JAGUAR DAIMLER 0-2 AFC BINLEY: MATCH REPORT & IMAGES...

Binley Edge Battle Of Misfires

Jaguar Daimler FC 0-2 AFC Binley

There was jostling and confusion, Binley’s skipper Aaron Laming sported a wounded soldier’s bandaged head, bloody hair and neck, whilst visiting midfielder Kevin Clamp took a cannonball to the lower belly area and in the general chaos of many misfiring shots, a woman sat on a garden chair nearby, knitting… It was like dropping in on a Paris evening in 1789 with revolution rife in the streets but fair play to both teams, for they scrapped for ninety minutes on a hard, uneven pitch and although the effort couldn’t be faulted, the shooting certainly could. A number of really poor efforts at goal must have surprised both goalkeepers, who were rarely actually called upon to save them. The goal-frame was struck by each team once and even the two goals AFC netted were more mundane than spectacular, albeit rather welcome for Binley’s manager Edwin Greaves, whose expression veered from anger to disbelief, to downright misery and then, finally, to relief.

A PRE-TOSS PRAYER SPOKEN BY THE REVEREND REF...

Binley were ragged at times before the interval, too often losing possession, too rarely finding a successful offensive pass and in truth, on occasions looking careless. It took some time before a poked shot by Fabian Spence was deflected for a corner and it was from a left-side flag-kick that Benny Adeeko’s delivery ended up on the far side of the pitch, from whence the lively Tatenda Bako shoved his centre behind the goal-frame, to Mr Greaves’ irritation. Tyler Morgan, often frustrating, nodded upward and wayward from a Kyle Metcalf corner, which led Mr Greaves to enquire why both of his central defenders had ventured forward for the set-piece, leaving scant cover…

THE OFFICIAL HAS HIS SOCK ADJUSTED BY A BINLEY MIDFIELDER...

BAKO CHASES FAULKNER...

Before the opening goal, Adeeko had grappled with Jags’ Scott Dunachie, won possession and moved into a one-on-one position with home goalie Aaron Flinn, who saved but Adeeko did have an unmarked Bako to his left, who would have received a simple tap-in… The goal was assisted by Spence and he released Adeeko at inside-left, whose awkward right-footer, after opening up his frame, beat Flinn but was rolling wide before Binley right-back Andy Godfrey arrived on the scene, onside at the right upright to lash the ball high into the net from a yard out. The hosts complained that Adeeko had been offside, with Daniel Bell in particular yelling at the linesman, someone from his own club, who was so annoyed that he threw his flag to the ground in disgust. Bell was cautioned.

MORGAN: LOOSELY MARKED ON THIS OCCASION...

METCALF ASKS THE REF, NOW IN YEAR 12, IF HE'S DONE HIS HOMEWORK...

LAMING DOES AN IMPRESSION OF NORMAN WISDOM, AS METCALF RECEIVES A CAUTION...

ADEEKO (9): HEAVILY MARKED...

0-1: GOALSCORER IS GODFREY, CENTRE...

BELL IS CAUTIONED FOR SCRATCHING HIS SCROTUM WHILST CRITICISING HIS CLUB'S LINESMAN...

The wholehearted Metcalf was booked too for a trip which seemed harsh somehow but home forward Dean Darby ballooned his resulting 23 yard free-kick way too high. Indeed, before the break, Darby and the effective home midfielder Leon Faulkner were the chief culprits and reasons why the Jags hadn’t scored. Darby drove across the face of the Binley goal early on, missed with a shot wide from Rob Jones’ feed and then, immediately after Godfrey’s goal, Darby was again assisted by Jones, (Darby and Jones? Really?) as Binley’s defence fell apart like the three little pigs’ house of sticks when the big, bad wolf huffed and puffed. Unfortunately, Darby’s close range lifted effort bounced away off the crossbar and impressive left-sided attacker Trane Payne wasted the rebound.

FOOTBALL IS A THINKING GAME, REFLECTS LAMING...

BINLEY ON THE MOVE...

Payne also saw a shot deflected and another low effort roll to Binley ‘keeper Ryan Oldham, whilst effective Jag midfielder Damien Chisholm had nodded an early left-wing corner by Payne too high and Jones, who looked a decent striker, hit a falling 25 yarder just beyond the left stick. Bell was unable to direct a shot from another Payne corner delivery goalwards but Faulkner made four first-half attempts for the Jags. First he took a pass from Jones, after Spence had been dispossessed but drove the ball way too high, then wasted a second effort well over the target before missing with a header at the far post from Payne’s corner, where there was no post cover by Binley. To be fair, Faulkner had done well to get a glance on the delivery but had been unable to direct it. Faulkner also tried a shot from distance which was deflected upwards by a Binley defender and Oldham had to be careful as the ball dropped but he tipped it over his crossbeam to safety. 

