After another Saturday lunchtime watching FA Cup football on TV, I had a limited choice of games I could get to so decided to head over to Laverstock.
Former Salisbury City captain Simon Browne is now the manager of Hamworthy and this was the second time I’ve seen him at Laverstock this season, having played in the Poole Town team who won here 1.0 thanks to a Charlie Austin goal back in August.
Laverstock have been through some managerial changes of their own this season with their second manager this season departing midweek and chairman Gino Nardiello back in the dugout for this match.
Hamworthy began the first half well but weren’t able to convert any of the numerous chances they made. In the 8th minute a well placed header was tipped over the crossbar by the Laverstock keeper who followed up this save with a great catch from a freekick a minute later. Laverstock did manage to find the net in the 10th minute with a low shot but the assistant had already raised the flag for offside.
In the 29th minute Laverstock found a way through the Hamworthy defence with a great pass but the striker played through stumbled before he could get his shot away. Hamworthy had to make a substitution in the 31st minute and the sub almost made an immediate impact. From a corner he placed a header on target but the goalkeeper was well positioned to make the save. Laverstock had a great chance to take the lead in the 39th minute. The ball was played to an unmarked player on the edge of the area. He had time to run into the box with the ball but decided to try and chip the keeper. The chip wasn’t powerful or high enough to beat the keeper who managed to palm the ball down.
The start of the second half was delayed by a few minutes as the referee sprinted back to the dressing rooms after both teams came out. It turned out that he had forgotten his whistle to the amusement of the spectators and the bemusement of the managers. The whistle came in handy in the 56th minute when the referee awarded Hamworthy a penalty following a trip in the box. The penalty was placed to the left of the goal while the keeper decided not to dive and watched the ball into the net. In the 65th minute Hamworthy had a good chance to extend their lead with a good run into the box. Laverstock’s keeper kept his team in the game with a great save.
Laverstock equalised in the 73rd minute from a corner. The ball was played long to the back post where Perrett hit the ball over the keeper and in. The Hamworthy bench were furious with the poor marking that led to the equaliser. Hamworthy had a good chance to retake the lead in the 78th minute from a corner but they weren’t able to scramble the ball across the line and the game finished as a draw.
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