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AFC TOTTON VS LOCKS HEATH
THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF AFC TOTTON
THE SNOWS STADIUM
STAGS REVIEW 08 - OUR VISITORS - LOCKS HEATH
12 - MATCH REPORT - LYMINGTON TOWN (H)
16 - FIXTURES & RESULTS
28 - MATCH REPORT - LARKHALL ATHLETIC (A)
SOUTHAMPTON SENIOR CUP QUARTER FINALS | 14.01.20 | KICK-OFF 7:45PM | ISSUE 18
Honorary Life President
Peter Hart
Club President
Mick Carter
Trustees
Paul Maiden
Clive Bratcher
Geoffrey Cook
Executive Committee
Chairman
Wayne Mew
07770 720478
Vice-Chairman
Dave Penny
07754 753426
Treasurer
Carolyn Mew
Ex-Officio
Mick Carter
Club Chaplain
Simon Young
07547 003352
General / Commercial Manager
Wayne Shaw
07881 304120
Football Secretary
Richard Matthews
07958 484615
First Team Management
Manager
Louis Langdown
Assistant Manager
Adam Wilde
Goalkeeping Coach
Steve Hollicks
Sport Therapist
Dave Penny
Matchday Physio
Imagen Still
Kit Manager
Adam Laurenson
General Committee & Others
Child Welfare Officer
Simon Young
Stadium Manager
Darren Chandler
Chief Safety Officer
Claire Wood
Programme Design & Edit
JMA Programmes
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Media
Sean McGlead
Facilities / Stadium Manager
Paul Maiden
Boardroom Hospitality
Sheila Benfield
Head Groundsman
Ken Dunwell
Assistant Groundsman
Ted Rose
Bar Staff
Claire Wood, Jack Chandler,
Angie Hales, Paul Maiden,
Brenda Andrewa, Elaine Hinton
Turnstile Operators
Mick Carter, Andrienne Billows
AFC Totton is a Members Club.
All positions above are elected
annually by members of the
club at the AGM which is held
in August of each year as per
club rules (with the exception
of Honorary Life President)
Southern League Division One
South & West
2010/11
Hampshire Senior Cup
2009/10, 2010/11
FA Amateur Cup - 4th Round
1932/33
FA Challenge Cup - 2nd Round Proper
2010/11
FA Challenge Vase Runners Up
2006/07
Hampshire Intermediate Cup
1946/47, 1966/67, 1981/82
Hampshire Junior Cup
1913/14
Hampshire League West
1924/25
Hampshire League Division One
1981/82, 1984/85
Hampshire League Division Two
1930/31, 1966/67
Hampshire League Division Four
1978/79
New Forest League Winners
1905/06, 1910/11, 1913/14, 1919/20,
1925/26, 1926/27, 1947/48, 1960/61,
1961/62
New Forest League Challenge Cup
1905/06
Perkins Charity Cup
1909/10, 1912/13, 1913/14, 1926/27,
1957/58, 1960/61
Russell-Cotes Cup
1938/39, 1981/82, 1998/99
Southampton FA Senior Cup
1928/29, 1930/31, 1946/47, 1980/81,
1981/82
Wessex League Winners
2007/08
Wessex League Cup Winners
1989/90, 2002/03, 2005/06
CLUB
HONOURS &
CLUB CONTACTS
CLUB OFFICIALS
MEET AFC TOTTON
THE TEAM 2019/20 SQUAD
Alex Cull On loan from Premier League side Southampton FC. The excellent young goalkeeping prospect has represented England at youth level.
Alex Haynes Last seasons players’ player of the season. He’s one of our own after stepping up from the youth team. Former England schools player Alex has impressed everyone at the club.
Matt Bozier Signed permanently after three loan spells from Aldershot FC, the classy defender will look to get a full season under his belt.
Robin Nicholls Our experienced midfielder entering his third season having played southern league football for a host of top sides.
Jack Smith Last season ever present centre back adds game knowledge and steal to the side. Entering his 3rd full season, the Eastleigh FC Academy coach brings a wealth of experience.
