Harrow | Bannisters – Friday – 6th Nov 26 – 7pm-8pm

Hat-trick

Oranges flying

Wayne Goddard opened the scoring on five minutes, and it was worth the wait. A lovely one-two with Ranjan kumar Nallamuthu set it up, and after the Sky Blues goalkeeper made an excellent save from his first attempt, Wayne made sure with the second. Scott Gilzean answered within a minute with an incredible solo run to make it 1–1.

Then the Oranges took over. Luke Chalmers made it 2–1 on 12 minutes, and Matthew Radmilli rose to meet a great corner with a great header for 3–1. Gilzean pulled one back at 3–2 after an Oranges mistake gave the Sky Blues an easy chance. But Wayne then led a fine counter-attack and played Jordan Clarke through to finish for 4–2. Two minutes later Wayne struck again for 5–2, after a mistake at the back gifted the Oranges a goal.

Sky Blues fight back

Chey Thompson raced down the right and picked out Samurai Gayle at the back post for a tap-in, making it 5–3. Chalmers hit back with a counter-attack down the right, catching the goalkeeper at the near post for 6–3, and Jordan Clarke added a seventh at 7–3, set up by Ranjan kumar Nallamuthu. The Oranges looked to be running away with it.

The Sky Blues never gave up. Gayle made it 7–4 on 41 minutes, and a minute later Gulzer Khan followed up after Jonti Chisholm had made a great save from the first attempt, making it 7–5.

Nerves at the death

Jordan Clarke drove through midfield to set up Wayne Goddard for an assertive finish and 8–5. Korosh Rad then made it 8–6 on 49 minutes, with Gayle assisting. Khan struck again on 52 minutes, set up by Rad, to make it 8–7, and the Oranges held on at the end. Both goalkeepers made clutch saves at pivotal moments, which is no small thing in a game with this many goals.

1. 5'Wayne GoddardAssist: Ranjan kumar Nallamuthu1–0
2. 6'Scott GilzeanAssist: Korosh Rad1–1
3. 12'Luke ChalmersAssist: Wayne Goddard2–1
4. 16'Matthew RadmilliAssist: Wayne Goddard3–1
5. 17'Scott Gilzean3–2
6. 19'Jordan ClarkeAssist: Wayne Goddard4–2
7. 21'Wayne GoddardAssist: Jordan Clarke5–2
8. 27'Samurai GayleAssist: Chey Thompson5–3
9. 31'Luke ChalmersAssist: Jordan Clarke6–3
10. 33'Jordan ClarkeAssist: Ranjan kumar Nallamuthu7–3
11. 41'Samurai Gayle7–4
12. 42'Gulzer Khan7–5
13. 46'Wayne GoddardAssist: Jordan Clarke8–5
14. 49'Korosh RadAssist: Samurai Gayle8–6
15. 52'Gulzer KhanAssist: Korosh Rad8–7

Man of the match

Wayne Goddard

Wayne Goddard scored three goals and set up three more, involved in six of the Oranges' eight.

Also in the frame

Jordan Clarke Orange Bibs

JJ scored twice and set up three more, including two for Wayne Goddard in a driving midfield run.

Gulzer Khan Sky Bibs

Scored twice for the Sky Blues, including the 52nd-minute goal that made it 8–7.

Scott Gilzean Sky Bibs

Scored both his goals early, the first a brilliant solo run.

Samurai Gayle Sky Bibs

Scored twice and set up Korosh Rad's goal in the Sky Blues comeback.

The verdict

A great game for the neutral. Both sides showed superb attacking play, the Oranges built a four-goal cushion, and the Sky Blues clawed their way back to within one. Goals galore, and a hat-trick for Wayne Goddard to decide it.

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