Harrow Borough v Chesham United

1.&n= bsp; = ; Richard Hay= ward

2.&n= bsp; = ; Lewis Laws<= o:p>

3.&n= bsp; = ; Sam Ledger<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'>

4.&n= bsp; = ; Ollie Adedeji

5.&n= bsp; = ; Danny Talbo= t

6.&n= bsp; = ; Mark Lamber= t

7.&n= bsp; = ; Dave Fotheringham

8.&n= bsp; = ; Steve Wales= = (booked 85 mins)

9.&n= bsp; = ; Leon Archer=

10.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Darrell Cox= = (goals 25, 74 mins)

11.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Michael Bardle (booked 85= mins)

Subs:

12.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Andy Keepence

13.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Michael Underwood <= o:p>

Liam Farrell
Kevin Cotton (for Wal= es 87 mins)

16.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> = Steve Obeng

Dom Marsala= (for Archer= 81 mins)
John Kyriacou (for Laws 45 mins)

What a contrast this = was to last Saturday’s game. I= nstead of warm sunshine we had a swirling wind and incessant rain, there was a dif= ferent set of officials who got on with their job unobtrusively, and unlike Saturd= ay Chesham were the better team throughout and thoroughly deserved the win.

Both teams made late = changes because of players stuck in traffic – Lewis Laws replacing John Kyriacou and Harrow striker Dewayne Clarke being replaced by Danny McGonig= le. Harrow also replaced their goalkeeper and brought back defender Tobi Jinadu after injury but he lasted only 34 minut= es, while Chesham were otherwise unchanged.&nb= sp; Harrow started better and forced a couple of early corners, but after ten minutes Chesham began to get into their stride, particularly through Fotheringham and Wales on the right. On the quarter-hour Danny Talbot&#= 8217;s free kick was blocked as was Lewis Laws’ shot from the rebound, then = Laws headed over from Talbot’s corner.&nb= sp; Harrow came back and Jinadu glanced a header wide from Jonathan Hunt’= ;s corner, then Rocky Baptiste’s header was = palmed away by Richard Hayward. Howe= ver Chesham were starting to take control and took the lead in the 25^{th
minute. Dave Fotheringham
was fouled on the right and Danny Talbot’s free kick found Darrell Cox
who found the net with a glancing header.}

Chesham were now well= into their stride, roared on by the fans who reserve their most vocal performanc= es for away Cup-ties. A great on= e-two with Steve Wales allowed Darrell Cox to break clear but Harrow keeper Andray Baptiste came out to block, then the resulting corner was half-cleared to Leon Archer who crossed back in and the ball was headed behind at the near post. Shortly before half-time Wales a= nd Talbot combined to send Cox clear again and his time B= aptiste’s block went straight to Leon Archer whose follow-up was just wide. John Kyriacou= came on at half-time and was immediately in the action with a cross that ju= st eluded Steve Wales. Harrow brought on Jonathan Constant and he was soon= in the action with a low shot that Richard Hayward tipped away. Harrow then had their best spell of the match and Richard Hayward came out to save= at the feet of McGonigle, but the last 35 minutes = of the game belonged entirely to Chesham. Darrell Cox was just off target with a near-post header from Steve Wales’ cross, then a long cross from Cox nearly crept in at the far p= ost. With keeper B= aptiste struggling under the high ball Chesham crossed into the box at every opportunity, and one corner was palmed out to Steve Wales whose shot was sa= ved, then another Talbot corner came to Sam Ledger at the far post but he could = only chest the ball wide. However = in the 74^th minute a Talbot free-kick was half-cleared to Darrell Cox w= ho rifled the second into the net through a crowd of players. Harrow looked a beaten side and the remaining minutes saw Chesham still in control= but without looking likely to grab a third.

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