Adam McWilliam New arrival the former Montrose player has plenty of skill and quality. Will be looking to add goals from midfield to the team.
Jack Masterton The skipper and our silky skilled lefty who’s also entering his 3rd season. Jack can play anywhere, but don’t ask him to head the ball.
Craig Feeney Known affectionately as ‘Mr Totton’ or ‘Goals’. Feens is a regular goal-scorer at this level. He uses his pace and strength very well, scored some cracking goals in a Stags shirt.
Silvano Obeng Arrived from Team Solent after 3 very good seasons. Silv brings good physicality and work-rate to the side, as well and being a cool finisher.
Oli Bradley The wideman has impressed the players and staff and this season promises to be a good year for the rapid attacker.
Liam Callaghan Arrived from Eastleigh Fc, the young attacker has experience at Southern league level and will excite our supporters.
Connor York has re-joined the Stags from Moneyfields after leaving the Snows Stadium last summer to join the Portsmouth based club. Connor originally joined the Stags on loan from AFC Bournemouth in 2017, but after his release from the Cherries in 2018 Connor signed for the Stags for the 2018/19 campaign.Tactically schooled in a number of positions his energy and skill were utilised down the right hand side in his previous spell at the Snows stadium.
Matt Hall Understudy to Alex, and again on loan from Southampton FC, the big stopper made his debut at 16 for the Stags.
Mitchell Byrne The talented young centre back arrived from team Solent having played 2 seasons for the Wessex Premier side before reaching 18.
Dave Allen Club captain and a massive part of the football club for the last 4 seasons. The striker turned defender is the ultimate team player.
Liam Farrugia Dual signed from Conference South outfit Weymouth, Liam is a player we can use in a number of positions. Great athleticism and a winner.
James Matthews James broke into the squad last season while playing for our U18’s. He’ll dual sign with neighbours Totton & Eling as we progress him further.
Will Archer The young defender arrived from college football and the well run programme at Sparsholt. His first season in senior football and Will is expected to do very well.
Locks Heath Football Club was founded in
1894 and is based in Locks Heath,
Fareham. The Club competes in the
Hampshire Premier League, is affiliated to
the Hampshire Football Association and is
an FA Charter Standard club. In addition to
its long history, the Club has an impressive
record of achievements:
Hampshire League Division three:
Runners-up: 1983–84
Hampshire League Division two:
Runners-up: 1985–86
Hampshire League: Runners-up: 1986–87
Hampshire League: Winners: 1990–91
Hampshire League Division two:
Winners: 1995–96
Hampshire League: Runners-up: 1999–
2000
Wessex League Division Two: Winners:
2005–06
Hampshire Premier League: Winners:
2012–13
Season 2014-15 saw the team having to rebuild after being denied
promotion to the Wessex League due to ground grading and not being
able to develop on council land. A new team was developed and some
difficult seasons followed.
With the likes of its dedicated management and back room staff, the
Club has knowledge, ability and determination in abundance, providing a
solid foundation upon which they rebuilt.
LOCKS
HEATH
FULL NAME
Locks Heath Football Club
NICKNAME
The Locks
FORMED
1894
GROUND
Locks Heath Recreation Ground
CAPACITY
-
CHAIRMAN
Mark Watson
MANAGERS
Dave Joe Albertella & Tom Best
The Russell cotes cup is a competition that TottonFC/AFC Totton have won three times previously, the original Totton FC won the competition back in 1939, then AFC Totton won the competition in 1982 and 1989.
This competition may not be high on many local club’s priority list nowadays, but it still offered the Stags a chance of some silverware, and the club hasn’t had any silverware since they won the Hampshire Senior cup in 2011.
Last night’s quarter final tie at home to the Sydenhams Wessex Premier’s 5th placed side Lymington Town offered the Stags a chance to reach the last four, Yes, we knew that Lymington would be no pushovers, but we also knew that if we were ‘at it’ from minute one, then there is a reasonable chance that we could progress to the Semi Finals. However, we were not ‘at it’ from minute one and we were deservedly knocked out by the better side on the night.
