Hugh Christie (4) 8 Nunes 22 Mpyadora 23,34 Elliott 43 Devlin 72 Lazell 73,80 Brown 83
Brompton Academy (0) 0
Headcount: 15
Admission: Free
Programme: None
Mileage: 32/3,972
It’s been a tough last four or five weeks for the Academy with eight potential elite squad players being ruled out with injuries which has meant results haven’t gone so well for squads two and three as players have been promoted into higher squads (which is positive news) often leaving Squad Three at bare bones, but performances have been improving and it was good for Squad Three that, for once, the boot was on the other foot with no games for the two more senior squads enabling Joe Ford to choose from a full squad and even supplement his team.
It took the Angels 20 minutes or so to make the breakthrough against Brompton Academy (SEFA) but once Sammy Nunes scored with a shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the box, the floodgates were opened.
A second goal was added a minute later after Charlie Hatcher had sent Joseph Mpyadora through to finish coolly past an goalkeeper clearly frustrated by his absent defence.
This second goal signalled a siege on the visitors goal and it was somewhat surprising that it took another 11 minutes before the scoreline was added to with the Brompton goalkeeper admirably keeping out efforts from Harry Flemming and Mpyadora.
But he was beaten again after 34 minutes when a fine move involving Harrison Parks and Reece Elliott ended with Mpyadora adding his second goal.
Parks was involved again in setting up an opportunity for Hatcher, who was twice denied but Hatcher added a second assist with a pass into Elliott who rounded a defender, slotting home an assured finish.
The half-time team talk surrounded maintaining standards despite the obvious weakness of the opposition, but Brompton actually had their best period after half-time and their best player twice tested the Angels’ goalkeeper and a header from a corner rattled the crossbar.
But the momentum switched back to the home side and after a series of missed chances, Ryan Devlin produced a 25 yard lob over a stranded keeper.
Two minutes later, on 73, Jack Lazell thumped home a 20 yarder for 6-0 and after 80 minutes he doubled his tally with a shot that slipped from the goalkeeper’s grasp.
Hatcher helped himself to a hat-trick of assists with the final goal giving Ellis Brown a tap-in.
It was an easy victory for the Championship North team and one that should give them confidence in the coming months.
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