Page 28 - Chessington & Hook United vs Eversley & California - 2019-20 Season

BaGSHOT 1 Combined Counties league 21st Sept, 2019
Jeffers 52’
CHESSINGTON & HOOK UNITED 1

Myers 57’

t was Bagshot who started brightly on this
Isunny Autumn Saturday. With Chessing-
ton & Hook United failing to get into gear,
Bagshot failed to capitalise on a golden op-
portunity to open the scoring, and they
would eventually rue their chance.
United playing today in their away kit, are
finding it difficult to revive the purple patch
they had at the start of the season when they
won two games in succession, and were
on the back foot in the first half. Bagshot
had won two out of three of their previous
home games and seem to be much stronger
at home than away, where they have lost all
three matches, and they went in at half time
looking the most likely to score.
It was a better second half for Chessington &
Hook United, and within minutes of the start
Freddie Myers was clearly fouled in the pen-
alty area, but the referee awarded the free-
kick to Bagshot who were within seconds at
the other end of the pitch with Alex Jeffers
scoring the opening goal. United’s response
was quick and effective, a Jordan Vidal cross
was headed across the goal and finished by
Freddie Myers, scoring his first goal of the
season. Jeffers went off injured. United couldn’t turn
It was end-to-end for the rest of the second- this to their advantage and the score re-
half with Bagshot going closest to scoring mained 1-1.
with Sam Boultwood hitting the bar. Both sides probably thought they should
Bagshot, having used all their three substi- have won it, and United may have to reflect
tutes, were down to ten men for the last 15 on the game and count it as a point gained
minutes of the match, after the goal scorer rather than two points lost.