The Stags allowed the Linnets to seize control early on and they were given a warning when Ali Zintany was almost played in after 4 minutes, but keeper Amadeusz Skryniarz was alert enough to sweep up the danger. In those early exchanges it was quite clear that Lymington possessed enough in their armory to give the Stags problems.
One of the biggest issues with the performance on the evening was that the Stags were being too loose with their passing, and they almost allowed Dom Falco to get in on goal after a poor pass from Richard Bakary allowed the Linnets to bare down on the Totton goal, but thanks to an alert Skryniarz no damage was done. Skryniarz came to the rescue to quickly come out and clear.
Totton’s 1st decent forward move came after 15 minutes when after a four pass move down the left saw Liam Callaghan almost manage to get in an effort on goal from the left of the area, but he was denied by a firm defensive tackle.
Gradually Totton improved and Matt Bozier sent a deflected shot into the side netting, this led to a corner that was met by Jack Smith’s header, but Smith’s effort was gathered by Lymo’s former Totton keeper Ross Casey.
Lymington had their best chance of the evening so far in the 20th minute when a lovely defence splitting pass from Marcus Cullen played in Falco and the Lymington striker pulled a really good save out of Skryniarz.
Then on 22 minutes Totton were left wondering how they didn’t take the lead when Craig Feeney got down the flank and shook off a challenge before he cut a ball back for Liam Callaghan. Somehow Callaghan fired wide when it looked easier to score.
Although Totton were creating a few opportunities now they were far from convincing and Lymington seemed to be showing a greater desire in challenging for every ball, and it was the visitors who had the next effort on goal when Mickey Finch fired wide.
SLOPPY STAGS
RUN OVER
BY A LYMO
AFC TOTTON
0-2 Lymington
town
Totton tried a short corner routine to try and catch out the visitors, but Jack Smiths shot probably woke up a family of squirrels living in the tree’s behind the car park.
Totton’s loose passing was still giving their fans a few heart flutters, and one of those loose passes saw the visitors force a corner on their right. From that corner the visitors took the lead when another former Stag Nathan Hurst rose to head home at the near post.
Totton were very unfortunate not to be level within 90 seconds of conceding when they were denied three times in quick succession by Linnets keeper Casey. Craig Feeney was the 1st to shoot from the left of the area and Casey beat the ball away, the ball then fell to Callaghan and his shot was also pushed away and the ball came back to Feeney once again and Feeney’s next shot was also pushed away and eventually Lymington cleared their lines.
Totton were then inches away from equalising once more, and again it was a chance for Feeney, who was played in by Adam McWilliam. Feeney picked up McWilliam’s pass on the left of the box and he got around a defender before aiming a shot across Casey, aiming for the far side of the net, but agonisingly for Totton’s top scorer the ball rolled wide of the right hand post.
Half-time: AFC Totton 0 Lymington Town 1
Totton’s once again started the half slowly and the Linnets were looking the better side, they seemed to have a greater hunger and desire, which was disappointing in fact Totton’s 2nd half performance offered little to excite the loyal fans who had come out on a wet drizzly evening to watch the match.
The visitors had a free kick saved by Skryniarz, then they had a dangerous corner from Luke Churchill flash across the face of Totton’s goal. The way the 2nd half had started it was as if the Stags hadn’t emerged from the changing rooms, they were 2nd best for the 1st 10 minutes of the 2nd half.
The Stags 1st attack came on 56 minutes when Feeney put in a low left-wing cross in for Callaghan, who met it, but the ball flew off of keeper Casey without the Lymington keeper knowing much about it.
Louis Langdown then made a double substitution by bringing on Pip Nolan for Liam Farrugia and Silvano Obeng on for Adam McWilliam.
The substitutions had done little to liven the Totton performance, in fact on 65 minutes things got worse for the Stags when Lymington Captain Tim Stephenson rose to head the Linnets into a two-goal lead. Nobody could argue with the scoreline, the side with the greater desire were two goals to the good, and rightly so!
Totton briefly showed signs of life when Jack Masterton’s free kick was headed wide by Mitchell Byrne.
More loose passing, this time from Byrne allowed Falco in on goal by Skryniarz saved Totton’s blushes on this occasion.
The game was now entering the last 10 minutes and Totton were not creating much at all, but they did flicker into life for a few moments when Masterton’s cross was met by Obeng, but the ball just hit the Totton striker before rolling to Casey. Then Richard Bakary cut in from the right and shot for goal, but Casey made a save, then a little while later Ollie Bradley (The 3rd Totton Substitute, who came on for Matt Bozier) put over a cross for Feeney, who had his back to goal and Feeney turned and shot at goal, but his shot lacked power and Casey easily saved. With a minute to go Smith saw his header from a Masterton corner pushed onto the bar by Casey.
Full time: AFC Totton 0 Lymington Town 2
Match Report by Sean McGlead
FIXTURES & RESULTS Sat 17 Aug Larkhall Athletic D1S L 1-2 Feeney
Tue 20 Aug Winchester City D1S L 1-2 Beale
Fri 23 Aug Blackfield & Langley FAC L 1-2 Feeney
Mon 26 Aug Moneyfields D1S L 1-4 Feeney
Sat 31 Aug Barnstaple Town D1S L 0-1 -
Tue 03 Sept Willand Rovers D1S W 1-0 Nolan
Sat 14 Sept Bristol Manor Farm D1S W 3-2 Feeney 2, Callaghan
Tues 17 Sept AFC Portchester HSC W 4-1 Feeney 3, Hartmann
Sat 21 Sept Basingstoke Town D1S D 0-0 -
Sat 28 Sept Bideford AFC D1S L 1-2 O Bradley
Tue 01 Oct Blackfield & Langley LC1 L 1-2 Beale
Sat 05 Oct Frome Town D1S L 2-3 Obeng, Bakary
Tue 08 Oct Folland Sports Res SSC2 W 5-0 Beale 2, Bakary, McWilliam, Nolan
Sat 12 Oct Slimbridge FATP W 1-0 McWilliam
Tue 15 Oct Fleetlands RCC1 W 3-1 Matthews, Beale, Own Goal
Sat 19 Oct Thatcham Town D1S L 0-6
Sat 26 Oct Weston Super-Mare FAT1Q W 3-2 Farrugia 2, Feeney
Sat 09 Nov Yate Town FAT2Q L 3-6 Feeney 3
Sat 16 Nov Cinderford Town D1S L 3-4 Obeng, McWilliams, Callaghan
Wed 20 Nov Petersfield Town RCC2 W 2-1 Callaghan, Feeney
Sat 23 Nov Melksham Town D1S D 2-2 Byrne, Obeng
Sat 30 Nov Evesham United D1S W 3-1 Nicholls, Obeng, Feeney
Tue 03 Dec Alresford Town SSC3 W 2-0 Obeng, Bozier
Sat 07 Dec Mangotsfield United D1S D 3-3 McWilliam, Nolan, Bradley
Tue 10 Dec Cirencester Town D1S L 1-2 Feeney
Sat 21 Dec Slimbridge D1S L 2-5 Nolan, Feeney
Wed 01 Jan Moneyfields D1S W 3-0 Smith, Callaghan, Chugg
Sat 04 Jan Winchester City D1S D 0-0
Tue 07 Jan Lymington Town RCC3 L 0-2
Sat 11 Jan Larkhall Athletic D1S D 0-0
Tue 14 Jan Locks Heath SSCQF 7:45pm
Sat 18 Jan Basingstoke Town D1S 3pm
Sat 25 Jan Bristol Manor Farm D1S 3pm
Tue 28 Jan Southampton HSCQF 7:45pm
Sat 01 Feb Frome Town D1S 3pm
Sat 08 Feb Bideford AFC D1S 3pm
Sat 15 Feb Thatcham Town D1S 3pm
Sat 22 Feb Highworth Town D1S 3pm
Tue 25 Feb Sholing D1S 7:45pm
Sat 29 Feb Cirencester Town D1S 3pm
Sat 07 Mar Cinderford Town D1S 3pm
