Report

31^ST JULY 2012

WITHAM TOWN 2

THURROCK 1

SPA ROAD ONCE AGAIN HOSTED A PRE SEASON FRIENDLY WHERE RYAMN PREM THURROCK WERE WELCOMED.

THERE WAS NO GOALMOUTH ACTION FOR THE FIRST 25 MINUTES THEN DANNY SAMBRIDGE THE WITHAM KEEPER MADE A GOOD SAVE AND BRAD STOPHER HEADED A SHOT CLEAR.THURROCK TOOK THE LEAD FROM THE PENALTY SPOT WHEN STOPHER MADE AN OVER ENTHUSIASTIC CHALLENGE,DANNY STIPMSON -SON OF THE MANAGER -TOOK THE KICK AND SCORED.SOON AFTERWARDS PERKINS WAS UNLUCKY WITH THE OPEN GOAL AT HIS MERCY WENT WIDE,THE WITHAM DEFENCE HELD ON TO KEEP THE SCORE 1.0 UNTIL HALF TIME.

WITHAM GOT MORE INTO THE GAME AFTER THE BREAK WITH PAUL WHITE TRYING HIS LUCK FROM LONG RANGE THAT WENT JUST WIDE,DANNY EMMANUEL LOBBED THE BALL OVER DAVID HUGHS THE VISTING KEEPER BUT A DEFENDER RUSHED BACK TO CLEAR OFF THE LINE. WITHAM DID EVENTUALLY EQUALIZE WHEN EMMANUEL SCORED WITH A LOW SHOT AFTER A GOOD RUN AND CROSS FROM JEROME WALKER WHO HAD JUST CAME ON AS A SUBSTITATE.WITHAM WERE NOW PLAYING WELL AND TOOK THE LEAD WHEN A FIERCE SHOT FROM WALKER WAS DIVERTED INTO HIS OWN NET BY A THURROCK DEFENDER.BILLY HUNT HAD A LOW SHOT SAVED BY HUGHS AND WALKER HIT THE POST AS WITHAM WERE WORTHY WINNER AT THE END

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