Due to the recent wet weather, the pitch at the Powerday Stadium is waterlogged and tonight's (28 January) Middlesex County Cup meeting with Hayes & Yeading has sadly been postponed.
A new date will be announced in due course.
Hanwell's trip to Frome, which was postponed earlier this year, will now take place on Tuesday 11 March.
Just a week ago Hanwell seemed about to be caught up in the dogfight at the bottom of the league but two magnificent victories on the road have lifted them into the top half and everyone can breathe a little more easily. Let us hope it stays that way!
Things started well for Town at the Winklebury Community Stadium with top scorer Jordan Edwards slotting home a penalty after his shot into a crowded box had struck a ‘Stoke arm.
The home side, spurred on by a large gathering of highly vocal supporters behind the goal, immediately pressed for an equalizer and Ben Cook missed a good chance before firing in from close range to level the scores just before the half hour mark.
Shortly afterwards a blow to the face left Callum Woodcock prone and bleeding. The aftermath saw four bookings, three to the management teams. Both sides could have gone in front before the interval.
In the Geordies’ case it was a scramble in the home side’s goalmouth where at least three attempts on goal were blocked. Meanwhile, up the other end Sam Beasant needed to dive full length to turn Sam Deadfield’s strike for a corner.
Basingstoke started the second half on the front foot but it was Hanwell who netted first thanks to our old adversary, ‘keeper Simon Grant, messing up a short clearance to present Joe Waight with an open goal.
Four minutes later the home side made it all square. Harry Seabrook appeared to mistime a challenge in the box and James Clark made no mistake from the spot despite Sam almost getting a hand to the perfectly placed kick.
The ensuing period of play saw Sam being the busier ‘keeper and he was called upon twice to dive at the feet of onrushing forwards. However, with ten minutes to go, Hanwell went in front for a third time. Dan Carr’s free kick from the touchline was cleared back out to him and he strode forward to hammer the ball low into the net.
Basingstoke’s quest for an equalizer left them open to counter-attacks and a flowing move involving Jordan and substitute Joe Wilson saw the latter’s low cross bundled into the net, either by Alfie Pendlebury or a ‘Stoke defender, depending on your angle of sight.
The game appeared to be safe, but it wasn’t! Three minutes into added on time Liam Ferdinand pulled one back for the home side, leaving the ‘Toon’ four and a half minutes to hang on, which they did.
After the final whistle the players rightly went over the corner to thank the ‘Massif’ for their noisy support despite being outnumbered and displaced by the much more massive Basingstoke ‘tifosi’.
TEAM: 1.Sam Beasant 2.Roberto Nditi 3.Dan Carr 4.Callum Woodcock (15.Joe Wilson 56) 5.Dwayne Duncan 6.Harry Seabrook 7.Taylor Miles (14.Chris Regis 78) 8.Mat MacKenzie 9.Alfie Pendlebury (16.Elliot Benyon 83) 10.Jordan Edwards 11.Joe Waight (12.Zeke Sonukan 90+2). Unused substitute: 17.Will Hall.
Dan Carr’s first half brace made Hanwell’s 400+ mile round trip to Plymouth Parkway on a Tuesday night one to remember.
The Geordies’ strong November had given way to a difficult December with only one win in the previous nine games but, once they took the lead, they never looked like losing.
A cagey opening period allowed Hanwell to settle into their work with Roberto Nditi’s shot being blocked. The hosts had two chances but Tom Dean’s header went wide and Ryan Brett had a shot from range drift well wide of Sam Beasant’s goal.
Hanwell grabbed the lead on 27 minutes as Carr took advantage of a missed header to control and lash a shot past Luke McCormick via a deflection off Dean.
The goal lifted the Geordies and they set about hunting for a second to give them a cushion. Nditi saw another shot blocked after some fine hold up play from Jordan Edwards.
Edwards, Hanwell’s top scorer this season, then rattled the crossbar after Alfie Pendlebury’s fine run and cut back.
With three minutes to go before half-time, Carr had his second brace of the season following his double at Poole in November, rifling a shot home off the post.
Hanwell would have expected a Plymouth rally in the second half but the Geordies stifled them at any opportunity.
Indeed, Chris Moore’s side had the better chances with Nditi forcing a save from McCormick twice with Joseph Waight firing over with the goal at his mercy.
The final whistle was greeted with aplomb from the travelling Geordies with the players going over to thank the fans who made the long trip to Devon with them.
Hanwell are back on the road on Saturday making the, relatively, short trip to Basingstoke Town.
Hanwell: Beasant, Nditi, Carr, Woodcock, Duncan, Seabrook, Miles, Mackenzie, Pendlebury, Edwards, Waight (Coker 82).
Subs not used: Orlando-Young, Regis, Pache, Wilson
On Monday 20 January, Hanwell held a fans' forum with supporters.
Hanwell overcame a sluggish start to pick up a deserved point against Devon club Tiverton Town, thanks to a debut goal from new signing Joe Waight.
The Geordies took a while to get going in their first match since New Years Day and Tiverton immediately looked the more threatening, with Joe Parker asking questions that the Hanwell defence struggled to deal with, forcing an early save from keeper Sam Beasant.
Hanwell were just starting to get themselves into the game, when after about 15 minutes, they had a great chance to take the lead. Debutant Joe Waight's shot was blocked by Tiverton keeper Joe Duncan, the rebound falling to Rod Orlando-Young, whose shot from close range went wide when it would have been easier to score.
