |
| Sadler, 12 mins |
1 - 0 |
| Jenkins, 16 mins |
2 - 0 |
| Wilkins, 32 mins |
2 - 1 |
| Penny, 51 mins |
3 - 1 |
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| Half Time: |
2 - 1 |
| Full Time: |
3 - 1 |
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the Hird Dimension: |
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Hello my darlings, well from my stairlift in heaven I've been looking down on
you all, and in particular that lovely football team in red & blue. Me and
Jimi Hendrix love a bit of 'knitting' of an evening and we really can't wait for
Geri Halliwell to join us for a threesome. Knit one, Perl one, deary. So we
thought what better way to pass our time than to follow the Knitter's football
team.
There isn't that lovely, then. |
Hello again my darlings and welcome back to the knitting lounge.It was the
re-arranged game against dover tonight and I had to re-organise my 10 minute
guest slot at the 'wheel tappers and shunters' club. I'd been booked to be the
compere, but have had to pass it on to Bobby Davro. Don't tell me he's not died
and gone to heaven, have you seen his act? Because it's re-arranged it's quite
sparce in the lounge tonight. Only me, Jimi and Harry Secombe as usual. Jimi
had told me that Hinckley had never beaten Dover but then they had only played
them twice. With Dover's away record this year being very, very poor Jimi told
me that Hinckley had a very good chance of getting all three points from the
Match.
Hinckley certainly started brighter with both Leon 'KoJak' Jackson and Wayne
Dyer in midfield doing all the running. It was Jackson who provided the first
opportunity for Dave Sadler to open his scoring account for Hinckley this season.
He won a tackle on the edge of the area made a through ball for Justin Jenkins
to run on to, who the squared the ball for the unmarked Dave Sadler on the far
post to sweep the ball past Paul Hyde in the Dover goal, after only 10 minutes
had gone. With Hinckley's momentum still going they increased the lead to two
goals only 4 minutes after this. That lovely young Neil Cartwright, on the wide
right, picked up the ball, came inside, tried a shot, which was clearly going
wide until the in rushing Justin Jenkins powered home the header from about 6
yards giving Paul Hyde no chance, making it Hinckley 2 Dover 0. Now Jimi says
this was a beautifully executed bullet header but to me it looked like he just
ran into the ball. But what do I know? I'm just a deceased celebrity knitter.
Dover to their credit didn't give up. They continued to work the ball through
midfield and did not collapse. The pacey forward Craig Wilkins had a couple of
chances: one a glancing header and one a scuffed shot, but both went wide before
the lovely young Neil Cartwright almost made it three for Hinckley. A free kick
25 yards out in the centre was powered around the wall low to Paul Hyde's left
hand side. The Dover keeper got down well to push the ball around for a corner.
Oooooh my 'Tena Lady' was working overtime. Despite Hinckley's possession and
chances Dover got a goal back before half time. From a corner a shot on goal
was cleared off the line but only came out as far as Craig Wilkin's, who's
looping header was perfectly weighted to drop over the head of Tommy Whittle
into the back of the net, to make it Hinckley 2 Dover 1. Half time came with
the score staying the same.
Jimi's opinion of the first half: Hinckley had done a lot of the running, they
had a lot of possession and had made their chances count. Dover had not played
bad but when in possession of the ball they had been chased down by the Hinckley
midfield, hassled and forced to play the ball back contiually looking to break
down the Hinckley defence without success.
The second half started with a substitution for Hinckley. Gavin Stone, it would
appear, despite all the folk lore, myths and legends about this mop topped
Middlefield rock, is actually not made of stone, but flesh and blood and a lot
of it had come out of a gash in his leg, which had been injured in a tackle in
the first half. Unable to carry on for the second half he was replaced by Bradley
Piercewright, who's wife, Jennifer Anniston I'm told was sitting in the stand.
This had no marked effect on Hinckley's play as minutes into the half they had
re-established their two goal lead. An in swinging corner from Jamie 'lights on'
Lenton was put perfectly onto the head of Andy Penny, who powered home another
bullet header to make it 3 - 1 to Hinckley. For the remainder of the second half
Dover continued to have plenty of possession but never could break down the
resolute Hinckley defence, also being constantly harassed by the midfield duo
of KoJack and Dyer, whilst being shut out by Andy Penny and Stewart Storer. Dover's
only really serious chance of the second half was a free kick which was ballooned
over the bar by Craig Wilkins who was most upset that he didn't receive 3 points
for his drop goal. It could have been 4 for Hinckley only Jamie Lenton must have
had his lights off as he somehow missed from point blank range when it was much,
much, er, much easier to score. That was it, 'Tena Lady' finally broke down. The
final whistle went. Hinckley had won 3 - 1, moved up to 4th in the table and
left Nuneaton Borough trailing in their wake.
Jimi's thoughts on the match: Hinckley looked good in possession, working the ball
through the channels with Justin Jenkins and Dave Sadler looking very much at
home together up front. Leon Jackson and Wayne Dyer in the midfield looked
comfortable in their roles with Dyer on the left and Jackson on the right, and
Andy Penny had a tremendous game at the heart of the defence. On the ball Hinckley
looked sharp, off the ball they were quick to close down Dover, constantly
harassed them, never allowed them to settle, never allowed them comfortable
possession, making them rush their passes and snatch at their chances. |
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