Sat 14 Mar Melksham Town D1S 3pm
Sat 21 Mar Evesham United D1S 3pm
Sat 28 Mar Barnstaple Town D1S 3pm
Sat 04 Apr Willand Rovers D1S 3pm
Sat 11 Apr Slimbridge D1S 3pm
Mon 13 Apr Sholing D1S 3pm
Sat 18 Apr Paulton Rovers D1S 3pm
Sat 25 Apr Mangotsfield United D1S 3pm
TBC Paulton Rovers D1S TBC
TBC Highworth Town D1S TBC
LEAGUE TABLE
PLAYER APPEARANCE STATS Player Larkhall
Athletic Winchester City
Blackfield & Langley
Moneyfields Barnstaple AFC
Willand Rovers
Bristol MF
AFC Portchester
Basingstoke Town
Bideford
Alexander Cull 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Archie Matthews 1 1 1 (13)
James Granger
Matt Simm 2 2 2 2 2 2 17 2
Matt Bozier 3 (12) 3 3 3 3 3 (14)
Liam Farrugia 4 8 4 (14) 4 17 15 16 14
Dave Allen 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
Jack Smith 6 6 (16) 6 6 6 6 5 5
Gowan Stares 6 6 16 16 15 16 15 8 4 15
Jack Masterton 7 8 11 11 (14) 17
Robin Nicholls 8 4 11 (12) 4 8 4 16 8 4
Craig Feeney 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Silvano Obeng 10 (16) 17 16 10 (12)
Ollie Bradley 11 (14) 15 10 12 14 17 12 11 (12) 14 14
Alex Haynes 12 11 (12) 7 8 8 (12)
Liam Callaghan 14 7 12 7 (14) 7 12 7 7 11
Matt Hartmann 15 12 3 14 3 (15) 14 14 7 (15) 12
Lewis Beale 16 10 10 10 10 15 7 (15)
Ben Scorey 17 3 (14) 15
Adam McWilliam 14 15
Mitchell Byrne 16 14 3 (15) 16 2 (15) 17 2 2 (11) 16
Will Archer 17 15 17 5
Rob Bradley 12 7 (12) 10 (14) 10 (14) 10 (15)
Partick Nolan 4 8 (15) 4 8
Richard Bakary 11 (17) 11 (12) 12 11 (16) 12
Matt Hall
James Matthews
Stuart Mott
A. Skrzynairz
Thomas Boyle
Jack Martin
PLAYER APPEARANCE STATS Player Blackfield
& Langley Frome Town
Folland Sports Res
Slimbridge Fleetlands Thatcham Town
Yate Town Cinderford Town
Petersfield Town
Weston Super Mare
Alexander Cull 1 1 1 1 1
Archie Matthews
James Granger 10 (12) 10 (14)
Matt Simm 17 14 2 2 14 2 (14) 2 (15) 17
Matt Bozier 17 16 3 (17) 3 3 (14) 3 (16)
Liam Farrugia 14 14 8 15
Dave Allen 6 5 6 5 6 16 6
Jack Smith 6 5 5 (12) 6 5 18 5
Gowan Stares 5 (17) 15 6 14 5 5
Jack Masterton 16
Robin Nicholls 14 4 1 4 4 (15) 3 4 4 4
Craig Feeney 9 (15) 12 9 9 9 (15) 9
Silvano Obeng 12 10 (12) 10 10 (14) 10 10 17 10 (16) 12
Ollie Bradley 11 15 11 11 11 11 11 (12) 17 11 (14)
Alex Haynes 8 (14) 16 8 (16) 8 (16) 8 (12) 8 2 (17) 14 8
Liam Callaghan 15 12 11 9 17 9 (12) 13 16 11 12
Matt Hartmann 3 3 7 15 7 (15)
Lewis Beale 10 9 9 9
Ben Scorey 3 3 3
Adam McWilliam 17 14 12 14 16 7 10
Mitchell Byrne 2 2 12 15 6 4 15 17 6 16
Will Archer 16 2 17 2
Rob Bradley 11 16 16 7 (17) 15
Partick Nolan 4 8 4 (14) 8 (15) 6 8 4 (12) 5
Richard Bakary 7 7 (15) 7 7 (12) 15 7 12 12 7 14
Matt Hall 1 1
James Matthews 12 15
Stuart Mott 2
A. Skrzynairz 13
Thomas Boyle 1
Jack Martin 1
PLAYER APPEARANCE STATS Player Melksham
Town Evesham United
