United got their league season off to the near perfect start on Tuesday, defeating league newcomers Burnham 8-1, and setting themselves up for the home FA Cup tie against Abbey Rangers on Friday (5th August) evening.
With United racing in to a two-goal lead inside the first five minutes, the result was never in doubt. The first goal arrived after only a minute when good play down the Thame right released Ben Connelly whose cross was met by a downward header from Andy Gledhill that gave the visiting keeper Joe Broadley no chance. It was 2-0 in the third minute with striker Lynton Goss breaking through and beating the on-rushing Broadley to his right.
The game then settled, although Goss went close again in the 7th minute before a Steve Gregory header came back off the post a couple of minutes later. The third goal arrived after 15 minutes when Goss won the ball mid-way inside the visitors half, making his way to the bye-line before pulling the ball back to Gledhill on the edge of the who confidently finished wide of Broadley.
The visitors then got themselves back in to the game on 25 minutes when Seve Mayberry forced the ball home from close range, before Dan West stung the palms of Broadley with a 20-yards drive on 30 minutes. The fourth goal arrived shortly afterwards when Goss won, and scored, a penalty, whilst West made it five in the 38th minute, striking a free kick from 25 yards low in to the bottom corner.
The second half started in similar fashion, with a Goss cross from the right just evading Gregory, but finding its way to West who slid in to score the sixth. Gledhill then completed his hat-trick, timing his run in to the box perfectly to meet a cross from Dugmore, and head beyond Broadley. The scoring was completed on 63 minutes with Gregory scoring his first competitive goal for United, powerfully striking the ball wide of Broadley from the edge of the box.
United had further chances to extend their lead, with the manner of the result giving them confidence going in to the FA Cup tie on Friday, 7:45pm kick off at the ASM Stadium.
Thame United: Craven, Evans, Dugmore, Hayes, D.Feyi, Gregory, Connelly, Goss (K Feyi), West (Ashworth), Gledhill, Ricketts (Nsomi
