FC Hamlets 5 Benfleet 0

Hamlets looked to right, what they felt was a wrong, when the two teams met earlier in the season. The game started with a quick tempo from both sides. Hamlets took the lead on 20 minutes, when George Oakley's corner found Ashley King, who headed home form 9 yards out. This seemed to knock the sails out of the Benfleet lads although they hit the upright themselves from a corner.
Half Time: FC Hamlets 1 Benfleet 0
As was expected Benfleet came out high energy after the break yet did little to test the Hamlets back 4 and keeper. On the 60th minute mark Charlie Heatley hit an unstoppable half volley from 30 yards out to find the top corner of the Benfleet goal. This visible disheartened Benfleet and it wasn't long after Hamlets scored a third. John Gilroy opened his body up and found the Benfleet bottom corner calmly. Some good pressing from Heatley punished Benfleet as a bad defensive pass lead to Heatley being brought down and a penalty rightfully awarded. George Oakley stepped up and never in doubt, found the Benfleet net to make it 4-0. A poor kick from the fill-in Benfleet keeper was punished when Jack Potten struck the ball perfectly into the Benfleet net to make it 5.
The game ended this way and capped off a professional performance when the game could have broken into chaos numerous times as a result of a few dangerous challenges from one overzealous Benfleet player.
FC Hamlets 5 Benfleet 0
FC Hamlets: Pyne, Hoy, Lottrie, Baudrier, Glasgow, Gilroy, Carter (Casey), Oakley (C), Best (Potten), Heatley, King (J.Morris)

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