Match Report: Stamford vs. Coalville Town, 8th Oct 2011

A Stamford side under the guidance of Daniel Barrett, David Staff and Guy Walton, after last week’s departure of Simon Clarke started this game looking to continue its unbeaten run at home but after 29 minutes play and 3-0 down it was looking rather unlikely.

 

Stamford started shakily and after only two minutes were a goal behind the evergreen Julian Joachim’s fierce shot from the edge of the box was well saved by Mario Ziccardi - unfortunately the ball then fell kindly to Ashley Wells whose shot was deflected straight into the path of Callum Woodward who made no mistake in giving Coalville the lead.

 

On 13 minutes Stamford lost the ball in the Coalville half, the ball was cleared down the Daniels left to Jake Gibson and under some pressure his back pass to Ziccardi was under hit, Ziccardi missed out on the 50/50 with Mathew Moore leaving the Coalville striker an empty net to roll the ball into.

 

Moments later a poor clearance by Matt Cook gave Anthony Carney a shooting opportunity but with Ziccardi beaten the ball cannoned back off the post to safety.

 

Stamford’s first chance of the half came after Gibson beat his man on the left and crossed for Gary King his shot was held at the second attempt by Sean Bowles with Lee Beeson closing down on him.

 

Coalville made it three before the half hour point soon after with Stamford giving away a free kick on the left Woodward whipped it across to an unmarked Carney for a simple header at the far post.

 

This brought Stamford into life as seconds after the restart Adam Hewitt whipped over a pinpoint accurate cross to Lee Beeson’s right boot and the wide man made no mistake in burying his volley.

 

Hewitt then had a great shot saved by the keeper and King's follow up went agonisingly wide. Beeson then went on a run from wide beating two defenders and picking out Sam Mullarkey he dummied the ball to Gibson and his low drive was tipped round for a corner.

 

In the final moments of the half King had a snap shot tipped over by the keeper.

 

Stamford stormed out of the blocks in the second half and looked like a team possessed, whatever was said at half time clearly worked with Lee Beeson getting more of the ball the Daniels looked increasingly more dangerous and he gave the Coalville left back Craig Reid a torrid time.

 

Stamford’s second came from Beeson again running his man and picking out David Staff with a inch perfect through ball and Staffy hammered the ball past Bowles leaving the keeper with sore fingertips as it went by and now we had a game.

 

Four minutes went by and we had completed the comeback Sam played a killer ball through the very shaky looking Coalville back four to Jake Gibson who coolly rounded the keeper and placed the ball dead centre in the goal.

 

Another four minutes passed and Beeson left Reid looking at a clean pair of heels to cross the ball into Sam Mullarkey, he neatly touched the ball on to Gary King who nearly burst the net with his shot.

 

A Coalville attack lead to a free kick 25 yards out Ryan Robbins lined it up and unleashed a pile driver that was heading towards the bottom corner but Mario was up to the task and saved well down low to his left.

 

Stamford went further in front with 10 minutes remaining Sam picked the ball up in the middle of the Coalville half turned and found Gary King on the left his cross was dummied by Jake Gibson and Sam who had kept running was left with a 5 yard tap in.

 

Coalville made it a nervy last few minutes when Robbins took on Hewitt and the referee judged the Daniels defender to have fouled the Coalville sub and awarded a penalty Woodward stepped up and scored but it was in vain as Stamford held on for the 5 minutes of time added on by the referee for the most unlikeliest of comebacks that would have had the most ardent of Dannie’s fans getting worried, but the team showed great spirit, commitment and belief and it was worthy of the win and a trip to Matlock

 

Att 279

 

MOM Lee Beeson

 

STAMFORD:- Ziccardi, Cook, Hewitt, Staff (Brooks 82), Chamberlain, Jacklin, Beeson, Steadman, King, Mullarkey (Deane 84), Gibson.

 

Subs Burkett, Maddox, Barrett.

 

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