30 November 2017 - 3 Kerry Underwood
Result
In attendance – 306
Bognor Regis Town Tuesday 28 November 2017: 7.45pm Hemel Hempstead Town
1 - 0
Ibra Sekajja (71’) Match report below
This week’s fixtures.
Hemel Hempstead Town are away to Bath City on Saturday 2 December at 3.00pm in the National League South.
Match report of Bognor Regis Town v Hemel Hempstead Town by Allan Mitchell
Hemel exited the Buildbase FA Trophy at the first hurdle after Ibra Sekajja’s fine goal in the 71st minute was enough to beat the Tudors at a cold Nyewood Lane.
The visitors begun brightly, and Spencer McCall’s cross went astray right at the beginning as Rocks Keeper, Dan Lincoln got to it first. Then a Bognor defender did well to deny Antonio German’s fierce strike when he slid in to block the effort.
Scott Shulton forced Lincoln into the first save of the night on 6 minutes. He cut inside on his right foot before firing a shot low from outside the box.
At the other end, Doug Tuck slipped a neat ball in for ex Tudor Sekajja but his cross was cleared for a corner. This was headed out but on the high rebound Laurie walker was impeded and a free kick was awarded to Hemel.
On 14 minutes David Moyo beat his marker before scooping a cross back across goal. But even German at full height in the air failed to get contact on the ball and it was cleared.
In an early 15th minute change for the Tudors, Matt Spring replaced Joe Howe who was nursing a hamstring problem, Hemel fans will be hoping their injury jinx hasn’t come back to haunt them.
The Tudors looked likelier to score at this point though and Jordan Parkes’s right-footed free kick only just curled wide of the near post.
A deflected Shulton chance committed Lincoln into a fine save low to his right. McCall followed up on the rebound with another chance but good reactions from Davies saw him block his attempt.
James Kaloczi clearly caught Sekajja late in a challenge and was the first to go into the referee’s book. But when Davies chipped the ball in from the free kick on 35 minutes, it was easily cleared away.
In a nervy moment, Field gave the ball away straight to Moyo who rushed on to force Lincoln into a near post save from a slight angle. McCall’s corner kick on the follow up was knocked wide by Kaloczi.
On 44 minutes Ben Swallow’s forward free kick was almost headed into his own net by Kaloczi. The dipping corner almost fell into the path of Kristian Campbell but it was deflected away.
HT 0-0
A slow starting second half saw El-Abd and German get into an altercation on 50 minutes. The referee warned both players and avoided showing either a card.
Then Muitt did well to control the ball before passing to Swallow but his run was closed down. Davies capitalised on the loose ball but his low cross from the right was stopped by Walker.
The home side pushed forward more in the second period and on 61 minutes, Sekajja threaded the ball forward to Tuck, who with one touch, beat the defender before shooting just wide of the far post with his left foot.
Swallow’s through ball then saw Sekajja on the run and he then forced Walker into another save seconds later.
Another hamstring issue for the visitors saw Lloyd Doyley have to be replaced by Tom Day on 67 minutes.
Swallow’s free kick was knocked out to Tuck. From 25 yards he struck it quickly with his left boot but it was always rising over the bar.
With the pressure mounting, Bognor finally broke the deadlock on 71 minutes. It was Field’s lofted pass that split the defence and Sekajja was unmarked and ran on before cleverly prodding the ball on the rise beyond Walker.
In response, Spring’s chipped ball into the box rolled harmlessly out for a goal kick down the other end.
Shulton had another go at goal on 79 minutes, forcing Lincoln into a save down to his left.
El-Abd then got in the way to deny the same player seconds later.
On 83 minutes a sharp clearance saw Sekajja run onto the attack when he beat the last defender with ease, but with only Walker to beat again the Tudors keeper did well to close him down and save.
Frustrations flared when Muitt had beaten Ebby Nelson-Addy for pace inside Bognor’s half. The substitute clearly caught the ankle of Muitt and the referee sent the Hemel player off straight away. But in the aftermath, Bognor’s El-Abd was also given a straight red card for complaining as tempers flared.
There was a late chance for Hemel when two minutes into stoppage time Shulton swung the ball into the area and it was met by Kaloczi who nodded it wide of the post.
Instantly down the other end Whyte’s chipped ball forward was won by Sekajja and his knock on overhead found Muitt. He ran on before shooting low and forcing Walker into a decent save.
Right at the death another Kaloczi header had to be pushed over the bar by Lincoln as Rocks did enough to go through to the next round of the FA Trophy after five minutes of stoppage time. They now face Taunton Town away on Saturday 16th December.
FT 1-0
Editor’s note: The “complaining” which led to the Bognor player being sent off took the form of grabbing one of the Hemel Hempstead player's goolies! 1 player – 2 goolies
Editor’s note: The “complaining” which led to the Bognor player being sent off took the form of grabbing one of the Hemel Hempstead player's goolies! 1 player – 2 goolies
OUR FOOTBALLING FRIENDS
This is a new feature where we provide details of how our friends and neighbours in the footballing world have fared in the previous week.
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1
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0 - 2
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3 - 1
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Southern Premier League
# Team Played Wins Draws Losses Pts 18. Bishop Stortford 21 6 5 10 23 19. Farnborough 19 6 3 10 21 20. Dorchester 19 5 5 9 20 21. Kings Langley 21 4 6 11 18 22. St Ives 21 3 3 15 12 23. Dunstable Town 22 1 3 18 6 24. Gosport 19 1 1 17 4
Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division
# Team Played Wins Draws Losses Pts 1. Berkhamsted 17 12 5 0 41 2. Welwyn Garden City 15 12 2 1 38 3. Harpenden Town 16 11 3 2 36 4. Biggleswade FC 17 10 3 4 33 5. Hoddesdon Town 19 9 4 6 31 6. Leverstock Green 16 9 2 5 29
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