Hawks pick up pace with third win in a row
Wed Sep 3 2008, 23:18
The Hawks’ rise up the Blue Square South table continued at Newport County tonight where the side recorded a third consecutive win. Sam Gargan’s debut Hawks goal put the side ahead in the 32nd minute when he capitalised on defender Kevin Stephens’ slip on the rain sodden pitch, and in a game largely dominated unsuccessfully by the hosts, the Hawks struck again when Jamie Slabber put Charlie Henry away on the wing with an accurate header, and the super-sub outran the home defenders to turn a low shot home across debut keeper Erwin Sak from the edge of the six yard box.
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Hawks two for two as sending off halts Thurrock
Sat Aug 30 2008, 19:15
Charlie Henry’s 76th minute strike secured three points for the Hawks against bottom of the table Thurrock at Ship Lane this afternoon in an action packed match that ended 3-2 after the lead changed hands three times.
Matt Gray’s superbly taken free kick started the entertainment just 13 minutes in, but Fola Orilonishe and Che Stadhart replied with two quick goals that shook a suddenly complacent Hawks defence.
Craig Watkins levelled the score on the half hour with the help of the post, but when two minutes later Rob Swaine was sent off for an awful lunging tackle on Hawks keeper Kevin Scriven, the hosts entered a 60 minute battle to defend against an increasingly rampant visiting side.
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Floodgates finally open as Hawks smash Basingstoke 5-1
Mon Aug 25 2008, 19:43
Matt Gray’s 24th minute net-ripper was only the start of it at Westleigh Park this afternoon as the Hawks hammered visitors Basingstoke Town 5-1 to find their first win of the season in dramatic style.
The floodgates opened six minutes after half time when Brett Poate’s thunderbolt left keeper Ross Kitteridge helpless, and before the hour it was four as Luke Nightingale fired home from the penalty spot and Jamie Collins launched a 40 yard effort that Kitteridge fumbled into his net. Charlie Henry made it five six minutes from the end with a jaw-dropping solo effort, before Phil Ruggles provided a consolation for the visitors three minutes into injury time.
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Late Elphick goal forces a draw
Sat Aug 23 2008, 17:04
The Hawks are still looking for their first win of the season after managing to secure only a point against bottom of the table Fisher Athletic at Champion Hill.
The visitors dominated the opening 45 minutes without scoring, and fell behind in the 73rd minute when new Fish signing Damian Batt sent home a fierce drive. Gary Elphick then restored the balance five minutes after that when he nodded home a Brett Poate corner.
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Hawks falter again
Sat Aug 16 2008, 18:05
The Hawks’ bumpy season start continued at Westleigh Park this afternoon where the side once again conceded early and spent the game chasing their opponents. Bromley’s 1-0 win, brought about through a superbly taken Loui Fazackerley free kick 16 minutes in, does little to tell the tale of a game that could have seen the disjointed hosts buried before half time.
Bromley’s intent was clear from the start as less than two minutes in, a cross from Fazackerley was sent onto the underside of the bar by Anthony Joseph, and the ball came back into the six yard box causing mayhem in the Hawks defence as it bounced free.
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Relentless Hawks can’t do enough
Tue Aug 12 2008, 00:20
The Hawks’ first home game of the new season saw the side suffer a 3-2 defeat at the hands of relegation escapees Weston-super-Mare in a match that was dominated by the hosts without success.
Chance after chance went begging for the Hawks as they relentlessly battered Weston for vast stretches of the game, but it wasn’t until they’d gone three behind that they finally found the net themselves.
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Next Five Games
Bath City
FCS (home) 06 Sep / 15:00
Maidenhead United
SS (away) 09 Sep / 19:45
Chelmsford City
FCS (away) 13 Sep / 15:00
Hampton & Richmond
FCS (home) 20 Sep / 15:00
TBA
FAC (home) 27 Sep / 15:00
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Hawks made the short trip to Eastleigh to open their Premier Division campaign with a fixture at BTC Riverside. The Southampton club finished third in the League last season, but have suffered a major loss of key players and boy did it show as the Hawks barely had to reach second gear in a 9-0 rout.
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Ladies round-up
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Hawks Ladies managed a hard-fought 3-1 victory in sweltering conditions over a useful Bisley outfit at their well-appointed Lion Ground this afternoon.
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Hawks take second championship in two seasons
The Hawks clinched their second championship in two seasons, taking the Southern Region Division One title with a comfortable 3-1 away victory under the Faraday Road lights against mid-table Newbury on Tuesday.
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Ladies gain promotion
Havant and Waterlooville Ladies made sure of promotion to the Southern Region Premier Division by demolishing Oxford City Reserves 10-0 at Gosport last Sunday.
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