Horsham YM make amends in style as they hit Little Common for six
After failing to score in their previous two games – a rare occurrence this season - Horsham YM made amends in style at Little Common on Saturday, dominating the game throughout and going on to overwhelm the hosts in the second half to clinch a well-deserved big win.
The game started with a series of YM breakthroughs, but somehow the ball stayed out, apart from when offside was called – until, 20 minutes in, an excellent finish from Ousmane Balde Dansoko gave them the lead.
And, on the half our mark Dansoko, running at full tilt, collected the ball, brought it under control and calmly crashed it home to double YM’s advantage. Then, amid a flurry of YM corners, just before half time, Kieran Ludlow was perhaps unfortunate to receive a straight red card, reducing LC to ten men.
With so many chances created, YM might have turned round four or five up, but when LC keeper Matt Crutwell palmed the ball out, then saved with his feet Shay Matthews banged in the rebound.
Then YM broke their long drought of not converting corners when Connor Collcutt headed home YM’s 12th set piece. Two minutes later, sub Ade Ajagbe finished off a solo run down the left with a well taken goal, which he promptly repeated to deliver YM’s 6-nil victory, the last three goals coming in five minutes.
At the death keeper Ryan Hammond had to dive full length to secure YM’s impressive clean sheet win, but the outcome had long since been assured, YM boss Liam Giles telling the County Times: “We needed that! This has not been a happy hunting ground for us. It was a very heavy pitch and we’re still missing some key players, so that was a good result for us.”
It remains tight at the top of the table, with Haywards Heath retaking the lead after beating relegation threatened Shoreham 9-nil. YM visit Shoreham on Saturday, meanwhile Steyning are second, and Guernsey third after seeing off Crawley Down Gatwick 7-2. Fourth-placed Peacehaven & Telscombe are one point ahead of YM.