Alresford Town
Mang’field Town
Ciren’ster Town
Slimbridge Moneyfields Winch. City
Larkhall Athletic
Lymington Town
Alexander Cull 1 1 1
Archie Matthews
James Granger
Matt Simm 17 16 17
Matt Bozier 3 3 3 3 3 (16) 16 15 3 (16) 11 (14)
Liam Farrugia 14 14 8 (17) 15 12 2 (14) 14 (10) 14 8 (15)
Dave Allen 6 6 5 16 6 6 6 16
Callum Chugg 2 (17) 2 2 (15) 2 3 2 2 2
Jack Smith 16 17 6 5 15 5 5 5 5 5
Connor York 17 7 (14)
Jack Masterton 15 16 16 11 3 3 11 3
Robin Nicholls 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 4
Craig Feeney 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Silvano Obeng 15 10 10 10 (14) 10 (14) 10 16 12
Ollie Bradley 11 15 11 (14) 12 11 15 11 (12) 11 (16) 12 14
Alex Haynes 2 7 (15) 7 (12) 7 (12) 7 (15) 8 8 8
Liam Callaghan 10 (15) 16 14 14 14 15 7 7 14 10
Matt Hartmann
Lewis Beale
Ben Scorey
Adam McWilliam 7 (14) 11 (12) 7 11 16 15 7 (12)
Mitchell Byrne 5 5 5 6 6 6 (12) 6
Will Archer
Rob Bradley
Partick Nolan 8 8 17 8 8 8 10 10 (15) 4 15
Richard Bakary 12 12 12 14 12 12 2
Matt Hall 1 1 1
James Matthews 15
Stuart Mott
A. Skrzynairz 1 1 1 1
Thomas Boyle
Jack Martin
PLAYER APPEARANCE STATS Player Locks
Heath
Alexander Cull
Archie Matthews
James Granger
Matt Simm
Matt Bozier
Liam Farrugia
Dave Allen
Callum Chugg
Jack Smith
Connor York
Jack Masterton
Robin Nicholls
Craig Feeney
Silvano Obeng
Ollie Bradley
Alex Haynes
Liam Callaghan
Matt Hartmann
Lewis Beale
Ben Scorey
Adam McWilliam
Mitchell Byrne
Will Archer
Rob Bradley
Partick Nolan
Richard Bakary
Matt Hall
James Matthews
Stuart Mott
A. Skrzynairz
Thomas Boyle
Jack Martin
PLAYER & STAFF SPONSORSHIP
Adam
McWilliam
Adam
Wilde
Alex
Cull
Alex
Haynes
Craig
Feeney
David
Allen
Connor
York
Jack
Masterson
Jack
Smith
James
Matthews
Liam
Callaghan
Liam
Farrugia
Louis
Langdown
Matt
Bozier
Will
Archer
PLAYER & STAFF SPONSORSHIP
Mitch
Byrne
Oliver
Bradley
Rob
Nicholls
2020 has started positively for the Stags in terms of their league form. Following on from the 3-0 win at Moneyfields on New Year’s Day the Stags earned a decent point at home to Winchester City last weekend and today they made it three clean sheets in a row after a battling 0-0 draw at 4th placed Larkhall Athletic.
Louis Langdown reverted back to his strongest line up, which included Connor York, who re-joined the Stags from Moneyfields last week and he was given the number 7 shirt for his 2nd debut. In total there were five changes to the starting eleven that faced Lymington Town in the Russell Cotes cup last Tuesday evening. Out went Richard Bakary, Mitchell Byrne, Adam McWilliam, Liam Farrugia, Liam Calaghan, in came York, Callum Chugg, Pip Nolan, Dave Allen and Alex Haynes. The bench consisted of Silvano Obeng, Ollie Bradley, Liam Callaghan and Adam McWilliam.
