Horley Town F.C.

Horley Town 5 Vs 1 Banstead Athletic

Town were forced to play skipper and central defender Danny Guscott in goal against local side Banstead Athletic at the New Defence.After only two minutes a long throw from Chris Weller found Mark Gilbert in a goal mouth scramble and at the second attempt fire the ball for his fifth goal in the last five games to put Town one nil up.After five minutes Adam Pullen got pulled down in the box and the Assistant referee flagged for a penalty.

Chris Weller took the penalty and scored in the bottom corner (See the goal on Utube) to send Town two nil up.After eighteen minutes Danny Guscott pulled of a good save diving to his right.This was followed by Danny coming out well and saving with his feet.With fifteen left Horley went on the attack and each time the attack broke down with the final ball.With seven left Banstead broke through and the ball bounced in front of Danny Guscott and they scored.With four left JJ did a good covering tackle at the back for Town.

In the last minute another long throw from Chris Weller found Mark Gilbert crossed to Adam Pullen whose cross went right across the goal but nobody could get on the end of it.Town went in at half time leading two one. Banstead went on the attack early inn the second half and Danny Guscott was called into action.With six played Mark Gilbert took a free kick and fired it straight at goal and the keeper got a hand to it but could not stop it going into the net to put Horley three one up and his sixth goal in the last five games.With sixteen played Banstead changed the goal keeper.Next Nathan Jupp put young Reece through and he controlled the ball beat the defender and the offside trap and scored a great goal to make it four.With seventeen left Mark Gilbert controlled the ball and looked up and found the head of Nathan Jupp who powered his header into the back of the net to make it five one to Horley.With fifteen left Danny forgot his was goal keeper and came round out of the area and cleared the ball but caught the forward and was booked.This was followed by Danny tipping the ball over from a corner.Next Reece was replaced by Luke Raggetti. Nathan Jupp went off and on came Gary Tomlinson.Two minutes later a great piece of skill by Luke Raggetti who took the ball down controlled it and fired the ball at the goal and the keeper got down and staved.Minutes later a good ball from Luke Raggetti found Adam Pullen and he fired just wide.In the last minute Banstead had a player booked. This rounded of a great team performance to give Town three points.