Hanwell Town 5-0 Hendon

A hat-trick from Alfie Pendlebury led Hanwell Town to an empathic 5-0 win over Hendon in the Isuzu FA Trophy first round.

The striker’s opener was his first goal since a brace in the FA Cup against Sheppey United in September. Pendlebury took confidence from his opener and added to his account just before the break. A 60th minute penalty sealed the number nine's hat-trick.

Second-half goals from Dwayne Duncan and Nathan Boayke capped off a brilliant day for the Geordies, who were without key players Sam Beasant, Ezekiel Coker Sonukan, and Mat Mackenzie.

Hendon had the first chance of the game in the fourth minute when Niko Muir found space on the right. His cross was brilliantly blocked by Duncan before Pendlebury cleared the resulting corner.

Hanwell first threatened in the ninth minute with Jordan Edwards, Emerson Sutton, and Chris Regis all combining to set up Callum Woodcock on the edge of the box. The Geordies captain for the day could only scuff his long range shot into the hands of Luke Campbell.

In the 13th minute, a brilliant run by Sutton ended in the young winger being fouled to the right of the penalty area. The resulting free kick from Dan Carr found its way to the back post where Pendlebury was waiting to tap the ball home.

Four minutes later, Pendlebury could’ve added to his tally. Sutton again got the best of Hendon defenders on the right before sending a low cross into the box. Hanwell’s striker was sliding in at the back post but missed the ball by a boot length.

Two minutes before half time, some brilliant work in the box by Jordan Edwards saw the ball find Pendlebury open in the box. The striker slotted the ball past Campbell for his second goal of the afternoon.

Hanwell had their stand-in goalkeeper to thank just before half time. Niko Muir’s shot from just outside the box looked set to be heading straight for the top corner until Trent Carter-Rogers reached across superbly with his right hand and tipped the ball over.

Three minutes into the second half, Hendon pushed forward as they looked to get back into the tie. After some brilliant play around the Hanwell box, Cumberbatch could only fire his shot straight at Carter-Rogers.

Just after the hour mark, Kyron Richards was brought down in the box and Pendlebury made no mistake from the resulting penalty, firing into the bottom left corner to complete his hat-trick.

Things got worse for Hendon in the 70th minute, Sutton’s tricky footwork won Hanwell a free kick on the left of the penalty area. The free kick was eventually cleared behind for a corner following a goalmouth scramble. Carr’s set piece was flicked in by Duncan at the front post.

Boayke scored the final goal of the game in the 78th minute, capitalizing on a goalmouth scramble following Sutton’s cross in from the right.

Hanwell manager Chris Moore was impressed with how his side dealt with injuries to key players.

Moore said: “We had quite a few out so for the lads to come in, we had a few square pegs in round holes out there who were outstanding.

“We were asking people to play in positions they hadn’t played in this season so for us to record a 5-0 win against a good side like Hendon is really good for us.”

The scoreline was a shock result for everyone at the Powerday stadium, with the two sides drawing both games against each other last season.

With the win, Hanwell have equalled their record run in the FA Trophy for the third time in four seasons. The Geordies will find out who they will play in the second round on Monday with the tie to be played the weekend of 16 November.

Hanwell: Cater-Rogers, Wilson (Richards 31’), Carr, Woodcock, Duncan, Seabrook, Regis, Boayke, Pendlebury (Benyon 76’), Edwards (English 79’), Sutton (Orlando-Young 81’)

Report by Tyler Eaton