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Jan Souleyman added an assist to his brace at May & Baker. |
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Morfdown Elect |
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Woodhurst |
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Bradbury 2, Souleyman 2 |
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May & Baker Social Club, Dagenham |
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10.30am, Sunday 22nd January 2006 |
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Essex Sunday Corinthian League Premier Division |
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Referee: Matt Clark |
A brace each from Jan Souleyman and Jamie Bradbury helped send Woodhurst to the top of the table for the first time this season.
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With results elsewhere and the withdrawal of Romlas, Roy Lawley's men leapfrogged Royal Falcons and, though having played two games more, added a little pressure on to their rivals who were convincingly beaten at Parmiters only a week ago.
 Morfdown were by no means easy meat and a reversal would have seen them draw level in the table with Woodhurst. As it was, three well-taken first half goals gave the visitors the upperhand, and Souleyman's curler for number four late in the game sealed the points.
Woodhurst played some very neat passing football which caused Morfdown all manner of headaches, and at the back the first choice line-up of Nick Bashford, Alex Alexander, Jenssen Clifford and Kevin Blacoe in front of keeper Tom Gray, looked rarely troubled dealing with much that was thrown their way.
Having already stamped their authority, Souleyman began a jinking run on the left cutting in to pass on to Patrick Ladbury. He fed into the run of Bradbury whose powerful low drive was too much for the wrong-footed goalie.
The number nine then laid on for Souleyman on the edge of the box, who turned in from the right and fired in with his left to extend the Hurst's lead.
The same pair combined for the third. Souleyman arriving from the left to control Clifford's deep cross. With the keeper committed he could do nothing but pull the nippy oldster to the floor.
As the ref reached for his whistle to point to the spot, Bradbury arrived like a fast slug, not one of the slow ones, to bury the loose ball and save the referee from brandishing an otherwise unavoidable red card.
 At the other end, Tom Gray was called into action on a couple of occasions and kept out the Morfdown strikers well, while Alexander was cool on the line to control another tame effort and start another Hurst attack.
It was a bit like shooting practice for Woodhurst, and by hell they needed it. Steve Hughes blazing one over the bar of the neighbouring Rugby goal and then seeing another firm header hit the woodwork.
But Souleyman wrapped up the points with only a few minutes to spare, despite mis-controlling a far post cross, he had time to turn, compose himself and bend easily beyond the keeper and inside the far post.
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Team:
Tom Gray
Kevin Blacoe
Jenssen Clifford
Patrick Ladbury
Alex Alexander
Nick Bashford
Kofi Owusu (Woodham)
Eric Ibekwem (Jordon)
Jamie Bradbury
Steve Hughes
Jan Souleyman
Subs
Jimmy Woodham
Nigel Jordon
Luke Dash
Murray Fortag
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