United slump to first defeat
Hereford United were defeated 4-1 at Burton Albion tonight.
Talbot
treble sends United packing
Burton
Albion 4 - 1 Hereford United
A hat-trick from
Burton Albion's £7,000 summer signing Robbie Talbot sent
Hereford United home defeated from Eton Park for the second
season running.
The former Morecambe striker found the net on eighteen minutes, and then twice in the second half to end Hereford's unbeaten run stretching back to the start of the season.
It could all have gone so differently, however, had Hereford's seventh minute strike not been disallowed for offside. A Paul Parry drive from the left channel found Rob Purdie, and he released Danny Williams, who struck from an acute angle.
Eleven minutes later, an Aaron Webster throw from the Burton left sailed in to the Hereford area, and a flick-on found Talbot at the far post to head home past a helpless Matt Baker.
Burton had the opportunity to double their advantage on the half hour, but Jonathan Howard's header from a Dale Anderson cross was tipped around his post by the agile Baker.
The United stopper, though, could do nothing about Burton's second two minutes before the break, when Howard struck a fierce low shot from fifteen yards to double the advantage.
After the restart, Rob Purdie tested Matthew Duke with a good header, which he tipped over the crossbar, and a minute later, Tony James' header at the far post from Michael Rose's corner sailed wide.
Hereford piled on the pressure, much to the pleasure of their huge following of 766, but Burton were always likely to threaten on the break and so it proved three minutes before the hour mark. Dale Anderson's long run picked out Robbie Talbot, who struck his second and Burton's third.
Steve Guinan then went close at one end, and Ian Wright at the other, while Danny Williams' low shot forced Duke onto the floor. Jamie Pitman had a roaring game in midfield, covering a huge area throughout the game.
Daniel Carey-Bertram, on as a second-half substitute, gave Hereford hope with seventeen minutes left when he threaded a low ball to Paul Parry, who hit it under Duke to make it 3-1, but it wasn't to last. Talbot rounded Andy Tretton five minutes later to strike on the turn, putting the match beyond Hereford.
To add insult to injury, Andy Tretton pulled his calf muscle late in the game and was removed, with Richard Teesdale coming on in his place.
Perhaps it is a night best forgotten by Hereford, who must now look ahead to Tuesday's game against Telford United.
The former Morecambe striker found the net on eighteen minutes, and then twice in the second half to end Hereford's unbeaten run stretching back to the start of the season.
It could all have gone so differently, however, had Hereford's seventh minute strike not been disallowed for offside. A Paul Parry drive from the left channel found Rob Purdie, and he released Danny Williams, who struck from an acute angle.
Eleven minutes later, an Aaron Webster throw from the Burton left sailed in to the Hereford area, and a flick-on found Talbot at the far post to head home past a helpless Matt Baker.
Burton had the opportunity to double their advantage on the half hour, but Jonathan Howard's header from a Dale Anderson cross was tipped around his post by the agile Baker.
The United stopper, though, could do nothing about Burton's second two minutes before the break, when Howard struck a fierce low shot from fifteen yards to double the advantage.
After the restart, Rob Purdie tested Matthew Duke with a good header, which he tipped over the crossbar, and a minute later, Tony James' header at the far post from Michael Rose's corner sailed wide.
Hereford piled on the pressure, much to the pleasure of their huge following of 766, but Burton were always likely to threaten on the break and so it proved three minutes before the hour mark. Dale Anderson's long run picked out Robbie Talbot, who struck his second and Burton's third.
Steve Guinan then went close at one end, and Ian Wright at the other, while Danny Williams' low shot forced Duke onto the floor. Jamie Pitman had a roaring game in midfield, covering a huge area throughout the game.
Daniel Carey-Bertram, on as a second-half substitute, gave Hereford hope with seventeen minutes left when he threaded a low ball to Paul Parry, who hit it under Duke to make it 3-1, but it wasn't to last. Talbot rounded Andy Tretton five minutes later to strike on the turn, putting the match beyond Hereford.
To add insult to injury, Andy Tretton pulled his calf muscle late in the game and was removed, with Richard Teesdale coming on in his place.
Perhaps it is a night best forgotten by Hereford, who must now look ahead to Tuesday's game against Telford United.
Written by Terry
Goodwin - 19th September 2003.
| Burton Albion | Hereford United |
| Matthew Duke | Matt Baker |
| Terry Henshaw | Ryan Green |
| Ian Wright (captain) | Michael Rose |
| Darren Wassall (off, 90 minutes) | Jamie Pitman |
| Jonathan Howard | Andy Tretton (off, 86 minutes) |
| Glenn Kirkwood | Tony James (captain) |
| Aaron Webster | Danny Williams |
| Dale Anderson | Ben Smith |
| Robbie Talbot (off, 81 minutes) | Rob Purdie (off, 59 minutes) |
| Nigel Clough | Steve Guinan (off, 72 minutes) |
| Craig Dudley | Paul Parry |
| Subs | Subs |
| Lee Colkin | Ben Scott |
| Barry Williams | Richard Teesdale (on, 86 minutes) |
| Andy Ducros (on, 81 minutes) | Daniel Carey-Bertram (on, 72 minutes) |
| Daniel Robinson | Dean Craven |
| Gary Crosby (on, 90 minutes) | David Brown (on, 59 minutes) |
| Yellow cards | Yellow cards |
| Robbie Talbot (dissent, 19 minutes) | David Brown (dissent, 64 minutes) |
| Craig Dudley (dissent, 76 minutes) | Danny Williams (unsporting behaviour, 84 minutes) |
| Red cards | Red cards |
| - | - |
| Scorers | Scorers |
| Robbie Talbot (18, 57, 78 minutes) | Paul Parry (73 minutes) |
| Jonathan Howard (43 minutes) | - |
| - | - |
| Man of the Match | Jamie Pitman |
| Attendance | 2,532 |
| Referee | Mr. Colin Harwood (Swinton, Greater Manchester) |