Following training on Thursday the boys realised that 6 wins from the last 7 games could take them to 2nd place in the division so Didcot were the first hurdle to cross.
The first 5 minutes was all Wickham pressure with the lads getting caught off side on two occasions when seemingly through on goal. However a move down the right saw the ball crossed into the middle where Jack controlled the ball before finding the back of the net. The 8th minute saw a corner come out to Tom who’s shot just cleared the bar. However Jack won the ball from the goal kick went through the middle before playing the ball off to Ben for 2-0. Straight fro the centre Jack won the ball and immediately sent Fraser away down the left. He cut inside the box and slammed the ball inside the near post. Again Wickham won the centre to set up AO but he shot into the side netting. In the 14th minute a throw in down the right set Ollie free. He got to the bye line before pulling his cross back which went past Ben and jack but Fraser was there to score. Again Wickham won the centre and only a great save from the keeper stopped Fraser completing his hat trick. The clearance was won by Aiden on the half way line and he went on one for his runs which ended up with him squeezing the ball in to the net from the tightest on angles. The goals continued to come as Wickham used both wings to good effect. Ollie was causing problems overlapping AO and in the 18th minute it was his pull back which found Fraser at the back post to complete his hat trick. The 22nd minute saw a more direct route to goal as Ollie went straight through the centre to score. Again Wickham won the ball from the centre and Ollie went straight through the centre again to score an almost identical goal. As time was running out Wickham attacked down the left. The ball was pulled into the middle for Ben to get a shot away which came back off the bar to Max for him to score having just come on. With almost the last kick of the half Ollie was put though by Jordie on the left. He cut into the box shooting across the keeper who could only parry the ball into Max’ path for him to score giving a half time score line of 10-0.
Unfortunately for Didcot, Wickham did not ease up in the second half and Ben scored within two minutes of the restart. 5 minute later and an attack down the left saw Fraser get a cross shot in which the keeper saved but again Max was there to slam the ball home. The next minute saw a great through ball by Luke to send both Ollie and Ben racing clear. As the keeper came out Ollie neatly slide the ball sideways for Ben to have the easiest of goals to complete his hat trick. The goals still came as Ollie was sent though again. This time he was forced wide, so he laid the ball back to William, well outside the area, for him to slam it into the top corner. In the 13th minute it was Jordie’s turn to send Ollie through. This time he was adjudged to have been brought down in the box, so he duly stepped up to put the penalty away and complete his hat trick. In the 15th minute the wings were back in play as AO and Stephen combine nicely. AO’s shot was blocked but the ball came out to William who again found the back of the net from some distance. In the 20th minute it looked like Ben had scored his 4th but the keeper produced a great save to concede a corner. From this the ball came into the box and was eventually cleared but only as far as Tom on the edge of the area who drilled it in. Despite more Wickham attacked the Didcot keeper now saved absolutely everything as the final score was 17-0
With four players getting hat tricks you would have expected there to have been plenty of choice for the Player of the Day Award, however it was very close, but with only two players getting all the votes. For a good performance, playing in a couple of positions and giving his all for the side, it went to Jack.
