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Tonbridge Angels 6 - 3  Canterbury City

Friendly

With a week off in the league programme this friendly fixture was ideal to keep the momentum going. Both sides started by playing some good football and it took until the twentieth minute for Angels to strike first when Matt Green raced through to coolly score. This was followed immediately when Jack Leeson broke and his cross found Ed Sharman who made no mistake. Canterbury continued to try and play football but they were again undone when a Ben Alldis pass released Sharman who crossed for Green to grab his second. Canterbury hit the post early in the second half but seven minutes in Sharman pounced on a poor goal kick to finish in style. Angels already missing three players through injury ended up playing with ten as three more went off, however this did not stop them getting a fifth when a Leeson through ball allowed Sharman to complete a hat trick. With Angels now having only ten men and tiring Canterbury grabbed three goals back however almost on the final whistle Green scored a third for his hat trick after a Mikey Foreman through ball.

Goal Scorers: Matt Green - 3 and Ed Sharman - 3

VCD Athletic  3 - 1  Tonbridge Angels

This was a timely reminder that Angels need to be up for every game. Having beat VCD earlier in the season by three goals the home side were motivated throughout. After an early VCD shot Alex Wellbelove shot just wide. VCD then missed an open goal and an Ed Sharman strike went just over before a scramble in the Angels goal mouth on 28 minutes resulted with the ball in the back of the net. Just before halftime a Sharman run and shot went close to the up right. Tonbridge were slow off the mark in the second half when they failed to react to a ball that went loose in the penalty area and found themselves two down. Hope was restored 10 minutes into the second half when Matt Green was pulled down in the penalty area. Lewis Carey stepped up to reduce the arrears. Angels then had their best spell as they started to sense they could get a result. Sharman just failed to force the ball into the net from a Jack Funnell cross and then Funnell went close. Despite the rally Angels conceded again as for the second time they failed to react first when the ball broke in the Tonbridge penalty area. There is a fine line between getting something and loosing and if this team are going to go on and win the league, the desire shown in the second half after the Angels goal needs to be remembered as what is required, but this is needed throughout the 80 minutes.

Goal Scorers: Lewis Carey - Penalty

Tonbridge Angels 5 - 1  Corinthians

Angels put their lacklustre performance of last weekend as they went back to the top by comprehensively beating the team that was top. Still with an injury hit squad, this was an all round team performance that all played their part. The game started well for Tonbridge as after 5 minutes Mikey Foreman picked up on a defensive mistake and squared to Jack Funnell who finished with an accurate left foot strike. After an even period chances started to arrive and Foreman and Ed Sharman went close. Then with two minutes to go to half time Angels doubled their lead when the ball broke to Charlie Slocombe who volleyed in from 12 yards. The action had not finished as Tonbridge just managed to clear a scramble in their goal mouth and broke with a swift move to allow Alex Wellbelove to force a good save from the Corinthian goal keeper. Angels extended their lead after 5 minutes of the second half as a series of shots rained in and it eventually broke to Jack Leeson to fire home. Funnell’s header was saved by the goal keeper and then Matt Green broke through and coolly finished for Angels fourth. On 19 minutes Funnell raced clear and pulled the ball back for Leeson to score. On 27 minutes Corinthian scored a consolation goal after ill discipline in the Tonbridge defence. However Angels finished the stronger and further chances fell to Sharman and Green. This was a good performance that should encourage the belief that with hard work they could win the league.

Goal Scorers: Jack Funnell, Charlie Slocombe, Jack Leeson - 2, Matt Green

Tonbridge Angels 10 - 0  Loose Lions

Kent Cup - Round 2

This fixture had to be played at Tonbridge due to unsuitability of the Loose Lions ground which allowed Angels greater space to exploit their opponents. Apart from a superb one handed save by Lewis Carey in the Tonbridge goal Loose attacks were rare. In the first half Angels failed to capitalise on their greater possession and the quality of passing was not up to the usual standard. To their credit Loose battled well to stay in the game, however by half time Tonbridge were three up through Ed Sharman, Jack Leeson and Mikey Foreman. Angels found their feet in the second half and started to open up the space. The lead was extended through a Jack Funnell hat trick, Charlie Slocombe and a second for Foreman. There was a bonus as the long time injured Brett Milham came on in the last 10 minutes to score a brace. One pleasing aspect to today’s game was the overall discipline shown by both players and supporters throughout allowing the referee to do his job at difficult moments.

Goal Scorers: Jack Funnell - 3, Brett Milham -2, Mikey Foreman -2, Jack Leeson, Charlie Slocombe and Ed Sharman