Tonbridge Angels (0) 0
Dover Athletic (2) 4 Williamson 1 Trialist 7 Cosgrave 70 Carney 90
Attendance: 322
Admission: £4 Senior
Programme: £2
Mileage: 38/797
Are we ready will be the worry for supporters everywhere and the answer is that there are no more chances for experiment, next Saturday points are on the table.
In Tonbridge Angels case, the final preseason game could not have started worse with the visitors, Dover Athletic, going ahead after just 17 seconds through Ben Williamson.
After seven minutes the Conference side were two up when a cracking shot from a trialist, who sideline gossip told that he had been released by Birmingham City, came back from the crossbar to strike Tonbridge goalkeeper, Jonny Henly, on the back and trickle over the line.
Dover might have gone three up after 13 minutes when following a corner three separate attempts the Angels defence managed to scramble the ball to safety.
Tonbridge’s best efforts of the half came after 21 minutes when Zak Guerfi’s shot from the edge of the box struck the bar and on the stroke of half-time Ibrahim Olutade saw his close range opportunity was saved at the near post by Adam Parkes.
Intermittent heavy rain had brought about two changes of position and the second half was viewed from the sanctuary of the main stand.
A 55th minute Arthur Lee header from an Aaron Smith-Joseph cross that went narrowly wide was about as good as it got for Tonbridge as after 70 minutes a shot from Aaron Cosgrave squirmed under the body of Jonny Henly to put Dover three to the good.
A final minute goal for Dover Academy graduate Noah Carney wrapped up proceedings and brought down the curtain on this extended preseason.
Up and down the country, whether your preseason results have been good, bad or indifferent they count for nothing and as the curtain also falls on a spellbinding Olympics, let the games begin.
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