26 Nov 2000
Halesowen Town 4 Folkestone Invicta 4
Few followers of recent form could have predicted an eight-goal thriller with Halesowen strikers Peter Sutton and Stuart Payne notching a brace each and Steve Lawrence claiming a hat-trick in a brave Folkestone fight back.
Halesowen started brightly following recent good results and opened the scoring in the 11th minute when Peter Sutton broke free and rounded goalkeeper David Wietecha before slotting home. The visitors equalised in the 25th minute when Andy Quy dropped a left-wing cross leaving Steve Lawrence to thump the ball into the centre of the net. Stuart Payne beat the Folkestone offside trap again in the 34th minute and set up Sutton to tap in his second. Wietecha then saved well from a Ross Collins header one minute before the interval but Payne drove in the rebound which just crept over the line for Halesowen’s third.
The Yeltz seemed to have built an unassailable lead in the 47th minute when Andy Quy saved well from Paul Chambers and the ball broke up field for Payne to confidently beat Wietecha from 8 yards out. However, the visitors had other ideas and brought on an extra forward and the gamble brought rich rewards as Halesowen threw away their three goal lead in a 17 minute spell. Lawrence met a troublesome Andy Morris corner with a glancing header in the 63rd minute to reduce the arrears and he completed his hat-trick in the 74th minute by sweeping in a cross from substitute Adam Maunder when Halesowen lost possession in midfield. The Folkestone revival was completed ten minutes from time when Richard Ponsford drove in a low 35 yard free-kick which evaded the Halesowen defence and drifted into the corner of the net.
Both goalkeepers made splendid saves in the final minutes to keep the scores level. Folkestone’s Wietecha palmed away a curling drive from Sutton and Halesowen’s Quy pulled off an athletic stop from Paul Chambers at the foot of the post before keeping out a 30 yard drive from Ryan Briggs.
Halesowen Town: Quy; Comyn, Owen, Wood, Lloyd, Collins, Cartwright, Sutton, Payne (Crisp 71), Smith, Hines. Subs: Ford, Aldridge.
Folkestone: Wietecha; Morris, Ponsford, Larkin, Daniels, White (Maunder 56), Briggs, Chambers, Lawrence, Dent, McAnn (Ross 75). Subs: Dryden
Booked: Chambers (90)
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26 Apr 2003 DMP Folkestone Invicta 2-2 Halesowen Town PDF Print E-mail
Dr Martens Premier Division – Saturday, 26th April, 2003
Folkestone Invicta 2 Halesowen Town 2
Halesowen’s survival hopes were left hanging on a mathematical thread after only managing a draw against already relegated and rock-bottom Folkestone. The game itself mirrored Halesowen’s season – a slow start, some improvement, another slump in the middle followed by a strong finish that was not quite enough to undo the earlier damage.
In a cagey opening Richard Leadbeater headed on a long Jason Burnham throw in the 10th minute but Michael Blackwood volleyed straight at veteran goalkeeper Maurice Munden. Lee Blackman ran down the left for Folkestone in the 13th minute but Tim Clarke cleared for a corner and on 22 minutes Lee Williams volleyed over the bar from the edge of the box for Town. A minute later John Ayling raced into the area but Clarke made a fingertip save to earn the hosts a corner. Halesowen immediately broke up the field and Williams threaded the ball for Les Hines to strike the legs of Munden. Hines then hit a 25th minute free-kick from 18 yards straight at Munden.
Folkestone took the lead from the penalty spot on 27 minutes with Martin CHANDLER blasting past Clarke after Gavin Stone was harshly penalised for pushing Blackman. Halesowen were awarded a penalty of their own just six minutes later when Blackwood burst into the area and was tugged back by Michael Everitt. Munden saved Les HINES spot-kick by diving to his left but the ball rebounded for the full-back to follow-up and equalise.
However, the goal failed to lift the Yeltz and they fell behind again in the 38th minute through sloppy defending with Chambers and Ayling exchanging a series of passes to set up James MILLAR to clip past Clarke from 6 yards. Two minutes before the break Clarke collected another chip from Millar after Ayling played the ball into Blackman.
Halesowen made two half-time substitutions and stepped up a gear in the second half, looking hungry for a win. Clarke raced off his line to clear from Folkestone’s Ayling after Halesowen won an early free-kick and corner. Dan Larkin then turned a Hines cross for a 51st minute corner with the ball bouncing off Danks and falling just over the bar. Munden then fumbled an overhead kick from Blackwood in the 52nd minute with Ashby chipping the resulting corner just high.
ASHBY levelled for the second time for Halesowen in the 54th minute when he latched onto a long ball from Williams that was missed by Anthony Henry to slide the ball past Munden and slot into the net.
That set up a final half-hour of pressure with Folkestone’s backs to the wall as Halesowen poured forward in search of a vital win. Williams hit a 65th minute free-kick over the bar and Munden saved a down-header from Stone in the 70th minute. A minute later Munden saved a Lee Collins header from a corner kick but Chambers broke down the other end to set up Millar to strike inches wide of Clarke’s post in the 78th minute.
In an increasingly frantic finish Ashby cut in to hit wide on 80 minutes and Blackwood forced an 85th minute corner after Andy Spencer won the ball in his own box and played a long ball forward. Larkin headed a Collins header off the line on 86 minutes and in injury time Halesowen’s final flourish saw them win three consecutive corners with two headed efforts from Collins and Stone cleared off the Folkestone goal-line.
With the Yeltz failing to find the elusive winning goal and Hinckley winning at Tivvy, Halesowen must beat Chippenham and hope that Grantham slip up at home to Moor Green on the final Saturday in order to preserve their Premier division status.
Folkestone Invicta: Munden; Everitt, Larkin, Lindsey, Henry, Guest (Towse 21), Chandler, Chambers, Ayling (Maxwell 90), Blackman, Millar. Unused Sub: Morris.
Halesowen Town: Clarke; Colwell (Gibson 80), Hines, Stone, Collins, Burnham (Spencer HT), Williams, Ashby, Leadbeater (Danks HT), Blackwood, Smith. Unused Subs: Trainer, Hateley.
Referee: M. O’Keefe (Orpington)
Attendance: 351
26 Apr 2003 DMP Folkestone Invicta 2-2 Halesowen Town PDF Print E-mail
Dr Martens Premier Division – Saturday, 26th April, 2003
Folkestone Invicta 2 Halesowen Town 2
Halesowen’s survival hopes were left hanging on a mathematical thread after only managing a draw against already relegated and rock-bottom Folkestone. The game itself mirrored Halesowen’s season – a slow start, some improvement, another slump in the middle followed by a strong finish that was not quite enough to undo the earlier damage.
In a cagey opening Richard Leadbeater headed on a long Jason Burnham throw in the 10th minute but Michael Blackwood volleyed straight at veteran goalkeeper Maurice Munden. Lee Blackman ran down the left for Folkestone in the 13th minute but Tim Clarke cleared for a corner and on 22 minutes Lee Williams volleyed over the bar from the edge of the box for Town. A minute later John Ayling raced into the area but Clarke made a fingertip save to earn the hosts a corner. Halesowen immediately broke up the field and Williams threaded the ball for Les Hines to strike the legs of Munden. Hines then hit a 25th minute free-kick from 18 yards straight at Munden.
Folkestone took the lead from the penalty spot on 27 minutes with Martin CHANDLER blasting past Clarke after Gavin Stone was harshly penalised for pushing Blackman. Halesowen were awarded a penalty of their own just six minutes later when Blackwood burst into the area and was tugged back by Michael Everitt. Munden saved Les HINES spot-kick by diving to his left but the ball rebounded for the full-back to follow-up and equalise.
However, the goal failed to lift the Yeltz and they fell behind again in the 38th minute through sloppy defending with Chambers and Ayling exchanging a series of passes to set up James MILLAR to clip past Clarke from 6 yards. Two minutes before the break Clarke collected another chip from Millar after Ayling played the ball into Blackman.
Halesowen made two half-time substitutions and stepped up a gear in the second half, looking hungry for a win. Clarke raced off his line to clear from Folkestone’s Ayling after Halesowen won an early free-kick and corner. Dan Larkin then turned a Hines cross for a 51st minute corner with the ball bouncing off Danks and falling just over the bar. Munden then fumbled an overhead kick from Blackwood in the 52nd minute with Ashby chipping the resulting corner just high.
ASHBY levelled for the second time for Halesowen in the 54th minute when he latched onto a long ball from Williams that was missed by Anthony Henry to slide the ball past Munden and slot into the net.
That set up a final half-hour of pressure with Folkestone’s backs to the wall as Halesowen poured forward in search of a vital win. Williams hit a 65th minute free-kick over the bar and Munden saved a down-header from Stone in the 70th minute. A minute later Munden saved a Lee Collins header from a corner kick but Chambers broke down the other end to set up Millar to strike inches wide of Clarke’s post in the 78th minute.
In an increasingly frantic finish Ashby cut in to hit wide on 80 minutes and Blackwood forced an 85th minute corner after Andy Spencer won the ball in his own box and played a long ball forward. Larkin headed a Collins header off the line on 86 minutes and in injury time Halesowen’s final flourish saw them win three consecutive corners with two headed efforts from Collins and Stone cleared off the Folkestone goal-line.
With the Yeltz failing to find the elusive winning goal and Hinckley winning at Tivvy, Halesowen must beat Chippenham and hope that Grantham slip up at home to Moor Green on the final Saturday in order to preserve their Premier division status.
Folkestone Invicta: Munden; Everitt, Larkin, Lindsey, Henry, Guest (Towse 21), Chandler, Chambers, Ayling (Maxwell 90), Blackman, Millar. Unused Sub: Morris.
Halesowen Town: Clarke; Colwell (Gibson 80), Hines, Stone, Collins, Burnham (Spencer HT), Williams, Ashby, Leadbeater (Danks HT), Blackwood, Smith. Unused Subs: Trainer, Hateley.
Referee: M. O’Keefe (Orpington)
Attendance: 351