Wanderers too good for Golden Gordons

Photo:  University's Christian Arellano (left) is tackled by a Golden Gordon [PlessPix]

(Southern Championship 4, KGV Park, Sunday, 22 September 2019)

University Wanderers 5 (Michael Bowman 8, Ryan Barwin 27, Manuel Hennicke 58, 73, James Burgess 87)

Barnstoneworth Golden Gordons 2 (Robert Shafe 29, 71)

HT:  2-1   Ref:  Nicholas Gunson

University Wanderers:  Adam Dimsey;  Christian Arellano, Ryan Barwein, Michael Bowman, James Burgess, Matthew Burgess, Rui Gao, Manuel Hennicke, Eliot Hoysted, Luis McRae, Hugo Smits  (Interchange:  Mark Astley, Xiaohu Deng, James Johnson, Alex Mummery)

Barnstoneworth Golden Gordons:  Chris Schofield;  Jon Darby, Anthony Dare, Rory Donohue, Jonathan Greenwood, Stephen Jackson, Robert Joyce, Glyn Matthews James McCulloch, Dan Phillips, Robert Shafe  (Interchange:  Adrian Box, David Gunning, Geoff Kent, David Rooney)

Photo:  The University Wanderers squad before Sunday's game [PlessPix]

The last game of the season.  There were about half a dozen spectators.  At least there were goals.

University Wanderers beat Barnstoneworth Golden Gordons 5-2 after leading 2-1 at the break.

Michael Bowman opened the scoring for University in the 8^th minute, his shot from the left deceiving Barnstoneworth’s goalkeeper Chris Schofield and bouncing in off the inside of the far right-hand post.

It was 2-0 in the 27^th minute when a Manuel Hennicke free-kick from the left was met by Ryan Barwin at the far post and he side-footed the ball home from close range.

Photo:  Michael Bowman scores University's opener from Manuel Hennicke's free-kick [PlessPix]

Robert Shafe, the most dangerous Golden Gordon on view, pulled a goal back in the 29^th minute with a powerful shot from wide on the left.

Hennicke, University’s Golden Boot winner at this level, made it 3-1 13 minutes after the resumption.

Centre-back Hugo Smits  -  who played in goal on Thursday night in the game against Metro  -  fouled Shafe in the 71^st minute to concede a penalty, which he converted himself, beating keeper Adam Dimsey with a shot to the custodian’s right and making it just one goal the difference again.

Photo:  Robert Shafe scores with a penalty [PlessPix]

Hennicke then stepped up and completed his brace with University’s fourth goal in the 73^rd minute.

James Burgess completed the scoring for University 3 minutes from the end.

And, the curtain came down on the 2019 season.

Photo:  Hugo Smits brings down Robert Shafe to concede a penalty [PlessPix]

Photo:  Barnstoneworth's Jon Darby in pursuit of the ball [PlessPix]