RESERVES DEFEATED BY O'S
By Ross Jeavons
A very youthful Wanderers Reserves side went down 3-0 to an experienced Leyton Orient team at Brisbane Road this afternoon.
The O's hosted ex-Chairboy Michael Simpson amongst their line up, who was looking to regain fitness after a knee injury curtailed his spell at Orient.
Wycombe did not include the likes of John Sutton or Reuben Reid in their squad, allowing promising young striker Callum Botham to come into the side to partner Cherno Samba upfront.
The Orient team included the likes of Jabo Ibehre, Efe Echanomi and Clayton Fortune and they did not take long to attack the Chairboys youngsters, and it was Ibehre that opened the scoring after ten minutes.
Jason Demetriou intercepted a pass from Jack Oberstellar, before feeding the ball to the front man who was making his come back form injury.
Ibehre has scored thirty four top flight goals, and showed why when he slotted the ball past Adam Holloway in the Wycombe goal
Despite the age and experience gap, the Blues refused to be intimidated and soon took the game to the home side.
The ever dangerous Robert Rice made a run down the wing after nineteen minutes, but saw his cross headed just wide by Cherno Samba.
Derek Duncan was playing against his old club, and he almost announced his return in style when he fired over the cross bar after a poor clearance from Joe Schirripa.
The O's again took the initiative though, with the ever dangerous Ibehre feeding Jack Page, who saw a deflected shot cannon off the Wanderers post.
It was the Wanderers' right hand side that was most dangerous, with Rice a thorn in Orient's side for the majority of the ninety minutes.
He tested the home sides' keeper Glenn Morris on the stroke of half time, with a low volley that was palmed away well.
It was to be in vain however, as in the second period the Londoners asserted their senior status.
After 54 minutes Ibehre flicked the ball into Echanomi's path, and after Holloway injured himself in the first challenge - the striker was able to roll the ball past the felled keeper for the second goal.
Adam's unlucky day was set to continue in the same way, as Orient got their third.
Charlie Daniels struck a shot from 30-yards-out, and was delighted to see a heavy deflection carry the ball past the helpless Blues stopper.
Despite the result the experience is bound the benefit Wycombe's young guns, with many of them already having made a blistering start to the youth campaign.
Will Antwi also continued his come back, and it will not be too long until he sees first team action again - for the first time since January.
The reserves continue their campaign against Q.P.R on Tuesday October 16th, at Adams Park.
Subs: Michael Doyle (GK), Solomon Shields, Scott Grange















