AFC Waverton Wasps 8 v 1 Groves Athletic

Chester & District League (18th September 2011)

 

Waverton Scorers (season's total in brackets)

 

Matt Sheen  -  2 (6)

Aaron Hassall  -  2 (3)

Charlie Nicholson  -  2 (3)

Jonny Lee  -  1 (5)

Alex Wilkinson  -  1 (3)

 

Report

 

Another comprehensive victory for the Wasps (with an 8-1 scoreline this time), extending their 100% start to the season. Waverton's competitive record for the season to date says everything about the team's domination so far (P5, W5, GF 33, GA 4), although the frightening thing is the team have probably not yet played to their full potential over a whole 80 minutes. Hopefully they're saving that for the harder challenges to come in the Cheshire Cup.

 

This was another fairly regulation victory. Groves always present a strong physical challenge, and for much of the first half they made things difficult for Waverton, although rarely threatening themselves. The deadlock was broken though after 20 minutes, with Alex Wilkinson finishing clinically from a Matt Sheen cross. As with the previous game the Wasps failed to build on this straight after the goal, and continued to be frustrated by some solid Groves defending, until a flurry of goals in the last 7/8 minutes before the break. Two goals from Matt Sheen and one each from Aaaron Hassall and Jonny Lee quickly gave the game a very different complexion, giving Waverton a 5-0 advantage to take into the break.

 

The floodgates didn't stay open as the second half kicked off though, and with the team looking increasingly tired the second period was fairly flat and uneventful. Lively performances (winning them MoM nominations) from Tom McAndrew and Matt Sheen (who worked tirelessly throughout) kept the Wasps on top going forward, and the second half saw them add three more goals, a second of the match from Aaron Hassall and two good finishes from a more unlikely source as Charlie Nicholson (free from much attacking threat from Groves) ventured further forward.

 

The Groves frontline had continued to work hard all afternoon (mostly finding the Waverton defence too strong to break down) so their perseverence probably deserved the late consolation goal, although the Wasps defence will be kicking themselves that a late lapse in concentration cost them a clean sheet for the second game in succession. Maybe that's a bit "picky" though as 4 goals conceded from 5 matches (or one goal every 100 minutes) is a pretty good defensive record!

 

With the mid-week game postponed the team should be well refreshed to take on Newton next Sunday, a game which in truth shouldn't be too stretching but needs to be used to build for Stockport in the Cheshire Cup the following week.  

 

 

Coach's MoM: Tom McAndrew

Supporters MoM: Matt Sheen