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Newhaven FC v Westfield FC (Sussex) in a pre-season friendly at Fort Road |
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The Dockers ⚓play the Westies 🧭 from the Mid-Sussex League Premier Division on a 3rd consecutive Tuesday night. Hope it's a bit warmer this time and that we get a lead and hold on to it. Alfie is at 10, Tyler Scrafton at 9, Warwick the 8 and Blunty (4) at 6. Wide are Demas and and a new boy. Jake is keeping guard of the net as ever with Sidders and Owen in front of him.
It stars well and continues that way. The Dockers are dominant but can't make it count. Aflie's free kick, rather than going straight into the skate park, hits the top of the bar and launches over the fence into the skatepark 🛹. New routine, same result🤷♂️. They have to wait until Tyler scores on 35 ⚽ to break the flood gates. He scores again on 40 with a shot that curls into the top corner⚽. Bailie finishes the half with and angled blast from 25 yards on 42⚽. 3-0 as the ref calls half time. Will the lead last?
The Westies have a better start to the second half and contain the Dockers for periods of time. The are a number of off-sides as the Dockers try to get behind visitors defence. Tyler gets his hattrick from an Alfie corner on 57⚽. Trialist scores a great goal on 59⚽. Demas has some good chances but the keeper keeps denying him 🧤. Alfie has another free kick, this time it goes to plan and is well clear of the bar. Rhodes comes on for Alfie and gets a good chance in the box but it goes well over 🛫. The Dockers go 6-0 up when trialist rounds the keeper to calmly slot home on 82⚽. Jake gets a breather at the end, not sure who came on but hope it was Roman as he had some good games last season.
First win of the season 🥳 for us and it's a good one too although it's lower league opposition. I was great to see Bailie fully fit. They must have just bolted him back together. Bionic Baile 🤖. Goal scoring trialist turns out to be Sean Stephenson. The other trialist in midfield was Tegan Freeman who signed from Peacehaven. Welcome both. Some nice attacking football today. There wasn't much of a threat from the Westies so we don't know if the defence has been sorted yet but a clean sheet is good for morale. Disappointed with the Westie kit, it looked like a training kit and I was hoping for their green and yellow stripes.
Ref had a good game but missed a clear Dockers corner at the Surf 'n' Skate end.
POTM: Tyler Scafton for the hattrick ⚽⚽⚽🏆.
Back here on Friday.
Love Tranmerekat 🐾
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| Surf 'n' Skate End |
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| On the way along the river |
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| Love footie under the lights |
