Crowthorne and Sandhurst

Sandhurst manager Pete Browning believes March will be a vital month for his team as they look to make their season a success.

Sandhurst have two vital cup matches, including a Berks and Bucks Cup semi-final against Aylesbury Vale, and five league games that will make or break their season.

They picked up their first league win in five attempts last Saturday and Browning is hoping that will be the catalyst for a successful month.

He said: "We've got games on pretty much every Saturday and Tuesday this month and a lot will be decided by the end of it.

"We've got the cup semi-final that everyone is looking forward to but also some massive league games that we have to win if we want to sneak into the top six.

"When you look at the sides we are going to play like Cobham, Cove and Feltham, they are all games that we can win so we will know a lot more about the season come April."

This Saturday the Sandhurst Fizzers travel to Cobham for a match which Browning expects to be very physical.

He said: "They're a side that are very hard to grind down. Although they don't have that much quality they work very hard for themselves and don't concede many goals.

"They get men behind the ball so we will have to be at our best to break them down and get the win."

Sandhurst will welcome back some key personnel for the clash which will see them close to full strength.

Matt Hopton and Ricky McNamara have been away due to work commitments but will return while Darren Wilson (flu) and Grant Nesbitt (groin) are also expected to be fit.

Sandhurst Town ................3 Chessington & Hook..........1

THE Sandhurst Fizzers bounced back from going a goal down early on to record their first league win in five games thanks to a double from striker Mark Anderson.

Sandhurst were poor in the first half and were lucky to go into the break 2-1 up.

But after a stern talking to from manager Pete Browning they improved in the second period.

It was a much needed win for Browning's team who have been on a worrying run of form which has seen crash out of the Challenge Cup and fall a couple of places down the league.

The manager said: "It was a long overdue league win but the first half was possibly the worst we have played for a long time.

"It looked like we were waiting for something to happen and it did, we went behind. But we managed to get two goals before the break and went in 2-1 up, which we didn't deserve.

"The players got a bit of a talking to at half-time and they came out and showed a much better attitude in the second half and won pretty easily.

"It was a strange game, to be honest, because we didn't play well but Chessington, who are normally pretty tough, seemed to roll over a bit. It wasn't the Chessington side we are used to playing."

The visitors went in front on 10 minutes after a quick break down the right saw Sandhurst caught napping.

But the Sandhurst Fizzers levelled things up midway through the first half when a long clearance upfield from Andy Ewen found Pete Mulvaney who coolly lobbed the keeper.

And they went in front just before the break when Danny Wilde stormed down the right before crossing for Anderson to score.

The second period saw a much improved performance from the home side and they began to dominate their opponents.

They added a third with just over 20 minutes remaining when Wilde again crossed for Anderson to plant a superb header into the net.

Sandhurst:Ewen, Bland, Roberts, Fisk, Fairminer, Hutchings, Wilde, Rowe (Stairs), Atkin (Yates), Anderson, Mulvaney (Bartholomew).

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