Waverton Scorers;
Matt Sheen 2 (10)
Matt Simpson 1 (2)
Will Doerr 1
(season total in brackets)
MoM Awards (Coach's & Supporters) were both shared out across the full "team performance"
Match Report
The most remarkable thing about this match was how unremarkable it was (other than the scoreline!). After the extreme cut & thrust of all the matches between the Wasps and their arch rivals Boughton in recent years this was, quite simply, a comfortable 4-0 victory in which the Wasps outplayed their opponents in every area of the pitch and thoroughly deserved the clear victory.
Things were a little more even in the early exchanges, with a scare for the Wasps when a Boughton effort clipped the top of the crossbar. Soon afterwards though Will Doerr calmly converted an excellent diagonal through ball, quickly followed up by a superb strike from Matt Sheen from the edge of the box, and it was 2-0 to the Wasps. From this point on the Wasps controlled the game and the Boughton team looked a bit shellshocked, low on confidence and short on ideas about how to get back into the game. Matt Sheen added a third before half time, as Boughton struggled to clear an excellent corner from Robbie Foster, and Matt Simpson made it four, right at the start of the second period, after a fast break and a cool finish. Although the Wasps missed a couple of later chances to make the margin of victory even more emphatic, they calmly controlled the rest of the second half to secure the three points in style and to go to the top of the League for the first time!
It was, as indicated by the MoM decisions, a real all round team performance. The back four were well organised and very solid, restricting Boughton to no more than half chances, with Ollie Tyler in commanding form behind them, pulling off a number of good punched clearances. As a result, this is probably the first time ever that Boughton have failed to score! The midfield were back to their competitive best, strong in the tackle, making sure they got to the loose ball first, and providing great service to the strikers. Up front we were more clinical than we have been earlier in the season, with calmer finishing leading to a much better chance/goal conversion ratio, and Matt Sheen moving on to 10 goals for the season in only the fourth competitive game.
If the Wasps can keep up this level of performance (but not get complacent) then they could be in for a good run in the two cup competitions, and should be aiming to stay at the top of the tree in the League. Beware though, if the (very) long Boughton team talk after the game did its job then they'll be very keen to reverse the outcome next time we meet!
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