Cheam Town Football Club - 23/09/07 vs Thamesbank Dynamoes (League Cup 1st Rnd)

23/09/07 vs Thamesbank Dynamoes (League Cup 1st Rnd)

Venue: Colliers Wood
Result: 7 - 3

The game started late with the ref not turning up on time, which made us a bit anxious, but raring to go. However as usual Cheam town started of a little shakey. But our nerves calmed down after a throw in into the box with Chrisie Richards turning with the ball and slotting it in the corner. The keeper had no chance.

From then on it seemed that we were going to dominate the game and run off with it. Nevertheless, we let them back into the game with a smash from point blank range. From the shock of Thames Bank 1^st goal, Cheam never settled quickly enough, they were egar to take the lead. We allowed them to get a one on one chance with the keeper and with a good shot on goal it made it hard for Rob Leach and Cheam went down 2-1.

Cheam realised that we had a game on our hands, so we really started to dominate the play by spreading the ball around the pitch. Then with a searching ball form the left into the box bouncing its way to the back post, who else but Sean Hickey placed the ball into the net making it 2-2.

With Cheam back into the game there was a dubious challenged in the penalty box by Stefan Stevens which needed a replay however there was no camera watching at the time but the dodgy ref still gave a penalty.
A well-placed penalty made it 3-2.

Cheam kept on running out of luck but battled on. Alex Wynter took the ball on the edge of the 18 yard box and with a great turn from two players, put the ball bottom right hand corner, 3-3.

After the miss-fortunate luck that went Cheams way, Sean Hickey striked the ball at the cross-bar not falling far from the feet of Conor Stanton who scored with an easy volley into an open goal, Cheam 4-3 up.

From Thames Bank kick off, Conor Stanton took matters into his own hands and by pure instinct with the ball bobbling up, he sent the ball soaring into the air form the half way line, and over the keepers head and the ball bounced into the net, 5-3 up. What a goal!. Even if I do say so myself. In my opinion that goal killed off the game and deflated the opposition.

Cheam went into the second half more confident and a bit more complacent and unworried. We steamed on by scoring two more goals. Two great strikes one from Alex, a One on One with the keeper and one from James Owens on the edge of the box on he’s swinger, 7-3. The game got a bit heated with one of the Thames bank player's having a hissy fit and trying to push Sean around, Sean did very well not to react and the Thamesbank player ended up receiving a red card. All in all it was another Cheam town performance nervy at the start, making it hard for are selves but after we went down we pulled are socks up and was an easy win in the end.

Match Report written by : Conor Stanton (Centre Midfield)