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WORTHING VS DORKING WANDERERS

27TH NOVEMBER 2021 THE DAY OF ARWEN – WHERE 783 PEOPLE SHOWED THERE LOVE FOR FOOTBALL

AND NOT FORGETTING THE PLAYERS AND THE ENTIRE SQUADS ,OFFICALS TEA PEOPLE EVERYONE.WHERE YOUR NOSE RAN FASTER THAN THE PLAYERS WHERE A TOUPEE NEEDED A HAT,AND A LOVELY LADY AT HER FIRST EVER GAME-WHAT A COUSIN HE IS !!

THIS ONE WAS A GAME THAT AN EASY BALL DIDN’T EXSIST. BOTH LINESMAN THE BUSIEST STRAIGHT AWAY,PASSES OVER HIT AND THE SWIRLING WIND MAKING BOTH KEEPERS INTO WISHING THEY COULD BE OCTOPUSES FOR THE DAY,AFTER ALL A SAVE PAIR OF HANDS NEEDED WHY NOT HAVE FOUR.THIS GAME COULD TURN INTO A LOTTERY. HOWEVER THINGS STARTED TO SETTLE WITH THE MAIN CHANCES BEING MADE ON THE DECK.WORTHING SKIPPER RACINE LIFTING A SHOT HIGH N WIDE,BUT THE ARRIVAL OF THE PACE OF THE BALL SURPRISED HIM AND DEFENDERS,THAT WAS ON 15MINS.BRIGGS FOR DORKING ALSO PUT CLEAR AND SEEMED TO RUSH THE CHANCE ON 17MINS.THE GAME WAS COMPETITIVE AND A CLASH SAW DORKINGS KENNEDY LIMPING OFF-REPLACEMENT BEING WHEELER. WORTHING KEEPER-MALE, PERFORMED A GREAT SAVE AS DORKING BEGAN TO GAIN A SLIGHT UPPER HAND.ON 31 MINS WE SAW ANOTHER DORKING PLAYER LEAVE-MUST HAVE AN HEATER IN THE DUGOUT, ED HARRIS REPLACED WITH DAVID RAYE.BOTH SIDES REALLY DOING WELL TO ENTERTAIN US CONSIDERING THE CONDITIONS.BUT THEN A BIT OF CLASS TURNED UP ,RUTHERFORD CREATED SPACE,GAINED ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO ENABLE AN UN-CHALLENGED SHOT TO FIRE INTO THE BOTTOM CORNER -KEEPERS LEFT SIDE TO PUT DORKING 1-0 IN FRONT APPROX 39 MINS.WORTHING FOUGHT BACK,AND THE CROWD CLAPPING AND CHEERING EVERY FORWARD MOVE,ALSO I NOTICED THE BAR AREA GETTING A LITTLE MORE PACKED,HT WORTHING 0 DORKING 1

CHANGE IN PERSONNEL,DORKING RELACING KEALY,WITH JASON PRIOR,WHATEVER THE REASON MEANS BALL TO FEET,NOW ON IN.HOWEVER IT IS WORTHING WHO LOOK THE MORE DANGEROUS,AND HAVE A COUPLE OF GREAT CHANCES 10 MINS INTO THE HALF,ARMSTRONG SHOWED THE DESIRE TO IMPRESS BEING HOMED IN ON THE DORKING GOAL,BUT FOUND THE SIDE NETTING,WHEN PERHAPS EASIER TO FIND THE BACK.THE OFFICALS -I THOUGHT DOING A GREAT JOB,WERE BEGINNG TO GET MORE PRESSURISED INTO DESISION MAKING,AS THE BALL WENT EVERY-WHERE EXCEPT ITS TARGET,CAUSING A WEE BIT OF MOANING,AND MAYBE A LITTLE TACTICAL!! WORTHING’S DAJON GOULDING,SHOWED GLIMPSES OF PROMISE BUT SEEMED TO GET SUCKED INTO SITUATIONS,THAT WERE AVOIDABLE,BUT DID SMASH A GREAT CROSS FIELD BALL FLYING RIGHT INTO DANGER ZONE,SADLY NO ONE THERE FOR A TAP IN.64 MINS WAS TIME FOR THE GAME TO PUT THE GAME TO REST,DORKING-WEARING LIME SHIRTS,GAVE LITTLE WARNING AS WORTHING PUSHED FORWARD,TO SEE THE BALL USHERED INTO BRIGGS WHOS DIRECTNESS HAD BEEN MISSING,HIT ACROSS THE AREA ,KEEPER -MALE HAD NO REAL CHOICE BUT TO COME,CREATED A BIT OF A MELEE,ONLY TO SEE THE EASIEST OF TAP INS,AND GOAL NUMBER 2 FOR RUTHERFORD.DORKING 2-0 UP.WORTHING BRING ON TOM CHAYLEYE,WHO FOUND HIMSELF IN A GREAT POSITION TO PULL A GOAL BACK,BUT DESIDES TO PASS-BE GREEDY NEXT TIME YOUNG MAN !! WITH THE BAR NOW HEAVING,A REFLECTION ON THE GAME ,AS IT PLAYS OUT,WITH THE HOME SIDE BECKONING EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SCORE,MAKING SURE DORKING KEEPER NELSON,IS WIDE AWAKE.IN FACT MADE SOME GOOD DESISIONS AS TO WHEN AND HOW TO DISTRIBUTE THE BALL APPEARED TO COME EASILY TO HIM,EXPERIENCE PREVAILED AND THATS THE STORY.THANK YOU TO ALL PRESENT,MAKING ME FEEL WELCOME,CHANCES COME AND GO,BUT THOSE MISSED CERTAINLY COUNT.

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