Post by malcolm on Mar 24, 2024 18:59:42 GMT 1
Barely 36 hours after returning from a long away midweek trip to Plymouth Winchester were kicking off another away match, this time it was at Hendon and despite being beaten 2-1 they gave a good account of themselves and were unlucky to lose 2-1.
The match was played on National Non-League day and Hendon allowed spectators to pay they want and that helped swell the crowd to 505 which means that the aggregate attendance for Winchester's last three league games in 2224.
Hendon ar4e a club with a rich history in non-league football especially in the 1960's and 1970's where they enjoyed success in the Isthmian League and F A Amateur Cup and enjoyed some good F A Amateur Cup runs. They are managed by Lee Allinson and the Allinson family have been involved in London/Hertfordshire football for a number of years with his Dad Ian being a former Arsenal striker and St Albans manager, while his uncle Martin was a full back for Baldock Town in the late 1980's.
Winchester and Hendon went into this encounter closely matched in terms of points, but both teams were in the top half of the table having finished in theb lower half of the table in the previous season and can count themselves amongst the most improved teams this time around.
Winchester made four changes to the starting line-up from Thursday with Simba Mlambbo, Sam Ashton, Jamie Barron and Stuart Mott replacing Ollie Balmer, Devon Arnold, Ollie Griggs and Jordan Rose with the first three named on a substitutes bench that also included the returning Tommy Wright and Mark Jamison.
Hendon started the match brightly and only Good defending kept them out. However Winchester began to get a foothold in the game and Trevor Caborn hit the post and Max Smith had a shot well saved by Dylan Berry in the home goal. The value of Berry's save from Smith became more apparent a couple of minutes later when Hamza Semakula scored with a powerfully struck shot from just outside the area in the 27th minute to give Henndon the lead,
Rain became a feature of the latter stages of the first half and in last quarter of an hour of the games's first period Caborn and Hendon's Kurtis Cumberbatch had efforts for their respective teams which were just off target, while towards the end of the half Berry made another excellent save to deny Josh McCormick.
Early in the second half Josh McCormick went on a good run which led to a free kick in a dangerous position although nothing came of it, while Max Smith put in cross that no-one could get on the end of, while at the other end Shaun Lucien hit the cross bar and Luke Cairney in the Winchester goal made a good save to keep Hendon out.
Ollie Balmer replaced Max Smith as Winchester's first change of the afternoon and Balmer almost had an immediate impact, but his effort was off target. Dan Jones also forced a further save from Beery.
In an effort to find an equalizer Winchester bought on Tommy Wright who was making a welcome return from injury and he replaced Sam Ashton and shorly afterwards Balmer plays the ball into the box, but no Winchester player could get a decisive touch.
With 11 minutes to play Hendon scored their second when Kai Brosnan, Joe White and Billy Leonard were all involved in the move which set up Semakula to score his second or the game. By that stage Winchester had bought on Devon Arnold for Trevor Caborn as their third substitution of the afternoon. To their credit though Winchester kept battling in search for a goal to put them back in the game with Berry making a further save to deny Simba Mlambo and Samuel Adenola making an excellent block to deny Wright.
It could easily have been 3-0, but Cairney made a good save from Leonard with Niko Muir's follow up effort being blocked. In the final minute of added on time Winchester finally got the goal they deserved when Danny King headed home a Jamie Barron, but it proved to be nothing more than a consolation effort.
Hendon therefore completed the double against Winchester, to make it three win in a week for the North London club. However it was clear from comments made by the two managers after the game that they had a lot of respect for each other and for the progress they have achieved with the club.
After Tuesday's trip to Tiverton, Winchester are at home to Dorchester on Easter Saturday and away to Gosport on Easter Monday. By Tuesday Winchester will have played 3 away trips in 5 games including two journeys for lomg distance away fixture and great credit ns due to fans who travel to these games.
The match was played on National Non-League day and Hendon allowed spectators to pay they want and that helped swell the crowd to 505 which means that the aggregate attendance for Winchester's last three league games in 2224.
Hendon ar4e a club with a rich history in non-league football especially in the 1960's and 1970's where they enjoyed success in the Isthmian League and F A Amateur Cup and enjoyed some good F A Amateur Cup runs. They are managed by Lee Allinson and the Allinson family have been involved in London/Hertfordshire football for a number of years with his Dad Ian being a former Arsenal striker and St Albans manager, while his uncle Martin was a full back for Baldock Town in the late 1980's.
Winchester and Hendon went into this encounter closely matched in terms of points, but both teams were in the top half of the table having finished in theb lower half of the table in the previous season and can count themselves amongst the most improved teams this time around.
Winchester made four changes to the starting line-up from Thursday with Simba Mlambbo, Sam Ashton, Jamie Barron and Stuart Mott replacing Ollie Balmer, Devon Arnold, Ollie Griggs and Jordan Rose with the first three named on a substitutes bench that also included the returning Tommy Wright and Mark Jamison.
Hendon started the match brightly and only Good defending kept them out. However Winchester began to get a foothold in the game and Trevor Caborn hit the post and Max Smith had a shot well saved by Dylan Berry in the home goal. The value of Berry's save from Smith became more apparent a couple of minutes later when Hamza Semakula scored with a powerfully struck shot from just outside the area in the 27th minute to give Henndon the lead,
Rain became a feature of the latter stages of the first half and in last quarter of an hour of the games's first period Caborn and Hendon's Kurtis Cumberbatch had efforts for their respective teams which were just off target, while towards the end of the half Berry made another excellent save to deny Josh McCormick.
Early in the second half Josh McCormick went on a good run which led to a free kick in a dangerous position although nothing came of it, while Max Smith put in cross that no-one could get on the end of, while at the other end Shaun Lucien hit the cross bar and Luke Cairney in the Winchester goal made a good save to keep Hendon out.
Ollie Balmer replaced Max Smith as Winchester's first change of the afternoon and Balmer almost had an immediate impact, but his effort was off target. Dan Jones also forced a further save from Beery.
In an effort to find an equalizer Winchester bought on Tommy Wright who was making a welcome return from injury and he replaced Sam Ashton and shorly afterwards Balmer plays the ball into the box, but no Winchester player could get a decisive touch.
With 11 minutes to play Hendon scored their second when Kai Brosnan, Joe White and Billy Leonard were all involved in the move which set up Semakula to score his second or the game. By that stage Winchester had bought on Devon Arnold for Trevor Caborn as their third substitution of the afternoon. To their credit though Winchester kept battling in search for a goal to put them back in the game with Berry making a further save to deny Simba Mlambo and Samuel Adenola making an excellent block to deny Wright.
It could easily have been 3-0, but Cairney made a good save from Leonard with Niko Muir's follow up effort being blocked. In the final minute of added on time Winchester finally got the goal they deserved when Danny King headed home a Jamie Barron, but it proved to be nothing more than a consolation effort.
Hendon therefore completed the double against Winchester, to make it three win in a week for the North London club. However it was clear from comments made by the two managers after the game that they had a lot of respect for each other and for the progress they have achieved with the club.
After Tuesday's trip to Tiverton, Winchester are at home to Dorchester on Easter Saturday and away to Gosport on Easter Monday. By Tuesday Winchester will have played 3 away trips in 5 games including two journeys for lomg distance away fixture and great credit ns due to fans who travel to these games.