Saturday 30th January 2010

Ridgeons League One

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Diss Town 6 Downham Town 1
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Diss team: Ally McAnally, Rafel Szalek, Stuart Garner, Max Kirkby, Mark Shadrack, Craig Skipp, Xavier Huckle, Luke Catchpole, Dan Wynne, Peter Hooks, Sam Bryant.

Diss subs: Jordan Rocastle (for Wynne 68 mins), Jon Abbott (for Szalek 68 mins), Matt Webster, George Watts-Sturrock (for Huckle 17 mins) and Jake Burton.

Attendance: 103.

Match Sponsor: Anglia Coldroom Maintenance Limited of Lenwade.

Match Report - Tony Collins

Diss Town secured their third and most emphatic home win of the season with a 6-1 thrashing of Downham at Brewers Green Lane. They welcomed back to the fold Luke Catchpole following his transfer the previous day from Mildenhall.

Ally McAnally did well to tip a 25 yard shot from Ben Coe over the bar as the visitors opened the match well. Sam Bryant shot over when he should have scored following a pass from Peter Hooks in reply. Max Snell was now becoming busy and he was forced to save from Craig Skipp and Hooks. It came as no surprise when The Tangerines took a 31st minute lead. Dan Wynne headed the ball into the path of the quick run of Peter Hooks. He moved forward and rounded the goalkeeper before shooting in for his second goal in three games. Downham attacked well and equalised in the 40th minute when Ben Coe shot in from 20 yard out after Diss had failed to clear the ball. Two minutes before half time Stuart Garner, not for the first time this season, hit a superb left foot shot swerving into the corner of the net from 30 yards out after Wynne, Rafel Szalek and George Watts-Sturrock had linked up well. John Connolly missed a fine chance to equalise before half time.

There was no stopping Diss in the second half and Luke Catchpole scored on his debut when he headed in to a 54th minute Watts-Sturrock cross. Five minutes later Stuart Garner scored a goal that was even better than his first half strike to take his total for the season to seven. This time it was a left foot half volley which flew into the net via the underside of the crossbar. Diss were now looking likely to score in every attack and Danny Wynne scored his first goal for The Tangerines to make it 5-1 in the 63rd minute from eight yards out.

Downham were reduced to ten men in the 73rd minute when Marcus Fendley collected yellow cards for a foul and dissent. Craig Skipp made it 6-1 directly from a free kick wide on the left with ten minutes left to play. It was his second goal in a tangerine shirt.

 

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