Chester & District League (14 March 2010)
Waverton Scorers (season's total in brackets)
Matt Sheen 2 (34)
Luke White 2 (4)
Coach's MoM - Cameron Faulkner
Report
After a run of 17 unbeaten competitive games the Wasps finally lost that record with a very lacklustre performance against Malpas at Carden Park.
Kicking off downhill in the first half Waverton got off to a reasonable start (although Malpas were already showing signs of being much more competitive than they had in the first meeting of the two teams back in January), and took a one goal lead after a good finish from top scorer Matt Sheen.
Instead of building on this lead however the whole team seemed to tackle the remainder of the half quite complacently, and Malpas quickly gained in confidence. After a couple of defensive slip ups from Waverton, and one excellent strike from Malpas, the home side took a surprising (but not undeserved) 3-1 lead into the break.
Now Waverton had been behind at HT a number of times earlier in the season, only to fight back strongly in the second period, and when Matt Sheen scored a second to make it 3-2 just after half-time it looked for a moment like it might happen again. However a quick reply from Malpas, and a very undeserved penalty (for handball) allowed the home team to move back ahead 5-2, after which the Waverton team's heads dropped (for the first time this season) and despite a late flurry they never really got back into the game and ended up 6-4 losers.
Although it was a well below par performance from the Wasps, credit must also be given to a Malpas side who'd improved remarkably over their earlier season form and, on the day, thoroughly deserved the victory. Waverton now need to win two of their remaining three league games to win their first League title, so it's still well within grasp although they'll need to play better than this!
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