Home | 31 October 2026
Hanworth go five unbeaten with 4-2 victory over Plymouth Parkway.
By | Harry Readhead
Hanworth Villa extended their unbeaten run to five games with a 4-2 victory over Plymouth Parkway at the Rectory Meadow in the Southern League Premier South Division.
Haydon Vaughan scored the opening goal in the 11th minute, with Jake Leahy adding a second inside 25 minutes before Plymouth Parkway pulled one back just before halftime courtesy of Edward Harrison.
The Villains started the second half strong with Sam Sesay finishing from close range in the 60th minute with Leahy adding a fourth goal before Plymouth grabbed a consolation goal through Callum Hall, moving Hanworth second.
Hanworth Villa started off best utilising the wide areas with Michael Harding providing excellent hold up play and running the channels, leading to the opening goal as Harding provide a low driven cross into the box with Vaughan powering home.
Just over 10 minutes later, the Villains found more joy in wide areas with Gio McGregor cutting the ball back for Leahy to slot past the keeper to increase the advantage.
Plymouth Parkway wrestled some momentum back towards to the end of the second half pulling a goal back as Harrison punished Hanworth defending as they failed to clear the ball.
Second half began with more early pressure from Plymouth Parkway, who were unable to capitalise on any chances.
The Villains wrestled back control and momentum with Sesay adding a third goal from close range in the 60th minute after fantastic build up play.
Hanworth enjoyed a flurry of shots after the third goal with a shot from Gio McGregor that sailed narrowly over the crossbar followed by another big opportunity missed from a corner that was fired at the near post.
Villa keeper, Pat Nash, produced a superb display some brilliant saves denying Plymouth Parkway. The most notable denying Plymouth Parkway’s Reece Thomson from close range in a one-on-one.
To add to the Villain joy Sesay cut the ball back to the edge of the box for Leahy to run onto to and slot past the keeper extending the lead to three goals.
Plymouth Parkway pulled a consolation goal back late on with a long-range shot through Callum Hall, but it wasn’t enough to inspire anymore late goals.
Hanworth Villa aim to continue this run with a trip to Basingstoke on November 7th at the Winklebury Sports Complex, KO at 3:00PM.