The Geordies were made to pay for that miss, when a far post cross from a wide free kick was met at the back post by Asa Hall, his header back across goal being turned in at close range by skipper Matt Britton.
Hanwell then started to create chances but Tiverton responded with chances of their own before the home side equalised just before the break.
Joe Waight latched onto a quick through ball, taking it to the edge of the penalty area before clinically slotting the shot past Duncan.
The Devon side opened the quicker in the second half with the busy Parker still making life difficult for the home, side, his shot just after the restart forcing a good save from Beasant.
The game then became a lot tighter with Tiverton creating further opportunities through Marcus Day and Hall, before Dan Carr forced a great save from keeper Duncan, his curling shot from distance looking on target for the top corner.
In the end, despite late Hanwell pressure, and Waight firing another chance over the bar, they couldn’t break the stubborn Tiverton and the Geordies had to settle for the point.
Hanwell Town
1 Sam Beasant, 2 Roberto Nditi, 3 Dan Carr, 4 Callum Woodcock, 5 Dwayne Duncan, 6 Harry Seabrook, 7 Rod Orlando-Young (Taylor Miles 66’), 8 Mat Mackenzie, 9 Alfie Pendlebury (Elliott Benyon 83’), 10 Jordan Edwards, 11 Joe Waight.
Subs
12 Taylor Miles, 14 Chris Regis, 15 Elliot Benyon, 16 Ezekiel Coker, 17 Joe Wilson
Tiverton Town
1 Joe Duncan, 2 Niall Thompson, 3 Sam Gleeson, 4 Toby Down, 5 Josh Jones, 6 Matt Britton, 7 Joe Parker (Dan Koite 78’), 8 Asa Hall, 9 Nathaniel Jarvis (Kai Churchley 83’), 12 Gabe Billington, 14 Jeffrey Forkuo (Marcus Day 51’).
Subs
10 Kai Churchley, 11 Marcus Day, 15 Charlie Cummins, 16 Dan Koite, 17 Josh Barnard
We have been informed that tomorrow's Southern League Premier game at Frome has been postponed due to a frozen pitch in BA11.
A new date will be communicated with fans in due course. Tickets purchased for the original game will be valid for the rearranged contest.
Hanwell are next in action on Saturday 18 January when we host Tiverton Town.
We are sorry to announce that Tuesday night's Middlesex Senior Charity Cup tie with Hillingdon Borough has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
A new date for this cup tie will be announced in due course. Any tickets purchased for the original fixture will be valid for the rearranged game.
Our next home fixture is on 18 January when we entertain Tiverton Town. You can purchase your tickets by clicking here.
Unfortunately, due to a frozen pitch, today's game with Wimborne (4 January) is postponed.
A new date for the fixture will be announced in due course.
Tickets purchased will be valid for the rearranged game.
Hanwell's next fixture is on Tuesday 7 January against Hillingdon Borough in the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here.
The Geordies started the New Year in fine style as having not won since defeating Poole Town on 23rd November, eight games ago, they defeated bottom of the table Marlow on New Years Day.
The side showed just one change from the previous game with a welcome return to the side of Matt MacKenzie who replaced Taylor Miles who dropped to the bench.
On a cold and wet afternoon and on a slippery but very playable surface kick off was delayed for five minutes due to a problem with the goal nets at one end of the pitch.
This was the only item of interest in the opening twenty minutes with both sides trying to come to terms with the surface and the strong wind.
In the 25th minute, Alfie Pendlebury was put though on goal by a fine ball from Jordan Edwards but was tripped from behind by the Marlow skipper Louis Rogers when what looked to be a clear run to goal. It seemed to be a red card offence but the match referee opted for a yellow card.
However, three minutes later in the 28th minute, the Town were ahead. A great ball by Dan Carr put Jordan through on goal with only the Marlow keeper Aaron Watkins to beat and Jordan made no mistake scoring with aplomb.
Marlow missed a golden opportunity to draw level five minutes later when William Gutierrez Ramirez broke clear on the right with a clear run to goal but Sam Beasant coming off his line blocked the shot. Marlow’s main attacking threat seemed to be their long throw ins but our back line stood firm and we went in at the interval one ahead.
The Geordies made a terrific start to the second half by scoring in the 48th minute. A strong run by Rod Young down the left culminated in him sending a great cross into the goalmouth where Jordan headed home for his second goal of the afternoon.
On the hour mark, Marlow made three substitutions but we were in control and should have gone further ahead. Emmerson Sutton, playing his final game for the club at the end of his loan period by QPR, made another of his strong runs down the right flank before sending the ball into the Marlow goalmouth where Matt volleyed it over the bar.
As the minutes ticked away play became very scrappy and Marlow’s cause was not helped when their Rhys Harper was sent off for a second yellow card with Hanwell making three substitutions in the final minutes of the game.
For the hardy group of Town supporters who had made the short trip to Marlow, the final whistle was a very welcome sound !
HANWELL TOWN: 1 Sam Beasant 2 Roberto Nditi 3.Dan Carr 4. Callum Woodcock ( 12 Chris Regis 90+1 )5. Dwayne Duncan 6. Harry Seabrook 7. Emmerson Sutton 8. Mathew MacKenzie 9 Alfie Pendlebury (15 Elliot Benyon 88) 10. Jordan Edwards (16 Taylor Miles 85) 11. Roderick Young ( Exekiel Coker Sonukan 90+3 ). Unused substitute 17 Will Hall
