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Sat 16 Oct 2021  ·  Division 1
Wick Football Club (Bristol)
1st Team
M Hardiman (10' Pen), (88'), R Moore (15')
3
1
Hardwicke
Wick back to winning ways

Wick back to winning ways

Matt Davis5 Nov 2021 - 20:11
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Wick 3 - 1 Hardwicke

With the nights drawing in and only two remaining KO’s at 3pm, the game started at a lively pace with both sides aiming to play with the ball at their feet. Wick were determined to attack after going the previous two games without scoring. On ten minutes, Wick’s number nine, Rob Moore was pulled back in the penalty area by a Hardwicke defender and the referee immediately pointed to the spot. Top goalscorer Mike Hardiman stepped up and cooly slotted the spot kick away, Wick 1-0. A few minute later, it was 2-0 to Wick, a great cross from Luke Lecrass was met by Wick’s Rob Moore, who rose above the Hardwicke defence to head home. The game continued to flow each way with Wick creating the more chances, but Hardwicke still looked dangerous and still looked to create a number of half chances that Wick’s defence dealt with. Bang on half-time, Hardwicke did have an excellent scoring chance from a corner to reduce the arrears, when William Matthews rose unopposed to head just past the post. Half time Wick 2-0 Hardwicke. Shaun Morris was replaced at half-time due to a pulled hamstring.

Hardwicke started the second half on the front foot and had a threatening cross just cleared from a corner by Wick’s Russ Woodford. Two minutes later it was Wick who threatened the Hardwicke goal, when Ben Harris’s cross found Mike Hardiman, who’s resulting shot rattled the Hardwick crossbar. Hardwicke made it 2-1 on fifty-one minutes when Will Matthews beat keeper Ashley Wintle to the ball on the edge of the box after the ball had been hit long from the Hardwicke defence.

Wick continued with their passing game on what was an immaculate surface, prepared by Wick’s groundstaff, Gary Reilly and Nick (Bushy) Marsh, often over complicating their play, however, Hardwicke looked very quick to break when they could. Both teams were not holding back and the football was end to end, with a sixty plus crowd watching in glorious sunshine. Hardwicke with ten minutes to go came alive again, and started creating a lot of chances, but Wick’s defence of Sam Thomas, Russ Woodford and prevented any clear cut chances. Mike Hardiman on eighty-eight minutes calmed Wick’s nerves and sealed the points when he headed past Oliver Hall in the Hardwicke goal to make it 3-1 to Wick from a Ben Harris corner.

The final five minutes were keenly contested, but there was no change to the scoreline. Wick had claimed the three points and were looking forward to meeting their local rivals Hanham at Vicarage Road the following Saturday.

MOM – Mike Hardiman
Wick’s Goalscorers – Mike Hardiman x2, Rob Moore
Referee – Nat Wormleighton
Attendance – 64
Kick-Off – 3pm

Match details

Match date

Sat 16 Oct 2021

Kickoff

15:00

Attendance

64

Competition

Division 1

League position

2
Wick
15
Hardwicke
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