Match Report

Boreham Wood
0
Hendon
2
Date:
Tuesday 20 July 2004
Competition:
Friendly
Attendance:
Unknown
Venue:
TBA

Match Report

Hendon got their preseason campaign off to a good start as they defeated a hard-working if limited Boreham Wood outfit 2-0 at Meadow Park on Tuesday night.

The Greens, who had Dave King, Mark and Jamie Bugess, Jaz Rose, Scott Cousins, Dave Hunt from last season's squad in the starting line-up, plus John Frendo, Rene Street and Dave Nolan all returning after absences of three months, three and thirteen years, respectively, had only two players making their first-ever Hendon appearances, midfielder Richard McDonagh and striker Mark Nicholls.

And it was NICHOLLS who opened the scoring after just two minutes, curling home a magnificent free-kick after Frendo had been fouled.

Hendon dominated most of the first half, but failed to convert it into something more tangible until just before the break. Then, a slide-rule pass from Nicholls released FRENDO and he slipped the ball under the advancing Matt Hudson to make it 2-0.

Eugene Ofori, just back from a spell in his native Ghana visiting his sick mother was one of a number of second-half newcomers, along with goalkeeper Luke Thornton and new faces, Spencer Nerson-Wright, Usif Bangura, Tom Woodcraft and Wayne Carter, the last of whom impressed with a couple of efforts that came close to extending the lead.

It was a scrappy second half, with the changes disrupting any flow the game might have had. A great chance for Boreham Wood to score their first goal of the preseason fell to Stuart Lockhead at the far post, but he side-footed the ball wide from a few yards out.

With two minutes to go, Ofori hit the foot of a post for Hendon.

Report by David Ballheimer

Hendon

1
Dave King
2
Dave Nolan
3
Scott Cousins
4
Mark Burgess
5
Rene Street
6
Jazz Rose
7
Richard McDonagh
8
James Burgess
9
John Frendo
10
Mark Nicholls
11
Dave Hunt
12
Usif Bangura
13
Luke Thornton
14
Wayne Carter
15
Eugene Ofori
16
Spencer Nelson-Wright
17
Tom Woodcraft

Match Events

2''
Mark Nicholls
43''
John Frendo
46''
Eugene Ofori replaced Dave Hunt
46''
Wayne Carter replaced Rene Street
46''
Usif Bangura replaced John Frendo
46''
Spencer Nelson-Wright replaced Dave Nolan
65''
Tom Woodcraft replaced Mark Nicholls
68''
Luke Thornton replaced Dave King

Boreham Wood

1
Matt Hodson
2
Marvin Samuel
3
Nick Grime
4
Ryan Moran
5
Adam Shafer
6
Paul Stanley
7
Danny Cowley
8
Dominic Grime
9
Sammy Winston
10
Stuart Lochhead
11
John Coley
12
Nick Cowley
13
Aaron Springer
14
James Hawes
15
Youness Nabil
16
Osin Oliajimi
17
Stuart Reeks
18
Greg Norman
19
Paul Wood