FA Trophy 2nd Round Replay
30th November 2004
	Hornchurch	0 - 4	Cambridge City
		H/T 0-1 Att: 290	Sadler 33', Phillip (og) 50', Fuff 52', Fiddes 79'

Match Highlights

Hornchurch

Cambridge City

	33	GOAL - Sadler
Penn - OFF Ngoye - ON	34
Gooding - BOOKED	40
Cousins - OFF Phillip - ON	45
	50	GOAL - Phillip (og)
	52	GOAL - Fuff
	60	OFF - Sadler ON - Simpson
Hicks - OFF Tomlinson - ON	68
	68	OFF - Williams ON - Scott
	73	OFF - Stevenson ON - Gash
	84	GOAL - Fiddes

It's probably safe to say that this was an opportunity missed. After such a great result for us in the first game, earning a second chance on home turf, it should have proved a tricky night for the Cambridge side with a big FA Cup match only days away firmly in their minds.

Cambridge began by causing us problems from corner kicks - one was bundled clear on 13 minutes and a second was cleared off the line on 24 minutes - although we also had one or two half-chances, Russell Penn lifting the ball over the bar after a Danny Shipp free-kick was half-blocked in the 16th minute and a David Hicks shot from 20 yards going just over.  Micky Desborough made a terrific save from a John Stevenson free-kick in the 32nd minute but we were caught from the resulting corner, taken by Stevenson, which was put away by Dave Sadler. Desborough again had to be alert in the 36th minute as he pushed a low drive from Stevenson round the post.

For a minute or two in the second half we showed some promise with Cambridge keeper Duncan Roberts making a great save as Jean-Michel Sigere tried to flick the ball past him but Cambridge doubled their lead 5 minutes in.  And it was a gift - Nathan Phillip, on at half time for Ian Cousins, attempting to head back to Desborough but only succeeding in putting it past him.  The third followed two minutes later, defender Glen Fuff driving home through a crowd of players from the edge of the area. We continued to push forward and Shane Huke shot narrowly wide on 58 minutes after a good move, and Sigere shot over a minute later after a nod on by Greg Ngoye.  Sadly our rare chances became even more rare after that and although we had a good deal of possession the Cambridge defence was barely troubled.  The goalscoring was completed with 5 minutes to go when Alex Fiddes swept the ball home from 18 yards after a run down the right from Robbie Simpson.   

Video Highlights by Rob

- 50 mins - Nathan Phillip heads into his own net (540KB)
- 52 mins - Glen Fuff makes it 3-0 (520KB)
- 76 mins - Alex Fiddes gets the fourth (310KB)
 

  Teams

Hornchurch Micky Desborough Scott Gooding Ian Cousins Adam Locke Shane Huke David Hicks Russell Penn Danny Hill Danny Shipp Jean-Michel Sigere Steve Clark SUBS Andy Tomlinson Nathan Phillip Greg Ngoye Tony Maynard Adiobun Baruwa

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Cambridge City Duncan Roberts Craig Pope Lee Summerscales Glen Fuff Matt Langston Alex Fiddes Rob Miller Carl Williams John Stevenson Dave Sadler Dale Binns SUBS Richard Scott Robbie Simpson Michael Gash - -

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