Tanners Taken for Ten
- tricky291
- Apr 6
- 4 min read
Updated: 3 days ago
Uxbridge 10 (Ten)
CJ Fearn (14')
Daniel Fosu (19')
Daniel Fosu (32')
George Moore (40')
Dernell Wynter (48')
Ada Okorogheye (68')
Daniel Fosu (76')
Andrio Brandao (83')
James Taylor (90')
Darnell Goather-Braithwaite (90+3')
Leatherhead 0
This was a match that will live long in the memory of anyone lucky enough to be at Honeycroft on Saturday afternoon. Uxbridge put in a complete & ruthless performance to record their best league victory since putting eleven past Chertsey Town back in 1985, and coming after the 8-0 win over Horndean earlier this season - this result though came against a Leatherhead side on an excellent recent run of results, and actually above The Reds in the form table pushing for a play off place themselves.
There wasn’t a cloud in the sky as the match got underway in the warm Spring sunshine, and there was no hint of the carnage to come as it was actually Leatherhead who controlled the early possession, although without really testing the Reds defence - this week missing Kai Hobbs due to his sending off in the return fixture just eleven days previously, with Josh Addae returning to the starting line up. However the first chance duly arrived on 13 minutes as George Moore broke away to be one on one with keeper Harvey Keogh, but the shot was well saved down low for a corner. From the resultant corner the ball fell to James Taylor whose shot was blocked, but it fell invitingly to CJ Fearn to lash the ball home from close range. Up front Dan Fosu had looked lively in the opening exchanges, and he did well to find space on the edge of the box soon after, but just dragged his shot wide. He didn't have to wait long to get on the scoresheet though, as on 19 minutes Moore again broke away, only to be foiled once more by Keogh, but the ball came out to Fosu on the edge of the box, and he finished superbly into the top corner, with the Leatherhead defence reeling. It was now becoming quite one way as Uxbridge piled on the pressure with every attack, Casey Bocarro dd superbly well to get into the box on the left hand side on 27 minutes, and his cross was just tipped onto the far post by Keogh, who was having an increasingly busy afternoon. Any pre match nerves were quickly being erased, especially when on 33 minutes Moore threaded a superb pass in behind the Tanners defence and Fosu cooly slotted home his second and Uxbridge’s third. It was dreamland just five minutes later when Addae played in Moore, and this time he made no mistake to beat Keogh at the near post for the fourth. Leatherhead must have been desperate for the half time whistle, but right at the end they did get a late chance to score, when Kareem Akinnibi did evade the Reds backline, but he got caught in two minds, and neither crossed or shot and Uxbridge were able to clear the danger, and go into the break with a barely believable four goal lead
HT 4-0
Any thoughts that the home side would ease up were put to bed within a couple of minutes of the restart, with a number of fans still returning from the bar with the Grand National having just finished - Uxbridge would Rocket themselves into a five-goal lead when a ball into the box was flicked on by Taylor and was acrobatically hooked into the net by Dernell Wynter. A couple of minutes later Moore, who was proving a real thorn in Leatherhead’s side, skimmed the bar with a rasping drive from the edge of the box. Leatherhead to their credit did muster up some chances as the half wore on, and on the hour substitute Ty Butler rattled the crossbar with a good turn and shot with Legg beaten. Soon after the visitors had another chance, but Marco Haigh pulled his shot narrowly past the far post. The home side were soon back amongst the goals though, on 68 minutes as Addae did superbly to get into the box and pull the ball back to Ada Okorogheye, who turned the defender and finished smartly past Keogh. This sixth goal knocked any life out of Leatherhead, and the remaining twenty minutes were all about how ruthless Uxbridge wanted to be. It turns out they were in the mood for more. On 76 minutes Addae again got in on the left and his chipped cross was nodded home by Fosu - for a fine hat-trick - and Uxbridge’s seventh. Arguably the best goal of the day arrived on 83 minutes when substitute Andrio Brandao picked up the ball from the left wing, and drove towards goal, he then unleashed a superb curling shot from 25 yards, that looked in from the minute it left his boot, clipping the far post and nestling in the net with Keogh stranded. Incredibly the scoring hadn’t finished, with the 90 minutes up Jonathan Hippolyte's cross was nodded home by Taylor from close range for number nine. With the Red Army behind the goal in disbelief, but calling for a tenth - it duly arrived with almost the last kick of the game, with the shellshocked Leatherhead defence unable to clear their lines Darnell Goather-Braithwaite held off a challenge to toe poke the ball past Keogh to complete Uxbridge’s perfect ten.
Before the match some Uxbridge fans were suggesting a point would be a good result from this match, never could anyone imagine what was to follow - least of all the travelling band of Leatherhead fans - with some hardy souls in green even staying until the end. An amazing match ended with another three points in the quest for the playoffs, with The Reds sitting 2nd and with an increasingly healthy goal difference things are looking good at Honeycroft. Next up Sutton Common Rovers are the visitors on Saturday.
FT 10 -0
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