A makeshift Stourbridge defence - missing the usual presence of Craig Slater and Nathan Bennett - were well and truly taken to the cleaners by Hemel Hempstead Town who inflicted a 6 - 1 defeat on the Glassboys and they also missed a penalty too. Gary Sippetts headed the visitors in-front on 22 minutes, but Stourbridge drew level twelve minutes later through James Dyson who tapped home after a Ryan Broadhurst header had hit the crossbar. Hemel regained the lead after 37 minutes after the home side were caught napping by a quickly taken free-kick that left Chris Dillon with an easy finish.

The second-half was a nightmare for the Glassboys. A Paul Edgeworth header made it 3 - 1 in the 56th minute after Lewis Solly missed a Mark Coulson corner and Nathan Bowden-Haase grabbed a fourth after 61 minutes with a strong header from a Coulson free-kick. Edgeworth missed a penalty shortly afterwards, but he quickly made amends, shooting home after good work by Adam Martin  in the 67th minute and Martin himself was on target three minutes later after fastening onto a threaded pass from Dillon.

Match Details

Saturday, 4th October 2008

British Gas Business League Premier Division

STOURBRIDGE (1) 1          HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN (2) 6

scorer- Dyson 34 mins   scorers- Sippetts 22 mins, Dillon 37 mins

                                                              Edgeworth (2) 56, 67 mins, 

                                                              Bowden-Haase 61 mins, Martin 70 mins

Att- 183

Stourbridge: Solly, Canavan, Hines, Collins, R. Broadhurst, O'Connell, Brookes, L. Broadhurst, Morris, Dyson, Bridgwater

Subs: Mahon (for Bridgwater HT), Robinson (for R. Broadhurst 60 mins), Ford (for Collins 62 mins), Dovey, B. Jones (not used)

Hemel: Brown, Sweeney, Yeboah, Martin, Bowden-Haase, Deeney, Wales, Coulson, Dillon, Sippetts, Edgeworth

Subs: Marsh, French, Cooper, Wild, O'Donnell