Potterhanworth 1-4 AFC West End

West End Potter Onwards

West End are under new management but still winning as they notched a third straight win, and a first victory under caretaker boss Sam McDonnell. The Beers took the lead inside the first couple of minutes as Jamie Lawrence fed Sam McDonnell on the edge of the box and he held off his man before slotting home the opening goal. However, the home side equalised within quarter of an hour as the Potter’s right winger lacthed onto a ball chipped toward the far to finish well. Undaunted West End soon regained the lead as Sam McDonnell grabbed his second goal of the game; turning the ball home from close range from Lawrence’s pull back.

AFC West End 1-2 Potterhanworth

Poor Start Continues with Potters Defeat

AFC West End’s poor start to the season continued with a first ever defeat to Potterhanworth in the twilight. The Potters struck a late and controversial winner in the near darkness four minutes from time to sink ‘the beers’ to their second successive defeat and their worst ever start to a season. Things had begun well for West End who had already come close on a couple of ocassions before Jamie Lawrence broke down the left and finished from a tight angle to give West End the lead. At the other end stand-in keeper Glen Wilson was tested just twice, holding a low shot and turning a free-kick away. Unfortunately moments from the break Potterhanworth equalised as they broke onto a long ball over the top, Adie Gray got back to make a great tackle on the Potters forward but he righted himself and put the ball between Wilson’s legs to make it 1-1 at the break.

AFC West End 1-0 Potterhanworth

West End Win At Last

After three successive defeats West End finally recorded their first win of 2008 with a narrow 1-0 home success over Potterhanworth. Aided by a cameo from Richard Ossai in goal West End managed to keep an all too rare clean sheet as well as Dave Capps’ strike sealed the points.

Line-up (4-3-3): Richard Ossai; Jay Dann, Adrian Gray, Glen Wilson (Dale Annous), Stephen Pearce; Sam Boothman (Jonny Dyas), Ritchie Bates, Gav Sumner; Dave Capps, Sam McDonnell, Dan Hill
Man of the match: Dave Capps
Dick of the day: the referee

Potterhanworth 1-7 AFC West End

Seventh Heaven for West End

Finally allowed to play the 4-3-3 formation which they had worked on in pre-season West End stretched their unbeaten start to the season to nine matches with an emphatic victory away at Potterhanworth. Always in control West End raced into the lead with Joe Harper and Jamie Kitching claiming two goals each in the first half. In the second period West End continue where they had left off with Gav Sumner scoring and James Dewhurst marking his first appearance in a year with a far post finish. Story of the day though belongs to Jez Ashberry as he rounded off the scoring with a well taken penalty, his first goal in twenty-two years.

Line-up (4-3-3): Steve Graham; Stephen Pearce, Glen Wilson, Adrian Gray, Jez Ashberry; Jonny Dyas, Gav Sumner, Joe Harper; Dave Capps (James Dewhurst), Jay Lawrence, Jamie Kitching
Man of the match: Jez Ashberry (solid game and first goal in twenty-two years)
Dick of the day: Stephen Pearce

Potterhanworth 1-1 AFC West End

West End Potter Back to Form

West End travelled to Potterhanworth for their fourth game in eight days, and against opposition they would normally have been favourites to beat, they looked understandably jaded. Despite dominating posession West End couldn’t find the net and went behind to a goal for the home side against the run of play. Thankfully Rich Dungworth struck to end a three game losing streak and secure a point.

Line-up (4-4-2): Adam Bierton; Mark Anderson, Shaun Hepple, Mike Smith, Mike Northern; Marcus Tester, Matty Evans, Glen Wilson, Chris Dewey; Rich Dungworth, Sam McDonnell
subs all used; Damien Greenfield, Phil Lodge, Andy Kirk
Man of the Match: Mike Northern
Dick of the Day: Marcus Tester

AFC West End 4-0 Potterhanworth

Potterhanworth Dominated by Unchallenged West End

After the disappointment of last week’s cup exit West End returned to league action at home to bottom of the league Potterhanworth. West End welcomed back Joe Harper to the midfield but Matty (vote) Evans was missing due to illness. The conditions played a big part in the first half; Potterhanworth pushed West End back as the home side struggled early on against the wind and the visitors nearly took a shock lead only to be denied by a goal-line clearance just in the nick of time. Instead it was West End who opened the scoring against the run of play when Chris Dewey and Marcus Tester’s combined efforts forced the ball over the line, Tester getting the last touch to score his fifth goal of the season.