On
a day where conditions were very difficult no one could fault the
efforts of the players on a muddy pitch. Angels kicked against a
strong wind in the first half and scored after three minutes when
a Jack Leeson cross found Mikey Foreman who made no mistake. The
wind was influencing the play and Angels struggled to get out of
their half. However when they did they attacked with pace and Alex
Wellbelove shaved the post. In the 27th minute Welling broke quickly
and equalised with an accurate strike. Angels had the wind in the
second half on a deteriorating pitch and just shaded the better
chances through Foreman and Jack Funnell. Tonbridge looked to have
taken the lead with 15 minutes to go but a Matt Green shot rebounded
off the post. Five minutes later a Welling forward chased down a
ball and just managed to lob Lewis Carey in the Tonbridge goal to
give them the lead. Try as they might Angels could not find the
net and went on to loose a game they deserved a lot more from.
The
frost almost put paid to this match but Angels took full advantage
to go back to the top of the Kent Youth League. Whilst Angels had
the better of the opening period it took 20 minutes to break the
deadlock as Matt Green drove through the defence to give Jack Leeson
an easy finish. On 30 minutes another Green run resulted in a good
strike finding the net. One minute later a Jack Funnell free kick
was spilled by the visitor’s goalkeeper and Mikey Foreman was on
hand to score Angel’s third. Further chances came and when Green
was upended Lewis Carey stepped up to riffle home the penalty. In
the second half the pitch became sticky and more difficult to move
the ball however it took only four minutes for Tonbridge to score
when a Funnell cross was cleanly met by the head of Brett Milham.
Both Foreman and Milham had shots saved then with 15 minutes to
go Leeson crossed for Funnell to net Angel’s sixth. With only a
minute to go Thamesmead got a consolation goal however this did
not spoil a comprehensive Angel’s victory.
Goal Scorers:Jack Leeson, Matt Green,
Lewis Carey, Mikey Foreman, Jack
Funnell, Brett Milham