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Sat 16 Mar 2024  ·  Division 1
Droitwich Spa Football Club
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J Hurdman (12'), (50'), C Rudd (18'), (20'), J Lemon (25'), P Moss (43'), L Edmonds (65'), W Hawkett (80')
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AFC Bridgnorth
Droitwich Spa 8-1 AFC Bridgnorth

Droitwich Spa 8-1 AFC Bridgnorth

DSFC Admin17 Mar - 18:12
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Saltmen run riot for biggest ever win at Step 6

Droitwich Spa registered their biggest ever win at Step 6 with an 8-1 hammering of lowly AFC Bridgnorth.

From the first whistle Andy Crowther's men made their intentions clear as Jake Breckell was called into action twice in the opening 5 minutes to deny Josh Hurdman and James Lemon from breaking the deadlock. When the visiting 'keeper was beaten, Jordan Sale intervened to clear another Lemon effort off the line.

Alex Dugmore's header was then denied by an excellent block, before Josh Hurdman opened the scoring with a fabulous first time volley from 20-yards which rifled into Breckell's top corner giving the Bridgnorth number one no chance on 12 minutes.

Six minutes later and Breckell was picking the ball out of his net helplessly again as Cory Rudd's powerful low drive from 30-yards out flew into the bottom corner, and just 2 minutes later Rudd had a brace when he headed in from close range; his 4th goal in his last 4 games.

It was 4-0 on 25 minutes when Lemon turned his marker and finished well from 8 yards out.

Bridgnorth had suffered an upheaval of their playing personnel over the last 8 days and struggled to break out of their own half. Their first opportunity on 30 minutes fell to Leo Matiya who beat the offside trap but missed the target with just Ollie Sayer to beat.

The Shropshire side pulled one back on 38 minutes however as Captain Chris Sterling was fouled in the area and converted the subsequent spot kick.

Spa regained their 4-goal advantage 5 minutes later when Perry Moss got on the scoresheet with a simple tap-in, and then Breckell was on hand to save brilliantly and deny Charlie Tilley a 6th goal before the break.

The second half continued in a similar fashion, and Rudd was millimetres away from a first ever hat-trick on 48 minutes but his shot went just the wrong side of the post.

Josh Hurdman scord his second of the afternoon and made it 6-1 on 50 minutes when he headed in from just 2-yards out after Braiden-Smith's looping header to the back post.

Lucas Edmonds was then introduced for Perry Moss and made an immediate impact as first he, and then Hurdman, forced Breckell into further saves before Lemon should have scored but put his effort, when through 1v1 just the wrong side of the post.

Edmonds and Lemon spurned a further three chances in quick succession before Edmonds, in his second spell at the club, scored his first senior goal for the Saltmen on 65 minutes.
Another fantastic finish as he chased onto a through ball and with Breckell off his line a first-time dink from the edge of the area lobbed the back-tracking Bridgnorth 'keeper and it was 7-1.

With 10 minutes remaining youngster Woody Hawkett also scored his first senior goal for Spa after impressing this season for the Under-18's with a well taken goal.

Breckell was forced into action twice more before the end, making impressive stops to deny Hurdman a hat-trick.

The visitors' only chance in the second half fell to substitute Sam Otisi who with the goal at his mercy fired well off target to cap off a grim afternoon from Bridgnorth, and to compound their disappointing away form; with just 4 points collected on their travels this campaign they have the worst away record in the Division.

For Droitwich, who have the best home record in the Division, it was a 6th successive game unbeaten which lifts the Saltmen 6 points clear of the sides chasing the play-offs, with games in hand.

Andy Crowther's men have a challenging run-in with leaders Hinckley visiting Kingy's next Saturday before trips to play-off chasing Wednesfield and Bilston Town.

Match details

Match date

Sat 16 Mar 2024

Kickoff

15:00

Attendance

156

Competition

Division 1

League position

3
Droitwich Spa
19
AFC Bridgnorth
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