My second game of three this weekend saw me over in the leafy surroundings of Station Road for Takeley Vs Hackney Wick in an Essex Senior League contest.
The hosts had started the season in perfect fashion having won all five of their league games so far whilst Wick were still trying to adapt to Senior Football but did grab their second win of the season in midweek at bottom side Wadham Lodge, however Takeley would certainly provide a much tougher test.
The visitors cause wasn't helped when striker Tobi Adesina was injured in the warm up and had to be replaced by Joel Massamba and they nearly fell behind in the opening minute when a glancing header from Jason Todd was cleared off the line by the defence.
In the seventh minute Stuart Zanone sent a header over the visitors bar but in the 14th minute he went one better when a ball in by full back Mike Castle saw Zanone rise and beat keeper Davide Trindade to the ball and head home to give the hosts an early lead.
Midway through the half Todd thought he had doubled the hosts lead when heading home a corner but the referee gave a foul against him so the goal was ruled out and just before the half hour mark a nasty coming together between Wick keeper Trindade and Takeley centre half Matt Gill left both men requiring treatment.
It was a clash that the keeper didnt ultimately recover from as ten minutes before half time Trindade had to leave the field after making a decent near post stop from Nick Barrett after a terrific ball in by George Wappett. It meant one of the outfield players had to don the gloves for the remaining 55 minutes of the contest.
And the hosts did manage to double their lead four minutes before half time when after a scramble inside Wicks six yard box, Todd managed to get his boot to the ball and fire into the bottom corner of the net.
The hosts should of added a third before half time but saw one off the line before Zanone managed to scuff a cross wide soon after and finally in first half stoppage time Zanone saw a keepers punch go straight to him but he somehow put his effort wide, however the hosts still went into the break with a comfortable two goal lead.
Early in the second half Wick headed a decent effort wide before the hosts increased their lead further still when a brilliant ball in from Mitchell Das saw Todd side foot home first time from close range for his second of the afternoon.
Two minutes after this Wick went close again when a ball across the box found striker Allan Bastel but he could only lift his effort over the bar, but in the 52nd minute Will Green was brought down by the keeper for a Takeley penalty, but Zanone saw his spot kick strike the post.
Just before the hour mark Das got in behind the visitors defence but saw a lazy finish allow the keeper to save and then a few minutes later a Todd cross saw Das stretch for it but could only divert the ball over the visitors bar.
The following few minutes saw the game become rather scrappy but the hosts went close again in the 79th minute when substitute Reece Barrett saw a decent effort brilliantly saved, but a minute later the visitors managed to pull a goal back when a cross to the back post saw substitute Saico Djop apply the finish and reduce the arrears.
And moments later Takeley keeper Ronnie Yates had to make a smart close range stop to deny a second for the visitors, a second there would have made the final few minutes interesting indeed.
With a minute left Takeley full back Bryn Thorpe got in behind the Wick defence but saw his effort saved, before moments later Das got in but dragged his effort horribly wide.
However Das was to get his goal in stoppage time when slotting calmly beyond the keeper into the far corner and complete a fairly routine win for the hosts against a plucky Hackney Wick side. It also saw Takeley go top of the league on goal difference so not a bad afternoon the the Station Road outfit.
The hosts had started the season in perfect fashion having won all five of their league games so far whilst Wick were still trying to adapt to Senior Football but did grab their second win of the season in midweek at bottom side Wadham Lodge, however Takeley would certainly provide a much tougher test.
The visitors cause wasn't helped when striker Tobi Adesina was injured in the warm up and had to be replaced by Joel Massamba and they nearly fell behind in the opening minute when a glancing header from Jason Todd was cleared off the line by the defence.
In the seventh minute Stuart Zanone sent a header over the visitors bar but in the 14th minute he went one better when a ball in by full back Mike Castle saw Zanone rise and beat keeper Davide Trindade to the ball and head home to give the hosts an early lead.
Midway through the half Todd thought he had doubled the hosts lead when heading home a corner but the referee gave a foul against him so the goal was ruled out and just before the half hour mark a nasty coming together between Wick keeper Trindade and Takeley centre half Matt Gill left both men requiring treatment.
It was a clash that the keeper didnt ultimately recover from as ten minutes before half time Trindade had to leave the field after making a decent near post stop from Nick Barrett after a terrific ball in by George Wappett. It meant one of the outfield players had to don the gloves for the remaining 55 minutes of the contest.
And the hosts did manage to double their lead four minutes before half time when after a scramble inside Wicks six yard box, Todd managed to get his boot to the ball and fire into the bottom corner of the net.
The hosts should of added a third before half time but saw one off the line before Zanone managed to scuff a cross wide soon after and finally in first half stoppage time Zanone saw a keepers punch go straight to him but he somehow put his effort wide, however the hosts still went into the break with a comfortable two goal lead.
Early in the second half Wick headed a decent effort wide before the hosts increased their lead further still when a brilliant ball in from Mitchell Das saw Todd side foot home first time from close range for his second of the afternoon.
Two minutes after this Wick went close again when a ball across the box found striker Allan Bastel but he could only lift his effort over the bar, but in the 52nd minute Will Green was brought down by the keeper for a Takeley penalty, but Zanone saw his spot kick strike the post.
Just before the hour mark Das got in behind the visitors defence but saw a lazy finish allow the keeper to save and then a few minutes later a Todd cross saw Das stretch for it but could only divert the ball over the visitors bar.
The following few minutes saw the game become rather scrappy but the hosts went close again in the 79th minute when substitute Reece Barrett saw a decent effort brilliantly saved, but a minute later the visitors managed to pull a goal back when a cross to the back post saw substitute Saico Djop apply the finish and reduce the arrears.
And moments later Takeley keeper Ronnie Yates had to make a smart close range stop to deny a second for the visitors, a second there would have made the final few minutes interesting indeed.
With a minute left Takeley full back Bryn Thorpe got in behind the Wick defence but saw his effort saved, before moments later Das got in but dragged his effort horribly wide.
However Das was to get his goal in stoppage time when slotting calmly beyond the keeper into the far corner and complete a fairly routine win for the hosts against a plucky Hackney Wick side. It also saw Takeley go top of the league on goal difference so not a bad afternoon the the Station Road outfit.
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