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Not
a good day for Fabio Valenti
or Harrow |
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Having matched the hosts
for the first hour of this game,
Harrow folded late on and finished
a well-beaten side.
Fowler flashed an early header
wide for Sutton, and at the
other end Dunn held Michael
Currie’s shot at the second
attempt. Wayne Walters blocked
a shot from Bolt, and Dean Marney
made an important clearing header
from Hodges’ header. Davis
Haule was rightly booked for
a reckless challenge, but the
inconsistent Mr Gagen then let
off Sutton’s Beale for
a nasty foul that left Chris
Jones needing treatment, before
ignoring altogether Watson’s
crude tackle on Wayne Walters
that saw the Borough midfield
anchor fail to reappear after
half time.
Late in the first half, a nice
interchange between Richard
Clarke and Haule sent Currie
through on the right, and his
angled drive forced a good save
from Dunn. Sutton closed the
period with a Watson header
past the post and a Hollands
shot that was blocked.
The second half began with
a Mekel Hackett header following
a surging run from Phil Gridelet,
and a Haule shot wide after
Adam Everitt’s long throw
had caused alarm in the home
defence. For the home side,
Fowler was inches away from
turning in Watson’s cross.
After 61 minutes, Richard Goddard
shot past the post following
Chris Jones’s corner.
The resulting goal-kick was
headed on and Fowler ran beyond
the Borough defence to beat
Andy Pape.
The goal lifted the hosts,
and Fowler brought a good save
from Pape before the lead doubled
in the 72nd minute. Hodges was
quickest to react to Corbett’s
inswinging free-kick from the
left and bulleted a header past
Pape. Goddard set up Currie
for a shot that was blocked,
but after 81 minutes Watson’s
volley from Bolt’s pass
made it 3-0.
Harrow had three late attempts
on goal, a Fabio Valenti shot
that deflected wide, a Currie
effort that brushed the post,
and a Hackett shot past the
post from Goddard’s knock-down.
But it was too little, too late.
Harrow need to get this defeat
out of their system and return
to the form of the past week
when they entertain Braintree
Ton this Saturday at Earlsmead.
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