Nat West Bank 0 - 6 Old Parkonians (Southern Amateur League)

In perfect conditions, Parks easily took all three points in this second division SAL game on Saturday, to take them to third in the table.

Parks started briskly in the bright sunshine and were soon on top of their hosts. Kemp created the first chance for Kuroriji after 5 minutes curling in a low cross, only to see the centre forward strike the bar. A heavy period of Parks' pressure in the first twenty minutes culminated in the first goal for the visitors. Pascoe worked himself free down the left and laid the ball back to Mason, whose left footed cross was nodded home by Knapman. Jamieson had a fine half, and although Parks spurned some easy chances, always looked capable of creating more.

Nicholls, on his return to the side, marshalled the defensive pair of Kenny and Bernstein well, and Parks continued to dominate and create chances without converting. Parks took their foot off the pedal for the remainder of the half, and although Nat West never really troubled Turner in the visitors' goal, this was certainly their best period of the game. At the break, Parks looked very comfortable and were well worth their 1-0 advantage.

In the second half, Parks turned up the pressure and played some fine attacking football, to kill off Nat West's challenge in the first ten minutes of the second period. Mason and Bostock excelled in the centre of the park, and it was another Mason cross which led to the second. Kuforiji rose to head home the first of an impressive hat-trick, and followed it up minutes later by intercepting a back pass to double his personal tally, and hit Parks third.

Collins replaced Nicholls, and was soon involved, feeding Pascoe, whose shot was parried. Quickest to the rebound, Pascoe drove the ball across the goal from the byline and before Kemp could turn it in, the Nat West centre half did the job for him. Kemp was dominating the right flank for Parks and was unlucky not to score his first goal in the 1's, his effort being ruled out for offside, with the ball already in the back of the net. The fifth for Parks was Kuroriji's third, cooly taken by the youngster, to take his haul to six in three games.

Pascoe capped a fine return to the first team with a driving run and shot, cutting inside onto his left foot and leaving the home keeper grasping air once again. A fine team performance and their best win of the season takes Parks to their highest league placing in this campaign. Parks look to next week now, to continue this rich vein of form in the Essex AFA Cup semi final.

Scorers: Kuforiji 3, Knapman, Pascoe, OG
Man of the Match: Kuforiji
Team: Turner, Kenny, Bernstein, Nicholls, Mason, Kemp, Jamieson, Bostock, Knapman, Kuforiji, Pascoe.
Sub: Collins.

This Saturday Parks travel to Old Parmiterians in the EAFA Cup semi final - 2.30 pm KO.

Report by TC