Friendly Match
Tuesday 24th October 2006
	AFC Hornchurch	3 - 2	Leyton Orient
Sadler 38', S Parker 63' Fletcher 87'		H/T 1-1 Att:277	Barnard 42', Zakuani 60'

Match Highlights

AFC Hornchurch

Leyton Orient

Sadler - GOAL	38
	42	GOAL - Barnard
Tomlinson - OFF A Parker - ON	52
	55	OFF - Sylvester ON - Zakauni
Sadler - OFF Lee - ON	56
Gasper - OFF S Parker - ON	57
	60	GOAL - Barnard
S Parker - GOAL	63
	65	OFF - Duncan ON - Pires
Smith - OFF Fletcher - ON	66
	76	OFF - Fortune ON - Webb
Bostock - OFF Crowther - ON	85
Fletcher - GOAL	87

Match Report by Tony Middleton
 

Despite the lack of advertising in the local press, a crowd approaching 300 had assembled by start time on a clear evening with a light mist beginning to rise up from the ground. A very strong Orient reserve side included two first team players in their line up, and they put together some good moves, but Urchins quickly adjusted and Cross and Foyewa began to open up the visiting defence, with Sadler adding some neat touches up front. The opening goal came when the hard working Foyewa made ground through the middle and with Cross waiting out on the right, Amos surprised the defence by playing an excellent pass to Sadler on the other side of the field, and DAVE SADLER ran on to loft an excellent shot over Jennings and into the top corner of the net.

Orient drew level when a cross from the left found BERNARD who scored with a glancing header. Orient pressed strongly after the interval and substitute Zakuani, who had not long been on the pitch, scored with a hard drive from the edge of the area, but Urchins came back strongly, Collins cutting in from the left and sending in a hard shot which skimmed the post. Adam Parker, back after a long term injury, provided an excellent touch out to Foyewa on the right and Parker went close from the cross.

After a period of strong pressure SIMON PARKER ran through well to hit a hard shot past Jennings, and with excitement reaching fever pitch, Garry Cross ran through to slot the ball home, only to be pulled back for a very controversial offside. Orient went close from Pires and Brightley made a good save from Zakuani, and then with three minutes to go RON FLETCHER came in powerfully to net the winner.
 

Video clips by Rob Monger
- 38mins. Dave Sadler opens the scoring
- 42mins. Orient level through Barnard
- 60mins. Orient take the lead through Zakuani
- 63mins. Simon Parker gets our equaliser
- 87mins. Ron Fletcher heads in the winner

Teams

AFC Hornchurch Dale Brightly Jordan Bostock Danny Glozier John Smith Elliot Styles Dave Collins Garry Cross Ainsley Gasper Dave Sadler Amos Foyewa Andy Tomlinson SUBS Kris Lee Simon Parker Ron Fletcher Adam Parker Billy Crowther Rhys Madden

- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 * 12 14 15 16 17 GK 18

Leyton Orient Jennings Demetriou Palmer Keith Saah (c) Fortune Tudor Barnard Sylvester McMahon Duncan SUBS Doyle Zakauni Pires Amena Matthews Webb

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Weather Conditions:  Clear at start and 11 degrees. Slight mist and 5 degrees at finish

Match Officials: Barry Holderness with Paul Faithful and Thomas Ramsey

Match duration: First half 45mins 16secs. Second half 45mins 26secs
 

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