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MATCH REPORT- Gloucester City 2-1 Havant & Waterlooville



Gloucester City maintained their 100% home record and went to the top of the Southern Premier League table after a last gasp victory against Havant and Waterlooville.


After an even opening 20 minutes in the game, the Hawks took the lead after an own goal after a Nigel Atangana cross was inadvertently turned into his own net by Tyrone Duffus.


The Tigers put the pressure on at the end of the first half with plenty of goal mouth action with King Baidoo having the best chance of the half after darting through the Havant defence and dragging a shot just wide.


Gloucester were 1-0 down at the half but they wouldn't remain behind for long.


The main man Joe Hanks brought the scores level just three minutes after half time after he cooly curled in a strike into the bottom right hand corner.


Jaydn Crosbie, a signing from Torquay in the week had a shot tipped wide by Ben Dudzinski and had a promising hour to his Tigers debut before being subbed.


A 10 minute spell saw Gloucester turn the screw and have a foothold on the match while lacking the telling touch with some costly misses and valiant defending by the South Coast side.


Dudzinski in the Havant goal was in fine form denying the City boys on multiple different occasions.


Ben Richards Everton went close, a Brandon Smalley shot was blocked well and Baidoo couldn't quite get the angle to score after some heavy pressing.


At the other end they would pose a threat in the rare occasion Gloucester were not shooting towards the home end with Harvey Bradbury missing the target from close range after gettitng his header all wrong.


Their defence would finally be breached heading into the five minutes of added time at the end of the game.


Dayle Grubb forced a tremendous point blank range save from the keeper and from the resulting corner chaos ensued.


A goalmouth scramble where the Hawks managed to clear a shot off the line which was was finally bundled in by Hanks who doubled his tally in the game and doubled up for the league campaign making it 10 in 10.


That goal sent the TigerTurf Stadium into fever pitch with the atmosphere booming and the one pitch invader into delirium.


That winning goal meant that the Tigers rose to the top of the table, one point clear of nearest challengers Merthyr FC as they look for a instant bounce back to the regional National Leagues.



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