Those Were The Days; 15th February 2000
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:08 am
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
15th February 2000
Isthmian (Ryman) League Premier Division
Farnborough Town 0 HRBFC 1 (Barnsby) Att; 229
James Courtnage; Peter Barnsby, Danny Smith, Matt Flitter, Nick Burton, Jason Shaw, Dudley Gardner, Martin Carter (Leroy Griffiths), Craig Maskell, Darren Adams, Warren Williams (Fiston Mputu).
Unused Sub; Matt Miller
Hampton’s mini revival continued with a strong first-half performance against a lacklustre Farnborough. The heavens opened as the game kicked off, making the surface of the pitch fast and slippery. A Flitter header was turned away for a corner, Adams’s curling cross was met by Barnsby who had forced his way through the melee to head Hampton into a 28th minute lead. Farnborough pressed Hampton back, a Lee Endersby effort was scrambled away and then Courtnage made a save from the ever-dangerous Steve Darlington. A goal up at half time, away from home, was felt to be a good position for the Beavers. In the second half Adams won a penalty but blasted the ball over the crossbar. The game then descended into a scrappy affair. Adams had a chance to make amends but keeper Ollie Rastall was equal to the task. The main talking points of the second half were the debut of Griffiths and, where on earth did the Referee, Paul Melin, get so much injury time from (especially as there hadn’t been many stoppages).
The Old Historian
15th February 2000
Isthmian (Ryman) League Premier Division
Farnborough Town 0 HRBFC 1 (Barnsby) Att; 229
James Courtnage; Peter Barnsby, Danny Smith, Matt Flitter, Nick Burton, Jason Shaw, Dudley Gardner, Martin Carter (Leroy Griffiths), Craig Maskell, Darren Adams, Warren Williams (Fiston Mputu).
Unused Sub; Matt Miller
Hampton’s mini revival continued with a strong first-half performance against a lacklustre Farnborough. The heavens opened as the game kicked off, making the surface of the pitch fast and slippery. A Flitter header was turned away for a corner, Adams’s curling cross was met by Barnsby who had forced his way through the melee to head Hampton into a 28th minute lead. Farnborough pressed Hampton back, a Lee Endersby effort was scrambled away and then Courtnage made a save from the ever-dangerous Steve Darlington. A goal up at half time, away from home, was felt to be a good position for the Beavers. In the second half Adams won a penalty but blasted the ball over the crossbar. The game then descended into a scrappy affair. Adams had a chance to make amends but keeper Ollie Rastall was equal to the task. The main talking points of the second half were the debut of Griffiths and, where on earth did the Referee, Paul Melin, get so much injury time from (especially as there hadn’t been many stoppages).
The Old Historian