Two goals and a man of the match performance from Ada Okorogheye saw Uxbridge pick up their third win on the bounce, and help to maintain a place in the play off positions, with a comfortable 4-0 win over Met Police on Saturday afternoon.
The game couldn’t have started any better for the home side, as from the first real attack of any note on 2 minutes a low cross was blocked but fell to Okorogheye on the edge of the box, and he expertly curled a finish into the far corner, leaving Beach in the visitors goal with no chance. Met Police were on their own unbeaten run of four games, and the early goal spurred them on to recover their composure. They should have been level on 6 minutes when a looping deflected shot appeared to be heading in, however the onrushing striker touched the ball before it went in - and was rightly adjudged to be offside. A real let off for sure, and the game then turned quite scrappy with neither side able to exert themselves on the match. In fact the next action of any note saw Uxbridge double their lead on 27 minutes, as a pinpoint cross from Massimo Giamattei saw Andrio Brandao ghost in between the defenders and head home. Met Police mustered a few long range shots as we headed towards the break, but the defence well marshalled by CJ Fearn never looked in any real danger. The home side could have had a third late on, as a ball dropped kindly for Harry Rush on the edge of the box, and he connected with a fine volley that was met by a superb full length stop from Beach, to keep the gap down to two at the break.
HT 2-0
It could have been three early in the second half, when Daniel Fosu put good pressure on the defence and the ball worked loose, but nobody in a red short was able to get a touch and the ball was cleared. Fosu again at the heart of the action a few minutes later, when he was played through, but he lifted his shot over the bar as the defenders closed him down. On 57 minutes though Uxbridge did get a third, as a cross from the right saw Okorogheye out muscle his marker and guide a header back across goal for his twelfth goal of the season. One worrying moment saw CJ Fearn pick up a knock, and was soon replaced on 63 minutes- hopefully just a precaution with the huge match away to Ascot Utd to come next week. Substitute Josh Addae soon came on and made an impact, first of all feeding Jonathon Hippolyte with a great near post cross, that the striker was just unable to make a decent connection with. However on 74 minutes Addae found space in the box and his low cross-shot somehow evaded Beach at the near post - surprising the keeper and those behind the goal - for Uxbridge’s fourth. The Reds nearly had a fifth late on, as an excellent header from Kai Hobbs, was tipped over the bar at full stretch from Beach, partially atoning for his earlier error.
Overall a solid performance and another three points as we move into the business end of the season, which the Reds will move onto with plenty of confidence
FT 4-0
Att 124
Match gallery here (courtesy Michael Bodman)
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