Ringmer U18s – 3 v 0 – St Francis Rangers U18s

21/04/08

Match Report by Rob Hawkes

Ringmer U18s finished their season off in style with a comprehensive victory over St Francis Rangers at The Caburn tonight. For Paul O’Donnell who has captained this side many times this season, Josh Lawrence who has also shared the captaincy at the start of the season and for James Earwicker it was their last U18s game for Ringmer. Each will be remembered for their strong uncompromising play and are three of the regular defensive line whose contribution will be difficult to replace next season.

Ringmer dominated possession throughout the game creating numerous chances. The first real chance falling to Amro Shaker in the 9^th minute as Josh Lawrence worked his way to the SFRFC by-line and cut the ball back for Amro to side foot the ball just wide of the left hand post. In the 23^rd minute Rob Frost had the first of his innumerable shots saved by the SFRFC keeper who had a good game particularly in frustrating Rob.

Ringmer finally made the break through just before half time when James Novis’s diagonal ball found Rob Frost on the edge of the area. Rob’s strike was saved by the keeper (again!) but the ball was only parried out as far as Andy Smith who fired home.

The second half started with early substitutions for both sides and it was Ringmer’s second substitute: Fred Stanley who set up Andy Smith with an excellent cross for Andy to connect with for his second goal of the evening. Rob Frost eventually got the better of the SFRFC keeper with virtually the last kick of the game. Jake Buckle’s perfectly weighted route one ball allowed Rob to run on to and finish with uncharacteristic venom, almost as if he had a lot of pent up frustration he needed to unleash.

The game concluded 3 - 0, allowing Ringmer to finish ahead of St Francis in the league in 4^th place.

 

	Player	Goals	Comment
1	Dan Davis	.	(GK)
2	Justin Wood	.	.
3	Paul O’Donnell	.	.
4	Jesse Stonell	.	(Capt.)
5	Jake Buckle	.	.
6	Josh Lawrence	.	.
7	Amro Shaker	.	.
8	Louis Munnery	.	.
9	Rob Frost	90	.
10	James Novis	42,72	.
11	Andy Smith	.	.

 

	Substitutes	Goals	Comment
12	Fred Stanley	.	On for P O'Donnell (62)
14	James Earwicker.	.	On for L Munnery (51)
15	.	.	.
16	.	.	.
17	.	.	.

 

Referee	Peter Lindsey
Linesman (Ringmer)	Lewis Browne

 

Manager	Bob Munnery
Coach	Steve Oliver
Physio	.

Please note: The above report is a personal view by the writer, Rob Hawkes and should not been seen as necessarily totally factual or accurate. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the contents no liability rests with the writer and the contents should be studied and approved by the editor and Ringmer FC in general prior to publication.