SPONDON ROVERS MATCH REPORT (HOME FIXTURE)
With the next three games against teams at the foot of the table Codnor were hoping to increase their advantage of five
points at the top starting with visitors Spondon Rovers who should on paper be a formality but we must not underestimate
them as they could quite easily surprise us.
From the kick off Codnor started strongly and opened the scoring within
five minutes when F.Kirk set up J.Griffiths for his ninth goal of the season, J.Miles then put a cross over to the
back post to unmarked T.Richardson to score his fourth of the season. Codnor were not playing as well as the previous
week but the Spondon defence were struggling to cope with the boys pace around the area and leading scorer F.Kirk used
his strength to hold off the challenges and run through the centre of the defence and beat the Spondon keeper with a
shot into the bottom corner of the net, minutes later F.Kirk scored his second of the game after a pass from J.Griffiths
as the keeper failed to gather the ball which broke loose for a simple opportunity to slot home, with half time upon
the boys F.Kirk claimed his hat-trick after a pass from L.Wilson and Condor went in 5-0 at half time in a pleasing
first 30 minutes.
Two changes were made at the interval and Codnor pressured Spondon from the kick off and substitute
M.Housley took only minutes to score his sixth goal of the season but Spondon hit back when they was awarded a free
kick on the edge of the area which was superbly struck over the wall and the ball went in under the crossbar leaving
S.Neal Codnors keeper with no chance .F.Kirk then in a ten minute spell scored his second hat-trick of the game to
take his tally for the season to twenty-one goals after passes from R.Cooke, R.Burke and M.Housley set up his
opportunities, Spondon weren`t causing the boys defence many real problems and didn`t produce many scoring
opportunities as the lads were battling for every ball, from one of the few corners Codnor won J.Miles crossed
a ball to the back post and unmarked defender T.Sanderson controlled the ball before firing the home from close
range to score his first goal of the season for the boys, with only minutes remaining F.Kirk completed his excellent
performance by setting up R.Cooke for his second of the season to make the final score 11-1.
Codnor today took 80% of their chances in front of goal an excellent ratio in a performance that was not one of their
best displays of this season but full credit to the team for winning in fine style.