Jets And Windsor Put On A Show
Windsor 2 Oxhey Jets 4
30th December 2023
Combined Counties Division One
The switch pays off, Jets’ home match with another rain storm looming was looking very doubtful but a generous and fantastic offer by Beaconsfield Town (Windsor’s home pitch) to stage the game was gratefully received and doing everything to avoid the horrendous fixture pile up seen in division one last season Jets accepted immediately saying at this level home advantage means little, just get the games on.
Archie James (far left) fires Jets into a first-minute lead.
Archie’s shot hits the net
On pitch Jets were just as quick off the mark as it took just 33 seconds for Archie James to fire Jets into the lead 0-1 latching onto James Barnett’s cross-field ball.
James Barnett heads beyond the keeper ….
… then sends a looping header goalwards ..
…that the defenders cannot do anything about. 2-0 Jets
Jets were playing really well and had clattered the post before Ben Delicata caught the home defence cold with a through ball to James Barnett who cheekily chipped the keeper, then ran around him to head a high looping header that finally beat the defenders’ efforts to clear and bounced into the net, 0-2 (7 mins).
Excellent first half from Archie Sykes
Jets were superb and relentless driving forward but Windsor forced a brilliant save from Lewis Levin in goal and Archie Sykes had an excellent half holding at bay the really skilful nippy winger.
Danny Fowler’s power drive across goal leads to an own goal trying to stop the cross reaching Archie James.
Surely on this form, the game was tied up at 22 minutes as Danny ‘Long Ball’ did excellent driving into the box and the desperation of the defender to stop Archie James who was homing in for his second stuck a last-gasp leg out and diverted into his own net 0-3 (22 mins), claims byDanny LB for the goal were dismissed by the dodgy goals committee !!
Jets carried on with the performance but Windsor were getting right back into the possession, surely it was game over at HT 0-3 ….. or was it ?.!
The game turned around and Windsor were piling on the pressure.
Well the toothache saying of a “Game of two halves” was right on tee for this absolutely excellent match by two young honest sides going for broke, and you’d have thought the kits were swapped as every bit of performance and glossy play by jets first half was now coming from Windsor in the second, they were dominating.
Lewis Lavin made three top drawer saves to deny Windsor
Jets were holding their own under tremendous pressure now the defenders time to shine as Windsor’s two wingers went through the gears as Jets had the first half and after a hatful of chances pulled one back 1-3 (76min)
Windsor pile the pressure on with a second goal, 2-3
Now Jets were on the rack and top-class defending as a couple of big misses kept the scoreline until six minutes were left when Windsor deservedly added no2 2-3 (84 mins)
Now we were hanging on for grim life as wave after wave came at us and Nugs on as sub somehow made up the ground to stop a certain-looking goal after being burnt off out wide, excellent by Nugs.
Dylan crosses into space for the incoming Owen Ayres.
Owen Ayres slots Jets 4th to win the game.
Jets’ defence was really giving their all and if we’re honest it was odds on a draw, then in Goal Lewis Lavin spotted and pinpointed Dylan Hickman Singh in space and he went supersonic down the line drawing the keeper and defender to unselfishly slot the perfect ball backwards across goal for Owen Ayres to slam home to clinch the match 2-4.
Credit must go to all three teams today for a spectacular exciting game that’s a credit to grassroots football and the young players of Windsor & Jets.
Jets Man of the Match had a few nominations, Archie Sykes’s superb defensive performance and Dylan always a threat but it’s a first MoM in a Jets shirt with a superb defensive display against two classy wingers and a goal claim, come assist for Danny Fowler.
Dylan tears at the home defence
James Barnett attacks through the centre
Jets are young and learning as the season goes on, the staff are confidently building from nothing a very capable and skilful team and the team atmosphere is the best it’s been for many seasons. They as a unit are making football great to be at again and our back support is helping, Jets TV, the support and the excellent coverage from the Watford Observer are all helping put the fizz back into the club that had fizzled out for a while.
On behalf of all at Jets thank you all and I wish you all a very Happy New Year.
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