Home..
|
Game 5 - 4th Round Proper - Ledbury Town Home |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, 20 May 2006 |
|
Not at our best but Didcot take advantage of a good home draw and ease past Ledbury
 Venue: Loop Meadow Stadium, Didcot
Date: Saturday 22 January 2005
Round 4
Score: 2-0
Goalscorers
Didcot: Concannon (73 mins), Ward (77 Mins)
Attendance: 347
 Didcot
secured their place in the last 16 of the FA Vase for the first time in
the club’s history with a hard-fought 2-0 win against Ledbury
Town. Both teams took time to settle and there were very few
opportunities at either end in the first half.One
of those fell to Didcot’s Stuart Beavon after 4 minutes when his
blistering shot from 25 yards was saved well by Ledbury keeper Craig
Humphries.
Ledbury’s in-form striker Robbie Colwell
had his side’s first attempt after 14 minutes but his shot took a
deflection and went out for a corner, which came to nothing.A scramble
from a right wing Didcot corner caused panic in the Ledbury defence but
the ball eventually got cleared. From another corner from Bradley Ward
Didcot’s Glyn Jones fired over the bar.
The visitors were given an
opportunity in the 25th
minute when Ward lost possession in midfield. Stuart Smith fed Colwell
on the edge of the box but Didcot keeper Chris Webb saved well.A minute
later, a Ward free kick was almost headed home by Andy Parrott. Didcot
had a good case for a penalty after half an hour. Dave Green played a
one-two with Stuart Beavon and as Green went into the box, it looked as
though he was brought down but the referee waived away the appeals. As
the first half drew to a close Ledbury were given a free kick about 25
yards out. Stuart Hale’s left foot curling free kick was saved
brilliantly by Webb diving to his right.
Didcot
almost went ahead with the last move before the break but Beavon missed
by inches following a good run and cross from Glyn Jones. Half
time: 0-0 The 2nd half started with controversy when a superb ball
from Parrott put Beavon in with a clear run on goal. He
was pulled down just outside the box but amazingly the referee blew for
a free kick but failed to take any further action against Scott Mason,
the Ledbury defender, for what looked a professional foul. Ward’s
subsequent free kick went harmlessly over the bar.
Ten minutes into the
second half Humphries made a great save from Beavon as the home side
applied almost constant pressure. Another
great opportunity was wasted four minutes later when Parrott found
space in the box but headed Ward’s right wing cross over the bar from
10 yards out. Paul Powell then had an attempt from 25 yards a minute
later but it went just wide. Humphries then made probably his best save
of the day, brilliantly turning a close range header from Ward over the
bar.
As Ledbury began to tire, Didcot’s pressure finally paid dividends
in the 73rd minute. Powell
(above right) was brought down by Chris Palmer just outside the Ledbury
penalty area. Ward’s low free kick evaded everyone except Ian Concannon
who made no mistake from six yards. Didcot’s
top scorer nearly notched his second a few moments later but he was
just unable to get on the end of Ward’s driven cross.
The all-important
second goal wasn’t long in coming and it was probably the move of the
game. Didcot
strung together umpteen passes before Powell laid the ball back to Ward
and he thrashed the ball home from the edge of the box. Concannon
nearly added a third before the end but the ball but he was just unable
to collect the ball in an unmarked position on the edge of the 6 yard
box. There were no further scares at either end and Didcot rightfully earned their place in Monday’s 5th Round draw.
|
|