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"Oh, well, yeah. Fantastic. Sunday Bloody Sunday. What a great song. It really encapsulates the frustration of a Sunday, doesnt it? You wake up in the morning, youve got to read all the Sunday papers, the kids are running round, youve got to mow the lawn, wash the car, and you think Sunday, bloody Sunday!."  - A.Partridge

 

Could be worse, you could have to watch La Chiesa Del Corno's feeble attempts at playing the beautiful game we like to call Football! Ascot tore them to shreds and the final score of 2-1 was incredibly flattering to the home side, who couldn't have complained if it was 8-1 (Nine would be pushing it!).  

 

Although Ascot dominated from the start, it was La Chiesa who took the lead. Matt Gillham played a one-two with Gary Higgs, flicked the ball over the oncoming defender before beating the Ascot keeper with a canny outside of the boot finish for his first goal for the club. You have to say that LCDC compensate for the quantity of their goals with the quality , this was another one for the scrapbook. So with the score at 1-0 to the home side, and everybody at Coopers  stunned, maybe La Chiesa had something to build on. That thought didn't hang around for long though. Ascot had been playing some attractive football, but their goal came in an unorthodox manner. A long throw from the left was chested by makeshift centre back Darren Hodsoll towards keeper Danny Hardwick...who had come to claim the ball himself. The result was an own goal by Hodsoll and Ascot all square again, no more than they deserved. Soon after, La Chiesa's injury jinx struck again as Player Manager Sam Knowles twisted his ankle in a seemingly innocuous challenge, Knowles limped around up front for the rest of the half before being replaced by Alan Lamont at half time. The score was level at the break thanks to some good saves by Hardwick and some wayward finishing from Ascot's strikers, but their midfielders were tearing Chiesa apart.

 

The second half was virtually one way traffic. With Higgs joining Benny Gillham in midfield, La Chiesa were struggling to hold on to the ball up front, and wave upon wave of Ascot attacks were forcing them to dig deep at the back. Eventually the inevitable goal came. A free kick was allowed to bounce around the La Chiesa area, and somehow amongst the goalmouth melee, the ball was scrambled in. How on earth the score stayed at 2-1 is anyones guess.Time and time again Ascot tore into LCDC without managing to add to the score. Hero of the hour last time out, but not enjoying the same fortune today, La Chiesa skipper Hodsoll was shown a Red Card  for swearing at Referee Fox as they eventually showed a little passion towards the end.

 

Amazingly they were only denied a point by a late double save from Ascots keeper, first from a Colin Williams free kick, and then from Higgs' follow up effort. Ascot would have been within their rights to pop over the road to Upminster Police Station and ask them to investigate had either of those attempts gone in. Benny G tried a trademark chip towards the end, but it's still a 100% record of defeats for our boys in the league this Season. 

 

LCDC ;(4-4-2) D Hardwick; Harris, Hodsoll, Soteriou, Williams;Trew, Knowles (Lamont), B Gillham, Taylor; Higgs, M Gillham

 

Gol - M Gillham

 

Arbitro - B Fox

 

Tarjeta Rojo - Hodsoll