Match Report

Hampton & Richmond Borough
2
Hendon
2
Date:
Saturday 07 March 2015
Competition:
Isthmian League Premier Division
Attendance:
345
Venue:
TBA

Match Report

Hendon left a closely-fought affair at Hampton & Richmond Borough ruing the fact that they were unable to capitalise on other teams at the top dropping points, a 2-2 draw the reward for their endeavours on a pleasant Spring day in South-West London.

The only change to the Hendon starting eleven saw James Fisher come in for Tony Taggart, who dropped to the bench. A change on the bench saw Sam Murphy take over from Scott Cousins, but he - like Max McCann - was not needed as a replacement.

The Beavers, anxious to avoid the relegation mire, gave a good account of themselves, twice coming from behind thanks to two equalisers from Hendon's arch nemesis Charlie Moone.

Hendon took the lead twice, first through Kezie Ibe in the 19th minute, and again through his impressive strike partner Aaron Morgan in the 67th minute.

The link-up play by Hendon for both goals was decent, being capped off by a smart finish on each occasion. Ibe was able to nod in after an astute flick from Lee O'Leary, while Morgan slotted home past the Hampton keeper after being played through into ample space.

Hendon's ascendancy was pegged back on each occasion, with Charlie Moone equalising in the 59th and 85th minutes. His first finish (and his 100th goal for the club - 10 of his 101 Beaver goals have been at the Greens' expense) saw him poke the ball home after a corner fell to him in the crowded Hendon penalty box.

The second goal saw him make the most of a defensive lapse - lobbing the ball over Ben McNamara in the Hendon goal after two Hendon defenders were unable to deal with a ball lofted into the danger zone.

Both clubs had opportunities to snatch all three points in the dying minutes: Smith and O'Leary went close for the visitors while both clubs had reasonable penalty appeals waved away by the referee.

Report by Bryan Roberts & David Ballheimer

Hendon

1
Ben McNamara
2
Dave Diedhiou
3
Oliver Sprague
4
Charlie Goode
5
Elliott Brathwaite
6
James Fisher
7
Andre Da Costa
8
Lee O'Leary
9
Aaron Morgan
10
Kezie Ibe
11
Casey Maclaren
12
Max McCann
13
Peter Dean
14
Leon Smith
15
Tony Taggart
16
Sam Murphy

Match Events

19''
Kezie Ibe
Charlie Moone
58''
67''
Aaron Morgan
70''
Tony Taggart replaced Andre Da Costa
Jerome Federico replaced Jake Rose
71''
Jamie Calvin replaced James Simmonds
72''
79''
Leon Smith replaced Aaron Morgan
Ben Osman replaced Tom Collins
82''
84''
Peter Dean replaced Kezie Ibe
Charlie Moone
85''

Hampton & Richmond Borough

1
Mark Smith
2
Tom Jelley
3
George Wells
4
Kieran Murphy
5
Matt Drage
6
Dean Sinclair
7
Jake Rose
8
Ryan Newman
9
Tom Collins
10
Charlie Moone
11
James Simmonds
12
Jamie Calvin
13
Amadou Tangara
14
James Richmond
15
Jerome Federico
16
Ben Osman