Old Westminster Citizens 1 - 5 Old Parkonians (Southern Amateur League)

Parks cruised through their fourth game of the season with room to spare, taking them to 10 points in 4 games. After a magical journey through London (some going straight there, others going wrong at Leytonstone roundabout), we arrived at Mitchum about 15 minutes before kick off. With the conditions not exactly suited to Parks flowing football style, the first 10 minutes were evenly matched with both sides trading chances, Celotto and Knapman going close for Parks. However, Parks soon began to dominate the midfield with Collins and Jamieson exceptional in the middle of the park. With the home side finding it difficult to retain possession, and Parks getting used to the long grass, it didn't take long for Parks to convert one of their many chances. A short corner between Brent and Knapman was driven into the roof of the net by Pascoe from 5 yards out. The second was not far behind, when on 35 minutes Parmenter converted a superb 3 man move, coolly slotting home after Knapman picked him out from the by-line. Keogh and Turner then tried to help out the home side - Turner dummying a back pass through his legs confident it would miss the post by a couple of inches. This spurred Old West Citz. into life and they finished the half the stronger side, narrowly failing to convert a series of corners.

The second half was a more one sided affair, and after an impressive team talk by Cross, Parks started briskly and created a host of chances, before Jamieson put Knapman through and he bent the ball round the keeper at the second attempt on 55 minutes. With the game slipping away from the home side, their problems were compounded when they went down to 10 men after an injury to their centre-half. A 3-0 lead against 10 men and Parks relaxed a little, but they soon got the reminder they needed that they were still in a game when a 35 yard strike from their centre-forward left Turner grasping for air. Parks then turned on the style, with Bernstein, Celotto and Keogh breaking from the back and Nicholls crossing the halfway line. A further 15 minutes of Parks' domination yielded many more chances (Brent hitting the post and bar) and 2 more goals, and in reality Parks could have reached double figures. Parmenter headed home a Pascoe cross from the left and then drove home from the edge of the box, to complete his hat-trick and round off a very comprehensive victory. With the last 3 games yielding 9 points and 13 goals, Parks are beginning to confirm some of their potential.

Scorers: Pascoe, Parmenter 3, Knapman
Man of the Match: Parmenter
Joint most embarrassing moment: Pascoe's air shot or Brent rounding the keeper and hitting the bar!

Report by Tim Cross