Old Parkonians returned to winning ways in this first round AFA Cup tie on Saturday at Oakfield, courtesy of a good all round team performance and a Chadwick double strike.

Turner reached the milestone of 400 first team games - not all of them between the posts he assures us, but with no goals - before starting his very harsh 4 month ban for a pre-season sending off.

Parks made a dream start when a good move from Cross, Jamieson and Bernstein released Knapman down Parks' right. His driven cross skidded off the wet surface and Chadwick reacted superbly to drive the ball home from six yards out. The home side remained much the better of the two, for the rest of the half, and had numerous chances to double their advantage, without losing dominance at the back. Mason and man-of-the-match Jamieson continually made life difficult for the visitors' midfield by going past their forwards from deep positions. On fifteen minutes Knapman worked himself free on the right again, and his delivery across the six yard box saw Keogh and Cross sliding in, and missing the centre by inches. Chadwick and Parmenter had chances to add to the home sides superiority, but the half came with the lead at 1-0.

Parks' came out expecting more from the visitors, but soon realised that this was going to be a fairly easy cruise through to Round 2. Cross had a header from a Mason corner cleared off the line, and Keogh was unlucky when a right footed lob dropped just wide with the keeper stranded. When a Kingsburian defender handled on the line, Parks vociferous appeals fell on deaf ears, but to their credit the home side continued with the attack. Parmenter's header from Keogh's cross was well saved by the keeper, but Chadwick was on hand to bundle in the rebound. It was a messy second, but no more than Parks deserved. Parks continued their dominance and the Kingsburian keeper continued to perform very well, denying Parmenter from close range, before tipping a long range Jamieson effort over for a corner. Gaughan, Bernstein and Nicholls had no real problems to deal with, and Turner in the Parks' goal was virtually redundant for the remainder of the game.

Parks then now face Mill Hill Village on November 17th in the second round of the AFA Cup, where they are sure to encounter much stiffer opposition.

Scorers: Chadwick 2
Team: Turner, Gaughan, Nicholls, Bernstein, Keogh, Mason, Jamieson, Cross, Knapman, Parmenter, Chadwick.

This Saturday, Parks visit West Wickham in an SAL Division 2 match - KO 2.15 pm.

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