Wealdstone 3 – 0 Stanway Rovers

Wealdstone

1QRR

3 - 0

Stanway Rovers

KO: 0:00 | Tue 13th Sep ’05

After the first twenty minutes which saw both sides play some neat though non productive football, the game changed in Stones favour on 24 when Dave Ryan was on hand to nod home a Burrell free kick. Although scored with the aid of his ear and his shoulder, justice was perhaps done as moments earlier Stones had been denied a penalty when a two footed challenge from behind felled Jolly, both Linesman and Referee waving play on!

There was a cracking finish to the first half, with Jermaine Beckford scoring the goal of the season (so far) with a 30-yard floater into the top corner to put us 2-0 ahead and effectively sink the Ridgeons League side, but there was more to the goal than that as Jolly collected the ball wide left with a backheel over his body to keep the ball in play.

He then strode forward before playing the ball into Beckford’s path wide on the left, Beckford half turning inside as with his first touch he elegantly curled the ball with his right foot high and wide of the visiting keeper and into th net.

The second half again saw Stones on top, and Richard Jolly had one goal disallowed before finally scoring Stones third on 67 minutes with a header from close range, wrapping up a 2nd Qualifying Round trip to Banstead in a fortnight, it was no more than an efficient Stones performance deserved.

Wealdstone: Russell Ling, Dean Harding (s78 Lee Holland) , Carl Ashton (s63 Paul Burton), Dave Norman, Dave Ryan, Andy Keepence, Lee Chappell. Paul Adolphe, Jermaine Beckford, Richard Jolly (s80 Phil Turner), Gary Burrell. Subs not used: Josh Cooper, Marvin Walker.