Goals, Goals and more goals! Waters fires four in ten nil reserves riot!

Eastleigh Res. 10-0 Burgess Hill Res.
Suburban Premier League

TEAM: Fred Toomer, James Powell, Gareth Bachelor, Tom Nicholas (c), Adam Gatcumb, Adam Wiltshire, Youssuf Bamba, Joe Crook, Arron Milburn, Scott Waters, Nick Watt.

Subs: Jamel Mattan (on for Watt 56), Ben White (on for Waters 72), Sam Longman (on for Powell 83).

By Jamie Montigue

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An incredibly commanding performance saw Eastleigh Reserves run out 10-0 winners this afternoon. This was their second home win in a row following on from an equally impressive 5-0 win the last time out at the Silverlake Stadium in the middle of February against Three Bridges.

Youssuf Bamba was lively throughout and created an early opportunity with his direct running down the right. The ball came across for Arron Milburn whose shot was cleared off the line in the sixth minute. Nick Watt followed in but volleyed high over the cross bar.

The Spitfires opened the scoring on 18 minutes, following a mistake by Burgess Hill's Josh Morris that allowed JOE CROOK in on goal to loft the ball over the keeper and into the net with a neat finish to capitalise.

Both Waters and Watt were in need of medical attention and had to leave the field of play for a good couple of minutes each following nasty tackles midway through the half.

Eastleigh had a great chance to further their lead with three white shirts around the ball inside the six yard box but they were still kept out as the keeper got down well to smother Waters' close range effort.

With just over half an hour played, Burgess Hill's right back went in double footed and received his marching orders for a second yellow card that may as well have been a straight red. It meant that Eastleigh were now up against ten men and were looking to take full advantage of that fact.

Barely two minutes after the sending off, Eastleigh doubled their lead through SCOTT WATERS. It was a goal made beautifully by Bamba who beat two players down the right before crossing from the byline. Waters had made a great run to the near post and turned the ball goalwards to beat the keeper with a delightful touch.

Five minutes before the break WATERS scored his second and Eastleigh's third as he followed in from a Joe Crook effort that had been spilled by the keeper.

HALF TIME: Eastleigh Res. 3-0 Burgess Hill Res.

ARRON MILBURN made it 4-0 to continue the goal-fest as the ball came loose in the area following skipper Tom Nicholas' header from a corner kick in the 51st minute.

Four minutes later, a jubilant SCOTT WATERS tucked away his hattrick goal having been played through and slotting to the right of the goalkeeper.

The game was well and truly over as a contest now but this didn't stop Eastleigh who continued to bombard their opponents and looked like scoring everytime they went forward, which more often than not, they did!

Five soon became six when Wiltshire had a shot come back off the post that WATERS picked up on to show good footwork at the edge of the area to lose his man and fire home his fourth of the afternoon. A very prolific and productive performance from the striker in front of goal indeed.

The best was yet to come as ADAM WILTSHIRE scored a fine solo goal after a dazzling dribble that had the finish to match. It was a super strike from the central midfielder that left the keeper no chance, such was the power on the shot that nestled into the far corner of goal.

When Burgess Hill finally found a way through into the Eastleigh penalty area, Fred Toomer was called upon and didn't disappoint with an excellent save to keep the ball out from point blank range.

Into the last ten minutes, Adam Gatcumb headered over the bar from a Bamba corner before second half substitute BEN WHITE made it 8-0 with virtually his first touches of the ball as he ran through and finished to the keeper's left.

Four minutes from time, Arron Milburn played the ball into WILTSHIRE who blasted the ball home with a scorching drive that rifled into the back of the net for his second goal and Eastleigh's ninth.

There was still time for Eastleigh to hit double figures and the game was complete when the hosts netted an incredible 10th goal in the 88th minute as JAMEL MATTAN ran free into the penalty area and slotted past the keeper from a tight angle.

What more could Paul Wiltshire and Wayne Mew have asked for from the youngsters? These players are the future of Eastleigh Football Club and to see them pull off a result as one-sided as this was excellent.

FULL TIME: Eastleigh Res. 10-0 Burgess Hill