Hereford Win At Woking
Hereford won 1 - 0 against Woking this afternoon. Steve Guinan scored late in the game to secure a victory that keeps Hereford at the top of the league. New player Tamika Mkandawire played an excellent first game for the Bulls.
Guinan
comes up trumps
Woking
0 - 1 Hereford United
Following Hereford
United's 1-0 victory against Woking at Kingfield this afternoon,
The Bulls found themselves two points clear of Chester City and
Barnet at the top of the Nationwide Conference.
In a reasonably equal first half that ended 0-0, Hereford had the best of the chances. Ben Smith almost opened the scoring when he hit the bar from 10 yeards and Steve Guinan would have scored when it rebounded off the bar, if Woking 'Keeper A.Bayes had not pulled off a first rate save, tipping the ball over the bar.
Bayes rushed off his line to make another fine save when Danny Williams had beaten the off-side trap. Woking came close when Rafael Nade had a deflected shot saved as Matt Baker dived to his right. Geoff Pitcher shot just wide of the post from 20 yards as Woking threatened to break the deadlock.
Hereford began to dominate in the second half. They looked threatening when they attacked and were solid at the back. Tamika Mkandiwire had a very impressive debut along side Tony James at centre back.
United almost had the lead early in the half from a free kick about 20 yards out, when David Brown was fouled by Ian Selley. Williams knocked the ball short to Paul Parry, who trapped the ball for Williams to strike. His curling effort hit the top of the crossbar.
Woking were limited to chances on goal in the second half but Nade came closest when he broke down the right wing and blazed his shot wide from 8 yards. Parry's dangerous crosses continued to cause problems for the Woking defence as Hereford searched for a goal.
It was in the 82nd minute when Steve Guinan managed to put the Bulls ahead. Parry spotted Danny Carey-Bertram, who had earlier replaced Brown in the Hereford attack, making a run, and played a perfect through ball. Carey-Bertram squared the ball to the six yard line where Williams was waiting. His shot hit 'keeper Bayes but the ball fell kindly for Guinan who placed the ball into the bottom corner.
Woking came back strong and tried to attack in numbers, but Hereford managed to contain them. Smith almost added a second for United with three minutes left after Guinan's low shot was briliiantly parried away by Bayes. The ball rolled to Smith who struck the ball powerfully from 15 yards, only to see it run agonisingly wide after Bayes had managed to get a another superb touch on the ball.
Hereford managed to give themselves a two point lead at the top of the league in front of an attendance of 2906, as Chester City only managed a 0-0 draw away at Dagenham and Redbridge.
In a reasonably equal first half that ended 0-0, Hereford had the best of the chances. Ben Smith almost opened the scoring when he hit the bar from 10 yeards and Steve Guinan would have scored when it rebounded off the bar, if Woking 'Keeper A.Bayes had not pulled off a first rate save, tipping the ball over the bar.
Bayes rushed off his line to make another fine save when Danny Williams had beaten the off-side trap. Woking came close when Rafael Nade had a deflected shot saved as Matt Baker dived to his right. Geoff Pitcher shot just wide of the post from 20 yards as Woking threatened to break the deadlock.
Hereford began to dominate in the second half. They looked threatening when they attacked and were solid at the back. Tamika Mkandiwire had a very impressive debut along side Tony James at centre back.
United almost had the lead early in the half from a free kick about 20 yards out, when David Brown was fouled by Ian Selley. Williams knocked the ball short to Paul Parry, who trapped the ball for Williams to strike. His curling effort hit the top of the crossbar.
Woking were limited to chances on goal in the second half but Nade came closest when he broke down the right wing and blazed his shot wide from 8 yards. Parry's dangerous crosses continued to cause problems for the Woking defence as Hereford searched for a goal.
It was in the 82nd minute when Steve Guinan managed to put the Bulls ahead. Parry spotted Danny Carey-Bertram, who had earlier replaced Brown in the Hereford attack, making a run, and played a perfect through ball. Carey-Bertram squared the ball to the six yard line where Williams was waiting. His shot hit 'keeper Bayes but the ball fell kindly for Guinan who placed the ball into the bottom corner.
Woking came back strong and tried to attack in numbers, but Hereford managed to contain them. Smith almost added a second for United with three minutes left after Guinan's low shot was briliiantly parried away by Bayes. The ball rolled to Smith who struck the ball powerfully from 15 yards, only to see it run agonisingly wide after Bayes had managed to get a another superb touch on the ball.
Hereford managed to give themselves a two point lead at the top of the league in front of an attendance of 2906, as Chester City only managed a 0-0 draw away at Dagenham and Redbridge.
Written by Terry
Goodwin - 4th October 2003.
| Woking | Hereford United |
| Ashley Bayes | Matt Baker |
| Ben Townsend | Ryan Green |
| Neil Smith (captain, off, 84 minutes) | Michael Rose |
| Jon Boardman | Jamie Pitman |
| Gary MacDonald | Tamika Mkandawire |
| Amos Foyewa (off, 79 minutes) | Tony James (captain) |
| Steve Ferguson | Danny Williams |
| Ian Selley | Ben Smith |
| Ian Simpemba | David Brown (off, 72 minutes) |
| Geoff Pitcher | Steve Guinan |
| Raphael Nade (off, 58 minutes) | Paul Parry |
| Subs | Subs |
| Chris Sharpling (on, 84 minutes) | Ben Scott |
| Scott Canham (on, 88 minutes) | Richard Teesdale |
| Davis Haule (on, 58 minutes) | Daniel Carey-Bertram (on, 72 minutes) |
| Liam Cockerill | Dean Craven |
| Ryan Northmore | Jordan King |
| Yellow cards | Yellow cards |
| Steve Ferguson (dissent, 27 minutes) | Tony James (foul, 47 minutes) |
| Ian Selley (foul, 49 minutes) | - |
| Neil Smith (foul, 52 minutes) | - |
| Ben Townsend (foul, 56 minutes) | - |
| Red cards | Red cards |
| - | - |
| Scorers | Scorers |
| - | Steve Guinan (81 minutes) |
| - | - |
| Man of the Match | Paul Parry |
| Attendance | 2,906 |
| Referee | Mr. M. Yerby (Ashford, Kent) |