AFC Waverton Wasps 6 v 4 Chester Nomads Colts

Chester & District League (6^th November 2011)

Waverton Scorers (season’s total in brackets)

Charlie Jones  -  2 (7)

Robbie Foster  -  2 (3)

Matt Sheen  -  1 (10)

Sam Jones  -  1 (7)

Report

Back to League action after their Cheshire Cup exploits, it was another relatively comfortable victory for Waverton to keep them well clear of the pack. The 6-4 scoreline makes it look closer than it was, and some sloppy play from the Wasps in the last fifteen minutes let slip a much more convincing winning margin.

After a delayed start, due to a switch in pitches (caused by moles!) the game got off to the usual physical combative start you expect against a big strong Colts team, with the sides fairly evenly matched in a first ten minutes which saw half chances created at both ends. Waverton did start to gain the upper hand though and it was no real surprise when Matt Sheen finished off a good move to make it 1-0, once again becoming the first Wasps player to 10 goals for the season. Having missed chances to add to their lead though Waverton were soon pegged back level at 1-1, as the big Colts attackers continued to cause problems.  Colts had their best spell at this point, but Waverton held out well defensively and restored their lead before half time with Robbie Foster powering home a great header from a good Alex Wilkinson cross.

Waverton deserved their lead at the break, but in the first half they had been drawn into too much of a physical battle playing the game on Colt’s terms. For the first half of the second period this changed and the Wasps began playing better passing football, retaining possession and dominating the game far more. During this spell they built up a well deserved 6-2 lead, with further goals from Robbie Foster, Charlie Jones (2) and Sam Jones, and looked like scoring more to complete a very easy victory.

As often seems to happen though when the Wasps get a clear lead, an element of complacency creeps in and they stopped playing as a team and started to try too many individual things. As a result the Colts were let back in to a game that should have been “killed off”, and although the result was never in danger their two late goals made the scoreline closer than it should have been. Another 3 points safely in the bag, but Waverton are still going to need more consistency over a full 80 minutes as the season progresses, particularly in the Cheshire Cup.

Coach’s MoM:   Brandon Garland & Robbie Foster

Supporters’ MoM:   Robbie Foster & Raynor Gray