Woodstock Park 6 Crockenhill 3

A really bad run of 5 games without a win was hanging over Park and by half time they really had reached rock bottom. 3-1 down to lowly Crockenhill was not what anyone had expected but sometimes you have to go all the way to the bottom to bounce back.

 

The first 10 minutes the home side started the brighter but on 10 minutes Steve Taylor scored against the run of play for Crockenhill. When they conceded a penalty on 20 minutes Park were starting to look down and out. Micky Brown converted for 2-0 to the visitors. A bit of a rally by Park 4 minutes later saw Tommy Price score to peg it back to 1-2 but on 37 minutes penalty taker Micky Brown scored from open play to give the Crocks a 3-1 half time lead.

 

Words were said at half time and the second half was a complete advert for the saying it is a game of two halves. Due to injury Liam Lewry has been playing out of position in midfield but today he was in his more familiar striking position alongside Tommy Price. Lewry scored twice on 51 and 55 minutes to level the scores and then leading target man Price just blew Crockenhill away with a second half hat trick on 65, 76 and 89 minutes giving him four goals in the game.

 

The introduction half way through the game of Pat Bishenden just transferred in from leaders Bly Spartans and recent signing Arron McMullon helped the recovery but there was such a purpose about the second half 5-0 drubbing of Crockenhill that it went far more deeper than that with everyone at the club pulling together. In all honesty the home keeper Ryan Bolton busy as he was in the first half he hardly touched the ball second and an exciting 6-3 win left the local support very happy.

 

Saturday 21st January 2012 R&D League Combination Division

White Horse 3 Woodstock Park Reserves 4

Parks Reserve team remain top after a tricky away win over championship rivals White Horse. An exciting 4-3 win with James Day adding two more goals to the four he scored last weekend and the defender turned midfielder was joined on the scoresheet by the clubs all time top goalscorer James Ellis and Tom Rees