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Harrow
Borough reached the quarter final of the county cup with a comfortable
7-0 victory over Ruislip Manor at Earlsmead. They now face Yeading
at home, probably on 13 February.
Boro's
scorers were John Hurlock 2, Mark Cooper, Otis Roberts, Marcus Richardson,
Hakan Hayrettin and Steve Barnes. Conditions on were vastly different
to the previous evening, when Boro's Capital League side lost 1-2
at St Albans ( scorer Keith Newby ( penalty ) ) in freezing temperatures.
These
had been replaced by torrential rain, as Manor's South Midlands
League side played David to Harrow's Goliath. On this occasion,
the giant was rarely troubled, as the hosts completed their biggest
win for two years. Postponed
from the previous week, the match saw Boro' take the field without
the injured Xavier and suspended Everitt, but strengthened by the
return of Cooper and Rose. Once Harrow had netted twice in the opening
five minutes, it was more a question of avoiding injury than defeat
for the remainder of the game.
An
adventurous run by Marc Walsh tempted the visiting 'keeper out to
the edge of his box and when Pat Gavin unselfishly turned the ball
back rather than shooting, John HURLOCK chipped in from 25 yards.
Two minutes later, a Barnes corner saw Richardson and Walsh have
efforts blocked before skipper Mark COOPER headed in from close
range. Boro' proceeded to move forward in a continuous stream of
attacks, both Richardson and Roberts twice going close.
It
was only a matter of time until goal number three would arrive,
and in the 25th minute, Dwayne Lewis set up HURLOCK for a 20 yard
shot that was deflected and wrongfooted the 'keeper as it rolled
into the net. A series of goal chances continued to be served up,
with Harrow's slick passing and superior fitness created openings.
Gavin, three times, Barnes, Rose and Richardson could have hit the
net but were thwarted by Felton's saves, or narrowly off target.
In reply, Manor had managed a handful of forward moves, Knight being
the apex of their attack. He went close in the 43rd minute, but
his 20 yard chip shot rebounded off the crossbar straight back into
James Robinson's hands!
Manor
replaced their 'keeper at half time, but even he was given little
respite, with Gavin volleying just over, before Boro' went four
up after 54 minutes. Richardson chased a wayward backpass and though
the goalie rushed out of his area to clear, the ball fell to Otis
ROBERTS, who calmly controlled it before advancing and sublimely
chipping a 35 yarder over the retreating custodian! Rose was then
denied but Marcus RICHARDSON found the net in the 58th minute, heading
in at the far post after Hayrettin set up Roberts for a speedy wing
run. Woolner and Knight made token gestures for the visitors but
the one way traffic continued.
Barnes
and Roberts missed good chances before an 'unintentional' goal gave
Boro' a 5 goal lead with 20 minutes left. Hakan HAYRETTIN took a
right wing throw from near the corner flag and, when Roberts returned
the ball to him, fired over such a fierce cross that Laming got
nowhere near it and the ball flew inside the far post! In the closing
minutes, Barnes, Rose and Hurlock went close, but only Steve BARNES
found the net, with 6 minutes left, Newby crossing, Petersen headed
on and Barnes heading goalwards, Laming ending an unhappy evening
by fumbling the ball into goal.
Harrow:
Robinson; M. Walsh, Rose; Lewis, Cooper, Nwaokolo; Roberts ( Newby
76 ), Hurlock, Gavin ( Hayrettin 57 ), Richardson ( Petersen 59
), Barnes; other subs Payne, Lyons.
Ruislip:
Felton ( Laming 45 ); Dell, Eldridge; Pena, Walters, Condon; Woolner,
Collinson ( Atkins 69 ), Knight, Wood, Robinson ( Dunne 64); subs
Tacon, Reeder.
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