AFC Waverton Wasps 8 v 0 Princes Villa

Chester & District League (11^th March 2012)

 

Waverton Scorers (season's total in brackets)

 

Jonny Lee  -  3 (10)

Matt Sheen  -  2 (24)

Raynor Gray  -  1 (7)

Alex Wilkinson  -  1 (7)

Sam Jones  -  1 (10)

 

Report

 

This was a very straight forward, regulation victory for Waverton, something which we've seen too little of in recent weeks. Right from the outset the Wasps played some good, controlled, passing football, which was always too good for Princes Villa, creating lots of chances (and for once taking a good number of them!) to keep the scoreline ticking over regularly.

 

There was also, thankfully, no repeat of the undisciplined performance the team had turned in last time against Princes Villa, instead, right from the kick-off Waverton simply kept hold of the ball and outplayed the opposition. The deadlock was soon broken, as Princes Villa conceded a penalty, which Alex Wilkinson converted, and shortly afterwards Jonny Lee made it 2-0 converting from close range after the opposition defence failed to clear a corner. A Matt Sheen goal, and a further penalty conversion (this time from Jonny Lee) made it a very comfortable 4-0 score line at the break, with the Waverton defence restricting their opponents to no more than half chances.

 

The second half followed a very similar pattern and, as a result, the steady flow of goals continued as well. Jonny Lee completed a hat-trick, Sam Jones got himself on the scoresheet, and there were particularly well taken goals from both Matt Sheen and Raynor Gray, the latter with a free kick from the edge of the box which went in off the under side of the cross-bar. Once again the defence looked completely in control, and despite going down to just three at the back for the final 20 minutes they kept a very well deserved clean sheet.

 

The 8-0 scoreline is an accurate reflection of just how much Waverton dominated this game, and after a few set-backs in recent weeks it was really encouraging to see the side back to the type of form they were showing regularly earlier in the season. MoM awards went to Alex Wilkinson (from the coach) for an excellent all-round Captain's performance, and Raynor Gray and Alex Abraham (from the supporters). 

 

With it now rumoured that there will only be 3 games against each opponent in the League, or 18 matches in total, it now looks like the Wasps will just need 1 point from their remaining 4 games, and should therefore secure their third consecutive title against Nomads next week.