Southern League Premier South Division \u2013 Saturday 27th April 2024
\nHungerford Town 1 v 0 Basingstoke Town Attendance 778
\nWhere: Bulpitt Lane, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0AY
\n<\/b>Dan Brownlie\u2019s final league line-up for the 2023-24 season was : 1. Simon Grant, 2. Aleks Kokoszka, 3. Massimo Giamattei, 4. Luis Le Paih, 5. Curtis Angell, 6. Billy Upton, 7. Bradley Wilson, 8. Simon Dunn (Capt), 9. Liam Ferdinand, 10. Paul Hodges, 11. Dan Rowe
\nOn the bench: Shamar Moore, Stefan Brown, James Clark, Ben Cook & Ethan Abrehart
\nReferee \u2013 TBC<\/p>\n
The game got underway with Basingstoke\u2019s travelling fans swelling the Hungerford crowd to their largest home attendance of their season, and it was Stoke who created the first chance as a neat passing move on five minutes saw Dan Rowe\u2019s shot from Bradley Wilson\u2019s cross blocked away for a corner.<\/p>\n
Hungerford created the next chance, but a dangerous cross from the right, failed to find a striker and we were able to clear, however a minute later from another cross from the right, Hungerford opened the scoring, as they tapped the ball home at the far post. Hungerford 1-0 Basingstoke.<\/p>\n
Stoke pushed forward over the halfway line through Massimo Giamattei, who found Simon Dunn, and after a neat one-two pass with Dan Rowe, attempted to chip the Hungerford keeper, but the extremely tall keeper, was able to palm the ball away.<\/p>\n
On twenty minutes it was Giamattei once again who broke down the left, but his low cross was just met by a Hungerford defender in front of Liam Ferdinand, as he blocked the ball out for a corner.<\/p>\n
With ten minutes to the break, Hungerford came close to adding a second, but two Stoke blocks on the line, and a hooked clearance kept it out.
\nIn added-time, Hungerford were reduced to ten men after a skirmish between Hungerford\u2019s Fabio Lopes & Simon Grant, which resulted in the Hungerford No.11 being shown his marching orders.
\nThe referee then a minute later blew the halftime whistle.<\/p>\n
Halftime Score: Hungerford Town 1 v 0 Basingstoke Town
\n<\/b>The game resumed with Stoke now attacking down the slope, and a shot in the opening minute whistled just wide of the left-hand post.<\/p>\n
Hungerford\u2019s ten-men playing deep, helped by a bumpy pitch, continued to frustrate Stoke\u2019s attacks as we moved into the final quarter of the game.<\/p>\n
Stoke made a double substitution on sixty-nine minutes, with Aleks Kokoszka replaced by Stefan Brown & Massimo Giamattei replaced by James Clark.<\/p>\n
Hungerford created a half-chance, but Billy Upton\u2019s strong tackle quickly put a stop to that.<\/p>\n
Still little to note as the homeside continued to frustrate Stoke\u2019s advances with ten minutes to go
\nStoke made their final change, with Ben Cook replacing Curtis Angell (86 mins).
\nStoke in added-time, created one final chance, as a neat pass found Ferdinand, whose shot could only find the side-netting.<\/p>\n
After five minutes of added-time, the referee blew the final whistle on Basingstoke\u2019s league season with a narrow one goal defeat.<\/p>\n
Full-time Score: Hungerford Town 1 v 0 Basingstoke Town
\n<\/b>Shepherd 13 mins
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\nMatch Thought\u2019s
\n<\/b>With neither team having little to play for, it was not the best of matches for entertainment value, which was not helped by a poor bumpy pitch, and Hungerford\u2019s ten-men defending deep for most of the second-half.
\nWe finish twelfth in our first season back in Step 3\u2019s Premier Division South.
\nUp Next:
\n<\/b>Well our final fixture of the 23-24 season, is this Wednesday\u2019s North-Hants Cup Final at Andover New Street\u2019s Foxcotte Park, against Romsey Town.<\/p>\n
Match Report by Martin French..<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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