PHOTOS: VENTNOR VANQUISH 3RD-PLACED VECTIS TO GO 4TH IN DIV 1

In the only game to survive the weather in Harwoods Division 1, Ventnor comprehensively beat 3rd-placed Vectis at Cowes Enterprise College to go 4th in the league table. Both teams contained current and former Wessex League players in their ranks. Ventnor played Emmerson Tattersall and Charlie Urry up front with Neo Lamb in defence (all former – and current – Newport IW FC players); Vectis had East Cowes Vics captain Callum Chase in their ranks. In what was a game of 2 halves, Vectis dominated the 1st half in terms of possession but were punished by some clinical finishing from their opponents. Rob Gee opened the scoring for Ventnor in the 4th minute when he picked up a long ball from Neo Lamb, which he buried in the back of the net (0-1). 5 minutes later, Ventnor man-of-the-match – centre forward Charlie Urry – doubled the away side’s lead (0-2). On the half hour mark, Urry bagged his brace by heading in a corner (0-3). 3 minutes from half time, Ventnor increased their lead to 4 goals with a brilliant individual effort from prolific scorer Emerson Tattersall (0-4). Vectis were restricted to long range efforts in the 1st half without creating any clear chances. Half time: Vectis 0-4 Ventnor

Ventnor dominated the 2nd half without finding their finishing touch, and indiscipline saw the South Wight side finish the game with 9 men and concede 2 goals in the final few minutes. In the 51st minute, Jack Barsdell struck the upright for Ventnor with a curling shot; in the 74th minute, Emerson Tattersall saw his header bounce off the crossbar. However, despite creating enormous pressure on the Vectis defence, Ventnor were unable to extend their 4-goal advantage. 5 minutes from full time, Neo Lamb was red carded for a 2-handed push on Kudzi Mazambara in retaliation for a kick. Kudzi was yellow carded, and Emerson Tattersall sinbinned for dissent. Joe Shaw then pulled a goal back for Vectis (1-4), after which substitute Lewis Newsham made the score line more respectable by putting the ball in the back of the net in the final action of the game (2-4). Full time: Vectis 2-4 Ventnor

Vectis: Ballington, Furness, Sibbick, Shaw, Chase, Greenslade, Houghton, Snow, Barratt, Mazambara, Cutts Subs: Wood, Symes, Newsham Ventnor: Gifford, S. Gee, Illman, Barrow, Lamb, Knowles, H. Mulholland, Barsdell, Urry, R. Gee, Tattersall Subs: S. Mulholland, Turner After the game, Vectis manager Reece Biedler said:

“It wasn’t good enough. We gave away silly goals. “In the 1st half, we had most of the possession but couldn’t score. In the 2nd half, Ventnor were the better side, but they couldn’t score.”

Winning Ventnor manager Gary Gee told Island Echo:

“Very pleased with our performance, especially first half; we took our chances and limited Vectis to long shots. “We controlled the game well until last 10mins, then some poor discipline cost us 2 goals.”

Ventnor’s win leaves both sides on 24 points, with Vectis 3rd on goal difference. The South Wight side have 4 games in hand on Vectis.

In Combination 1…

In the only other Harwood’s Isle of Wight league game to beat the weather, Shanklin Reserves overcame ECS Reserves 3-0 at the County Ground. Finley Lloyd, Harry Faulkner, and Jake Gilford were all on target for the Seasiders. Further images from Vectis v Ventnor below: