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Fisher Athletic  3 - 0  Tonbridge Angels

With four regular squad members being unavailable, Angels’ somewhat depleted under 18’s Kent Youth League side travelled to Fisher Athletic on Sunday, still with only one away point from their travels in the current campaign.

Starting nervously, the Angels had two early chances from Josh Biddlecombe narrowed down by Fisher’s in-form goalkeeper, whilst Ally Hamilton held his own at the other end, despite picking up an injury early in the first half.

As in previous weeks, Biddlecombe was targeted by the physical South London side and took more than his fair share of knocks as he looked to open the scoring. Right-sided midfielder Jake Miller came closest to setting up the Kent side, after his square ball was intercepted in the goalmouth, after hard-working Joe Adams turned and fired narrowly wide after taking on the defence single-handed.

Biddlecombe continued to threaten, firing wide from outside the penalty area, with skipper Sonny Miles driving over the crossbar from thirty yards before Fisher had their first on-target shot minutes before the interval, which was securely held by Hamilton.

After the restart, Athletic looked to make amends for the goalless first half, putting the Angels under immediate pressure and testing Hamilton, who pulled off an outstanding save in the opening minutes. Central defender Elliott (Rambo) Harland provided the first of several well-timed clearances, before Angels tried to take advantage of freekicks as midfielder Chris Page was fouled twice in as many minutes. But a new surge of attacks from the Dulwich-based side brought the first goal on the hour, as the ball was stabbed home in a crowded penalty area.

Frustrated by the undeserved deficit, a string of yellow cards were produced for wreckless challenges, with the Angels collecting four out of the six that were handed out in the remaining thirty minutes.

Midway through the second spell, Fisher took advantage of a cruel deflection off Hamilton, to score what will go down as the softest goal conceded to date, with no-one to challenge the surprised striker, who had been played onside by the unfortunate goalkeeper.

Despite continued spells of pressure, the Angels fought back courageously, with the best chance falling to Olly Funnell, whose on-target free-kick was tipped over the bar by Fisher’s custodian. But with time and the points slipping away, Athletic strung together the most attractive and virtually unchallenged assault of the match, finishing clinically to take an unstoppable three-goal advantage in the closing stages.

Joe Adams picked up the ‘Man of the Match’ accolade for an industrious match-long performance.

Man of the Match:  Joe Adams

Bromley 1- 5  Tonbridge Angels

Chris Hollyoak and Colin Blewden’s Angels’ under 18’s Kent Youth League side recorded an emphatic 5-1 away win against Bromley on Sunday, with a flawless four-goal second-half performance, that saw them climb to sixth place in the table.

Angels, facing their fifth away match in seven starts, again started the stronger of the two sides, with early shots from Sonny Miles and Olly Funnell showing early signs of what was to follow. 

The Blues first had to overcome a ‘soft’ goal, that was scored against the run of play midway through the half, and tightened up at the back accordingly. An incident involving defender Will Jagger in the Angels’ penalty area as halftime approached, resulted in the loss of a Bromley player, which saw the home side having to re-organise to take on the might of the threatening Blues.

With seconds left of the first half, Nick Hollyoak’s throw-in was fed into Bromley’s penalty area by Josh Biddlecombe for Jake Miller to fire home clinically from six yards.

After Blewden’s half-time instruction, the Angels never looked back, and continued assaults on the home-side’s goalmouth ensued, with Biddlecombe’s low cross being stabbed home by skipper Miles from twelve yards.

The return of the industrious Matt Knight on the hourmark, gave the Angels more attacking options, with his first effort being flashed across the face of Bromley’s goal, with Chris Page being only inches away from connecting. Knight was somehow denied a penalty, when clipped from behind, but made amends midway through the half, scoring from close range to give a comfortable 3-1 lead.

Further chances fell to both sides, perhaps with Bromley being the closest, missing from point-blank range after Angels’ goalkeeper Ally Hamilton had blocked their first on-target effort. Only Biddlecombe’s fifth yellow card of the season marred what was rapidly becoming the most memorable performance of the campaign. However, he regained his composure and made amends with ten minutes left on the clock, as he pounced after Bromley’s custodian had misread the ball, to score the Angels’ fourth goal.

Incensed by the increasing scoreline, Miles and Funnell were both thwarted as they looked for more, until a sublime strike from Funnell completed the rout, courtesy of the underside of the crossbar.

Post-match, Blewden commented that “It was a good performance, they made the extra man count. The defence were superb, and there was good team spirit.”

Central Defender Elliott (Rambo) Harland was unanimously declared ‘Man of the Match’.

Next week, the Angels entertain Sevenoaks Town in PLAAYA cup action.

Goal Scorers:  Miller, Miles, Knight, Biddlecombe and Funnell

Man of the Match:  Elliot Harland

Tonbridge Angels 3 - 0 Sevenoaks Town

PLAAYA Cup - Round 1

With five regular players being unavailable, Colin Blewden’s Angels’ under 18’s Kent Youth League side continue to impress, keeping their 100% home record intact, whilst comfortably beating neighbouring Sevenoaks Town 3-0 in the PLAAYA Cup (1st round) at Edenbridge on Sunday.

Another dominant start saw the Blues intent to take an early grasp on the game, with midfielder Chris Page seeing his 4th minute effort deflected, and Elliott (Rambo) Harland driving over the bar, before they snatched the lead, when Joel Sanders’ blocked shot was stabbed home by the in-form Jake Miller from close range after ten minutes. Further first-half attempts from the Angels, included Joe Adams’ wild lash across the face of the goal, and skipper Sonny (Birthday Boy) Miles lobbing over the visitor’s crossbar.

Sevenoaks’ only first-half attempt to level the scores was securely held by Angels’ goalkeeper Ally Hamilton, whose quick-thinking allowed Liam Herbert to send a searching ball through to Sanders, whose shot was again blocked, but fired home by Matt Knight at an acute angle, for his second goal in as many outings. Miles was denied the perfect birthday present, when his thirty-yard ‘screamer’ was held on the second attempt by the Sevenoaks keeper, five minutes before the interval.

Soon after the restart, Sevenoaks had another chance to get on the scoresheet, but their free-kick was headed clear by Liam Herbert. From the clearance, Sanders’ persistence was rewarded when he broke through the Sevenoaks defence, rounded the keeper and calmly slotted home to give the Angels an intangible three-goal advantage.

Continued pressure instigated by Knight, with a series of runs down the right flank and penetrating crosses, kept the visitors held back in their own half, with only the occasional counter attack occurring, all of which were thwarted by Hamilton in a flawless performance between the home side’s goalposts.

Angels defender Liam Herbert unanimously took the ‘Man-of-the-Match’ accolade.

Coach Chris Hollyoak commented “It was a good result. Being 2-0 up at half-time meant the next goal was the decider; if they scored next it would be ‘game on’, if we scored next it would be ‘game over’.”

The Angels now travel to Erith Town for a 2nd round encounter. Next Sunday, the Blues host Real 60 in the Kent County F.A. Youth Cup.

Goal Scorers:  Miller, Knight and Sanders

Man of the Match:  Liam Herbert

Tonbridge Angels 2 - 1 Real 60

KCFA Youth Cup - Round 1

Colin Blewden’s under 18’s secured their third successive victory, in a real ‘Knights tale’ with a narrow 2-1 win against Real 60 in the KCFA Youth Cup (1st round), in blustery conditions at Edenbridge on Sunday.

The Blues, still unbeaten at home, took another early first-half lead, when Matt Knight burst through Real’s defence in the sixth minute, to comfortably slot home his third goal in as many matches. After twenty minutes, the Blues came close to doubling their narrow advantage, when persistent play from Chris Page set up Josh Biddlecombe, who hit wide of the target. Clever interplay between Page and Knight picked out skipper Luke Blewden, whose effort was directed straight at the visiting goalkeeper. With ten minutes left on the clock, the Angels neglected to clear a Real throw-in deep in their own half, and were punished when Ally Hamilton was lobbed, and the scores were levelled.

In an effort to restore the lead, the Angels won a succession of quick corners before the interval, the third of which was fired over the crossbar by Page. With mounting frustration on pitch, Sonny Miles picked up his third yellow card of the season, before sending a well-flighted free-kick towards Knight, who was beaten to the ball by Real’s in-form goalkeeper. The closing minutes saw both sides fail to grab a second goal, with Will Jagger clearing the decks at one end, while a late piece of flair from Nick Hollyoak, Page, Knight and Biddlecombe failed to clinch what could have been an untold half-time advantage for the home side.

With Elliot (Rambo) Harland being unavailable due to prior boxing commitments, manager Blewden re-shuffled and strengthened the back four during the break, bringing Nat Janks in alongside Jagger. A further spell of non-productive play and the loss of Biddlecombe through injury, saw the introduction of Joe Adams and Olly Funnell, almost to immediate effect as the Angels entered what could be construed as their most awesome spell of attacking play to date.

Continued attacks down the respective flanks from Adams and Hollyoak began to push the visitors back into their own half, with only the exploits of their goalkeeper keeping the rampant Knight and Funnell at bay. Brief respites in almost unrelenting attacks allowed Real the odd half-chances, one of which was headed over an inviting goal from Hamilton’s palmed-out clearance, with another being adequately cleared by Liam Herbert. It was no surprise that it was Funnell who eventually picked out Knight, who confidently stabbed home his fourth goal of the campaign as he arrived in the panic-stricken defence, and netted to set up a home tie against Whitstable Town in the next round.

Angels were unfortunate not to increase the narrow lead, with Knight heading wide to deny himself a hat-trick, and then being unable to latch onto Hollyoak’s low drive across a poorly defended goalmouth in the closing seconds.

Matt Knight was awarded the ‘Man of the match’ accolade for a sublime performance.

A spokesman for the team commented “For the last twenty minutes, it was an intense display of attacking football.”

In a tight schedule of important matches, the Angels now face Erith Town on Thursday 1st November in the Invitation Cup (2nd round), and travel to Dulwich Hamlet for league action on Sunday 4th November.

Goal Scorers:  Knight - 2

Man of the Match:  Matt Knight