Eastleigh 2-1 Aldershot Town

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EASTLEIGH v ALDERSHOT TOWN
Saturday 20th July 2013

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Eastleigh v Aldershot: Flitney, Spence, Green, Evans, Beckwith, Todd, Collins, Southam (c), McAllister, Reason, Strevens.

Eastleigh subs: Dillon, Dovey, Fleetwood, Rose, Ming, Wilson.

Cameron Brown blazes a shot high and wide in the opening minute for the visitors.

3 - Neat pass by Southam into Strevens who tried to make space for a shot but took the ball wide and forced a corner.

4. Eastleigh come close to scoring. Great play by McAllister who controlled well and set up Southam. Shot saved from close range.

Southam took the ball neatly into his stride to get beyond his marker but couldn’t beat Morris who pushed the shot away to safety.

7. Southam comes close again this time linking well with Strevens. Morris denied the Eastleigh captain.

Southam followed up his effort with a chip that was cleared off the line.

Good cross from Adam Mekki into a dangerous area but the ball narrowly evaded an Aldershot forward in the middle.

11. Southam wins the ball high up the pitch and centres from the right. McAllister swung his leg but couldn’t connect.

13. Michael Green makes a surging run down the left and teed the ball up for Jai Reason who had an effort cleared away by Salmon.

14. Aaron Wickham drives a shot wide of the upright for Aldershot as Flitney watches the ball past his post.

Frantic moment for Josh Webb who sent the ball back towards his own goal. Morris, the Shots keeper, got back in time to clear off the line.

Good pressure from Aldershot but Eastleigh eventually clear the ball away. Nick Grosvenor was crowded out in the penalty area.

21. Decent effort from Aaron Wickham who fires just the past with a strike from outside the box.

PENALTY to Eastleigh. Reason pushed to the ground.

JAI REASON scores from the spot in the 29th minute to put the Spitfires 1-0 up v Aldershot

32. Ben Strevens played a pass to McAllister who forced a diving save out of Morris.

37. Cross from the left by Michael Green headed over the top of goal by Craig McAllister.

37. Same combination again - Green cross, McAllister header - over the bar.

38. Shot from Reason results in a comfortable save for Morris at the near post.

Eastleigh impressing here with a strong first half display so far.

42. GOAL for Aldershot as JOE OASTLER equalises for the visitors with fine solo effort against the run of play.

Oastler got the better of Green down the right and cut inside to plant a fine shot into the corner beyond Flitney and into the goal 1-1.

45. Reason effort scrambled away off the line by Will Salmon.

HALF TIME: Eastleigh 1-1 Aldershot Town

Multiple changes for the second half for the visitors, including former Spitfire Brett Williams.

No changes for Eastleigh at the break.

46. Southam strikes the post with an excellent effort that had the keeper beaten following a quickly taken corner by Reason.

50. Cross from Southam nodded high over the bar from a Jai Reason header.

Eastleigh subs: Jack Dovey, Chris Dillon, Stuart Fleetwood, Romone Rose, Sanchez Ming and Sam Wilson all take to the field.

They have replaced Flitney, Green, Spence, Evans, Reason and Collins.

59. Debutant Stuart Fleetwood saw his free kick saved before Aldershot got the ball to safety.

61. Danny Stevens tried his luck for Aldershot with a free kick that was sent wide of goal.

62. A cross from Chris Todd landed on top of the Aldershot goal.

71. Harry Coursley and Dennis Oli on for Aldershot.

GOAL! STUART FLEETWOOD scores on his debut after a great move between the front three. 2-1 to Eastleigh.

Goal scored in the 76th minute. Credit to McAllister and Wilson whose passing led to the goal for Fleetwood to finish off from close range.

Matt Paterson on for Aldershot Town.

85. Harry Coursley fires a shot narrowly over the bar.

Dean Beckwith almost adds a third goal for Eastleigh with a towering header from a corner. Excellent save by the keeper claw effort away.

FULL TIME: Eastleigh 2-1 Aldershot Town

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