Spitfires off to winning start - Eastleigh 1-0 Sutton

EASTLEIGH 1-0 SUTTON UNITED
Saturday 17th August 2013

Skrill South

Updates by Jamie Montigue @eastleighfc


  1. FT 1-0 . 's goal gives Eastleigh their 1st 3 points of the season.
  2. FULL TIME: Eastleigh 1-0 Sutton United. Eastleigh start the season with three points. Yemi Odubade the goal scorer.
  3. Four minutes stoppage time to be played
  4. Effort from Marvin Williams scrambled clear by Eastleigh as we enter the closing minutes of this game.
  5. Ben Strevens booked for stopping Craig Dundas in his tracks.
  6. Folkes on for Sutton
  7. Fleetwood played the ball to McAllister down the right who held off his marker and played a great ball into the area.
  8. 83. Excellent save by Lovelock to deny Reason from point blank range.
  9. Fleetwood latched on to McAllister’s headed flick on but Lovelock raced to the edge of his area to thwart the Eastleigh attack.
  10. 78. Corner from Jai Reason picked out Craig McAllister whose header went wide of the target.
  11. Flitney safely claims the ball in the air from a Jamie Taylor cross into the box.
  12. 68. Sutton substitution: Dean McDonald on for Dean Sinclair.
  13. Today’s attendance: 682
  14. 60. Eastleigh substitution: Craig McAllister replaces goal scorer Yemi Odubade.
  15. Glen Southam sees a shot from 25-yards deflected behind off of Ali Fuseini as Eastleigh force successive corner kicks. Still 1-0.
  16. The second half has been very stop-start so far. Chances have been hard to come by.
  17. 49. Dillon brings down Taylor as he is running through. The referee shows the Eastleigh defender a yellow card.
  18. The second half is under way, Eastleigh lead 1-0
  19. HALF TIME: Eastleigh 1-0 Sutton United. Yemi Odubade’s goal separates the two sides at the break.
  20. 41. Sam Rents fires a powerfully struck free kick into the wall of Eastleigh defenders.
  21. Corner kick from Sutton punched clear by Flitney.
  22. 32. Sutton free kick played short by Fuseini to Nelson whose effort was well closed down by Strevens.
  23. Odubade was on hand to show his predatory instincts inside the six-yard box to find the net and profit from Reason’s assist. 1-0
  24. The opening goal came through good work by Reason who skilfully flicked the ball over a defender and played a dangerous ball across goal.
  25. 26. GOAL!!!! 1-0 to Eastleigh as YEMI ODUBADE opens the scoring.
  26. Sutton’s Simon Downer is shown a yellow card.
  27. 21. Dundas low shot to the right of goal fails to trouble Flitney.
  28. 15. Southam played a measured pass out to the left to find Strevens who cut inside well and fired a low shot just past the post.
  29. 13. Fleetwood played a measured pass over the Sutton defence but Odubade running through couldn’t get the ball under control.
  30. Odubade connected well with the ball at the far post on the volley but couldn’t keep his effort down. 0-0
  31. 10. Fleetwood was played through by Southam but his shot was blocked. Fleetwood then crossed to the back post for Odubade to fire over.
  32. Great chance for Eastleigh following excellent work by Stuart Fleetwood.
  33. 9. Jai Reason pounced on a loose ball in the penalty area but could only fire his shot straight at the keeper under pressure.
  34. 1. Good ball into the box from Strevens but Sutton’s goalkeeper Tom Lovelock was alert to the danger.
  35. There have been a few changes to the original team sheet. Chris Dillon now starts for Eastleigh in place of Todd. Dundas in for Slabber.
  36. Pre-match preparation under way for today's game against Sutton United
  37. Today's team sheet for our first game of the South 2013/14 season.
  38. substitutes: Folkes, Shaw, McDonald, Binns, Swaibu.
  39. Lovelock, Nelson, Rents, Stuart, Downer, Sinclair, Riviere, Fuseini, Dundas, Taylor, Williams.
  40. On the bench for Eastleigh this afternoon: McAllister, Dovey, Wilson, Scannell, Fuller.
  41. Eastleigh v Flitney, Spence, Green, Collins, Beckwith, Dillon, Odubade, Southam (c), Strevens, Reason, Fleetwood.

  42. Good luck to both teams playing at the sliver lake today, it should be a great advert for the conf south, I think a score draw

  43. Good luck to who kick off their Skrill South campaign at home to Sutton United this afternoon. Big season ahead.
  44. Season opener for the Spitfires this afternoon as Eastleigh take on at the Silverlake Stadium, 3pm kick off. See you there!

  45. It's that time ⚽ first game of season, time to get some points.

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