Date	Opponent	Venue	Competition	Season	Result	Goals For	Goals Against
Fri 17th Aug 2007	Welling	Warren Farm	League	07/08	won	1	0

Match Report

First game of the new season for ASB was against Welling, who from experience are a well organised, pretty decent side. After waiting an extra half an hour for the Welling kit to arrive and the team to get changed ASB were ready and raring to go and lined up like this for the first half: GK: Naz RB: Frangi CB: Orv CB: Tina LB: Task RM: Rocky CM: Rizla CM: Brian LM: Slouch ST: Babyface ST: Immy SUB: Woody, Zach, Rob Welling kicked off the first half and were looking to hit their wingers and strikers with balls in behind the ASB backline but they were pretty well dealt with by the defenders and on occassion Naz. ASB were trying to get the ball down and play our usual slick pass and move football and it woz working quite well, Brian our new scottish import was slotting in nicely with Riz at centre midfield and both were pushing forward when the chance was there to support the two strikers Nick and Immy. After a spell of sustained presure ASB were getting closer and closer to an opening goal and it didn't take long for itto come. Around the 20/25th minute a Welling move was broken up by the ASB on the right side of the pitch and the ball came loose to Brian who laid it back to Tina who sprayed it long up field to Nick who had peeled off his marker and nodded the ball down into the path of the on rushing Brian who slotted past the Welling keeper. A nicely worked team goal with a classy finish from the debutant. ASB tried to add to the scoreling before halftime and were looking dangerous from set pieces Task whipped a peach of a free lick round to the back post where Tina was waiting but only found the side netting with a volley, Slouch won a free kick on the left hand side of the Welling box, Nick chipped it in to the back post where Tina and Riz were lurking but no-one could quite get a touch except a Welling defender. Also Brian almost scored from a corner when he swung it into the near post but it carried straight across the face of goal and Welling put it out for another corner on the opposite side bt nothing came from that either. Immy was working his dribbling magic in his bright yellow boots, going past 2 players and unleashing a shot from 20 yards but it sailed wide, soon after Brain bulldozed through a couple of challenges and lobbed the ball into the box but Nick couldn't direct his header goalwards and the halftime whistle went. During the break Woody took over between the sticks as Naz had to go and Rocky went off for Zach to take his place, ASB went out with the usual message from the gaffer score more goals and don't concede. ASB kicked off the second half and started to play a bit better using the wings more getting Slouch involved as we know what he is capable of when given the service, Riz and Brian were still battling away in centre mid and winning headers and launching more attacks. More chances were coming and going repeatedly ASB were frustrated by the narrow offside decisions that were going against them. ASB twice got through 1 on 1 with the keeper but just couldn't find the back of the net and it appeared that free kicks were our best chance of increasing the slender lead. Task was whipping them in from the left hand side but ASB just couldn't find the finish to match the quality of delivery, Nick missing a free header and should of done better. The game was pettering out slightly and ASB switched formation to ensure the victory as in the last 10-15 minutes they were tiring, so the switch to 4-5-1. Rob came on upfront, Slouch went off, Zach came off as well and Rocky took up the left wing position with Nick and Immy dropping into the midfield. Not many chances came in the last few minutes Rob had a chance with his head but couldn't put it away. So thats how the game finished 1-0 to ASB, the first 1-0 win in a long time but still a win to kick off this years campaign.

Player	Position		Goals	Assists
Brian Copeland	Mid-fielder: Central		1	0