Oakwood miss chances before suffering second half demolition

Oakwood 0

Broadbridge Heath 5

Oakwood suffered a second half demolition after a competitive first half.

The Tinsley Lane club created four good scoring chances before the break when Scott Smith (twice), Sam Cane and Ellis Benton went close.

Oaks manager Mark Gilbert criticised his team for poor finishing but admitted he should have changed from a 4-3-3 formation.

He said: “It was like Norwich against Man Utd - we had a lot of chances but could not score. We should have changed to 4-4-2. We had four players out and had several youngsters playing and it was a lot of work for them in midfield.”

Heath took the lead just before half-time when a free-kick was misjudged by their keeper Jess Grimstone and Andy Howard netted for the visitors.

In the second half Keiron Purkiss scored twice and there were further goals for Tiago Andrade and Howard.

Oakwood: Grimstone, Cooney, Adsett, Cunningham, Jenner, Bidgood, Cane (Murphy 75), Smith, Tidey (Rivers 75), Benton, McQueen