LOOKS LIKE WILL WADDELL HAS JUST COMMITTED THE HEINOUS CRIME OF TAKING THE PISS OUT OF EDWIN'S MANY TIMES WASHED JEANS...

There was much yelling and pointing on the far side of the pitch during a very short interval, as the evening began to lose its light, for Jaguar Daimler really should not have been trailing to AFC. Mr Greaves’ words were quieter but probably no less poignant, for his team began the second period with more panache and indeed, created more scoring opportunities, which apart from one, were scorned badly.

WATCHING PAIN MATERIALISE...

Certainly Laming, whose cut head had been caused by a colleague’s challenge (and he would later take an accidental boot from Jones to the head too) and defensive partner David Simpson, whose loud bellows, immense stature and frightening beard were features of the revolutionary evening, tightened up in the second-half, for the hosts, despite all their late surges, didn’t really create many real chances. Laming, Simpson and in particular midfielder Clamp, clamped down on the Jags with some decent booted clearances, headers and blocks. The only real chances fell to the number 15 (Tollan Aston?), who started instead of number 4 (Josh Harris?) but his 16 yard shot flew wide of the right post. The ever so busy and strong Chisholm nodded a Bell free-kick wide and in a late goalmouth, barricade melee, Faulkner got up well but was unable to direct his header on target. Oldham was baulked by his own defending forward Spence on one occasion and the ball was knocked from his grasp but Spence managed to clear the danger.

SPENCE, 3RD LEFT, HAS A GREEN HANDKERCHIEF RESTING ON HIS SHOULDER...

Binley made several breaks on their hosts but some of the shooting was really awry. Flinn had beaten out a Godfrey free-kick delivery after the break but later Morgan and Clamp both hit poked right-boot efforts well past the left upright from good positions and replacement Justin Lang rose for a Godfrey free-kick alone but was unable to get enough of his head upon the ball. Apart from his goal, Spence also struck the left upright with a bobbling shot from 20 yards, the rebound deflecting across the face of goal to Bako but Flinn  did well to drop and save the midfielder’s angled effort.

0-2 & SPENCE HAS MADE THE POINTS SAFE FOR BINLEY...

Spence nodded a long Simpson free-kick past Flinn but the ball bounced behind for a goal-kick and he later shot weakly at the Jags’ custodian, before seeing another drive deflected for a corner. His goal was actually well conceived by two substitutes, Lang and Zach Garland. Lang fed the ball right to Garland and his smart pass sent Spence running clear, left of centre and he nudged the ball past the advancing Flinn just in time, so that it rolled gently into the empty net.

SPENCE: A GOAL AND AN ASSIST...

Hustle and bustle remained for the final ten minutes by the Jags but subsequently the massed Binley defence survived, despite the efforts of right-back Rohan Dunnett, Faulkner, Jones, Aston and replacement Dean Hesson (hope that name is correct…) The visitors fought well after the recess, defenders Ryan Lally, Godfrey, Simpson and skipper Laming doing well enough, supported by the unselfish Clamp and the willing Bako, whose performance simmered at times…

THE HEAD-WOUND, THE TORMENTED TESTICLES AND THE BELLOWING GIANT...

However, alongside Dunachie in the Jags’ defence was probably the most competent player on view overall. He skippered the hosts and displayed rugged determination, good pace to thwart Adeeko's, Morgan’s and Spence’s rushes for the most part and some fine anticipation and intercepting… Jason Moodie was the player and he did not deserve to be on the losing team…

THE REF MADE ONE OF THE STRANGEST 'ADVANTAGE' CALLS I'VE SEEN:
HE CALLED THE PLAY BACK WITH BINLEY ABOUT TO SCORE.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT IT SEEMED LIKE...

The revolution? Well, the injured were tended to, Simpson’s earlier fiery military cries had subsided, no more shots were fired as dusk fell but the woman on the chair was knitting still, wondering why so many awkward right-booted shots hadn’t been struck left-booted… 

TEAMS: (I HOPE THESE ARE CORRECT…)

JAGUAR DAIMLER:

AARON FLINN, ROHAN DUNNETT, DANIEL BELL, TOLLAN ASTON, JASON MOODIE (CAPT), SCOTT DUNACHIE, LEON FAULKNER, DAMIEN CHISHOLM, ROB JONES, DEAN DARBY, TRANE PAYNE.

SUBS:

JOSH HARRIS, NOEL HIGGINS, DEAN HUSSON (?)

AFC BINLEY:

RYAN OLDHAM, ANDY GODFREY, RYAN LALLY, KEVIN CLAMP, AARON LAMING (CAPT), DAVID SIMPSON, KYLE METCALF, TYLER MORGAN, BENNY ADEEKO, FABIAN SPENCE, TATENDA BAKO.

SUBS:

WILL WADDELL, PATSUN TUFAN, ZACH GARLAND, JUSTIN LANG.