Anyone who knows Larkhall’s ‘Plain Ham’ ground will know that there is quite a slope that runs downhill from right to left, and in the 1st half the Stags were playing up that slope and they had to contend with a stiff wind blowing into their faces too. As a result of this the first half saw the home side in the Totton half for the most part, but despite their territorial dominance, Larkhall didn't have any real clear-cut chances. The closest the Larks came was Harry Hope,'s shot over the bar in the 4th minute following a weak defensive clearance, then on 17 minutes Tom Hillman fired wide after a corner was partially cleared. There was also a shot wide from Alex Lambert on 29 minutes.
The Larks were physical but generally fair. However, it seemed to be the Stags getting penalised more often than their hosts. On a couple of occasions the Larks were awarded free kicks in dangerous positions, but a good defensive wall did its job to stop Dale Evans shot hitting the target, whilst Stags keeper Skryniarz dealt with a Lewis Powell free kick, following an alleged foul by Callum Chugg that saw the Totton No 2 receive a yellow card.
Playing uphill and into the wind meant that the Stags were somewhat limited in what they offered going forward. There was a Feeney effort deflected into the side netting after a bursting run inside the area, but for much of the half it was determined Totton defensive work that allowed the Stags to go in goalless at the break.
CLEAN SHEET
SEES STAGS
COLLECT
VALUABLE POINT
LARKHALL
ATHLETIC 0-0
Afc totton
Half time: Larkhall Athletic 0 AFC Totton. 0
The Larks never had to contend with playing into the wind for the 2nd half as it seemed to die down by the time the game had re-started. Despite the hosts now having to play up the slope they continued to take the game to the Stags early on albeit without causing them any real problems. There was a scare for Totton in the 55th minute when Dale Evans cross was touched home by Lewis Powell, luckily for Totton the referee’s assistant had his flag up for offside.
Totton gradually had more of the ball, but they were finding it hard to create much themselves. They were awarded a free kick on 66 minutes around 30 yards from goal, Callum Chugg took the kick but sent it sailing over the bar.
Larkhall’s Lambert curled a shot wide on 72 minutes, then a few moments later Lewis Powell cut inside and fired low at goal and Skryniarz got down to gather his shot.
With the game now entering the final 10 minutes Totton had their two best chances of the game, the first chance saw Robin Nicholls low shot saved by Larkhall’s keeper Shaun Semmens, then a moment later came their best chance of the game when Jack Masterton got down the left and crossed towards the back post where sub Liam Callaghan came storming in, but he couldn’t keep the header down and the ball went over the bar.
With 5 minutes left there was an escape for the Stags when Lambert got away down the right for the Larks, and as he headed into the box, he pulled the trigger, but his shot ended up in the side netting. If he had shot a second earlier then he would have probably hit the target but luckily for Totton he hesitated.
Full time: Larkhall Athletic 0 AFC Totton 0
Match Report by Sean McGlead
Alex Cull
Archie Matthews
Matt Simms
Matt Bozier
Liam Farrugia
Dave Allen
Jack Smith
Jack Masterson
Robin Nicholls
Craig Feeney
Silvano Obeng
Ollie Bradley
Alex Haynes
Liam Callaghan
Lewis Beale
Ben Scorey
Adam McWilliam
Mitchell Byrne
Will Archer
Rob Bradley
Patrick Nolan
Richard Bakary
Connor York
Manager
Louis Langdown
Assistant Manager
Adam Wilde
Ben Schneider
Mervyn Drew
Josh Harvey-Gray
Shaun Hale
Kory Roseby
Billy Paice
Andy Wood
Dan Bruce
Luke Edwards
Laurence Wall
Jon Stevens
Louis Hale
Charlie Moore
Sam Winterburn
Tom Winterburn
Ronnie Clark
Dan Eldred
George Muscat
Mario Fernandez
Callum Britton
Jake Alford
Ryan Bath
Max Hoile
Manager
Joe Albertella
Manager
Tom Best
AFC TOTTON LOCKS HEATH
THE TEAMS THE SNOWS STADIUM