Warminster Left To Rue Slow Start

AEK Boco 4(4) Warminster Town 2(0)
Attendance 44

Warminster went into today’s game looking to make it three wins in eight days but a poor first half performance left them four down at the break and with little hope of another victory. In the first forty-five minutes the defence was opened up far too easily and the attack failed to create any clear chances.

Boco took the lead on twenty minutes. Jack Ball was sent clear, he drew Town’s keeper Matt Green and unselfishly squared the ball to Romish Nevers who rolled it into an empty net, 1-0. Just four minutes later they doubled their lead. Louie Millard pulled the ball back from the right to Jack Ball who fired in left footed from the edge of box, 2-0.
In the thirtieth minute a Boco free kick into the box was headed back across the penalty area where Ollie Williams tapped in at back post, 3-0. Then four minutes before the break a superb Jack Ball long range shot into the top corner gave Green no chance, 4-0.

Warminster’s halftime team talk seemed to make a difference and their second half performance restored some pride. Just six minutes after the restart a free kick was played into the box and Sam Roberts got the final touch, 4-1. Warminster were now restricting Boco attacks and they were starting to put the home side under pressure. Another cross from the left led to the ball ending up in the net but a Warminster attacker was adjudged to have fouled Boco’s keeper, Nick Croucher. A free kick from just outside the box beat the defensive wall but not Croucher. Then in the eighty-seventh minute a left-side corner was bundled into the back of the net by Seb Hounsell, 4-2. Unfortunately Warminster were unable to score again in the added time as Boco defended their lead to take all three points. They will hope to get back to winning ways next Saturday when they travel to Bristol Telephones.

Report by: Geoff Jackson