Tuesday 28th January 1997
Maldon Town 4 Cornard United 1
Jewson League Division 1
At: Wallace Binder Ground
Kick-off: 7-45 pm
Admission: £2; Programme: 50p (28 pages)
Attendance: 70 (headcount)
Weather: cold, thickening fog
As the scoreline suggests, Maldon dominated this match and recorded a comfortable win over visitors Cornard United.
The Wallace Binder Ground on Park Drive is a relatively new stadium opened in 1994. The pitch has hard standing all round the perimeter with seats in a stand in front of the clubhouse. Opposite is an area of covered standing and some uncovered terrace steps behind the left-hand goal.
Maldon took a second-minute lead when Scott Witney met a cross from the right and sent a downward header into the bottom-left corner from eight yards out.
The visitors responded and equalised in the 12th minute. David Gipp received an indirect free-kick taken on the edge of the six-yard box and drove home through a crowd of players.
Steve Card regained the lead for Maldon in first-half stoppage time. He finished a surging run from midfield with a low shot from 10 yards as Cornard goalkeeper Steve Featherstone left his line to attempt a save.
The lead was extended just after the hour mark through Alex Fiddes who hooked the ball past Featherstone from six yards out following a run to the right bye-line and cross by Witney.
Card scores Maldon’s fourth goal and his second of the game in stoppage time at the end, this time slotting home a loose ball after his initial shot was blocked.
Maldon Town (blue and white hoops / blue / blue and white hoops): 1. Danny Clare, 2. Matt Dowse, 3. Judd Coe, 4. Simon Arnold, 5. Andy Potter, 6. Scott Witney, 7. Danny Stanley, 8. Steve Pashley, 9. Neil Harris, 10. Steve Card, 11. Alex Fiddes. Subs: 12. Danny Large (for Coe, 71), 14. Danny Snowshill (for Pashley, 81), 15. Scott Phillip (for Witney, 75).
Cornard United (white / navy blue / white): 1. Steve Featherstone, 2. John Cullen, 3. Keith Featherstone, 4. Rob Sievey, 5. Stephen Arnold, 6. Andy McLaughlin, 7. Paul Northcott, 8. David Gipp, 9. Damon Crick, 10. Peter Coffill, 11. Mark Elliot. Subs: 12. Andy Prentice (for Elliot, 31), 14. Colin Athey (not used), 15. Jason Stalker (not used).
Referee: Mark Maynard.
Goals:
1-0 Scott Witney (2)
1-1 David Gipp (12)
2-1 Steve Card (45+2)
3-1 Alex Fiddes (65)
4-1 Steve Card (90+3)
Cards:
Maldon: Steve Card (YC, 13), Judd Coe (YC, 69)
Cornard: Stephen Arnold (YC, 34)
