Tonbridge Angels (1) 2 Puffette 17 Saunders 63
Corinthian (1) 2 Ivin (pen) 21 Daniel 90+4
Tonbridge Angels won 4-2 on penalties
Attendance: 119
Admission: £4
Programme: None
Mileage: 38/1,657
Tom Parkinson’s Under-18’s overcame the heartbreak of an injury time leveller for their visitors Corinthian to win the penalty shootout with two fine saves from Matt Larkin sealing their passage into the FA Youth Cup Second Qualifying Round.
A minute's silence was observed for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II prior to kick off.
The Angels youngsters flew out of the traps, just as they had in the previous round at Ashford, and created a chance in the first 20 seconds with the Corinthian goalkeeper, Alexander Ball saving from Hayden Velvick.
Larkin did well to turn aside an effort from Roman Burrence at his near post but it was the home side that were mostly on the offensive with Will Saunders shooting over and then having a shot blocked after good work down the right from Leo Vowles. But from the resultant corner, delivered by Vowles, the Angels went in front as central defender Will Puffette stabbed the ball home from close range.
The lead only lasted four minutes when, on 21 minutes, a through ball sent Blu Husthwaite clear, Larkin plunged at his feet and brought him down for a clear penalty award although whether the Corinthian man was offside was a subject for debate. Denis Ivin’s spot kick found the bottom corner despite Larkin getting his fingertips to the ball.
The game, played at an electrifying pace, was end to end with both sides having chances to go into the break in front, the best of which falling to Tonbridge’s Velvick and Harry Day who brought saves from Ball whilst a temping cross from Vowles just eluded the head of Puffette.
The second half began with Vowles the centre of attention, firing over and then seeing his 51st minute effort cleared from the line.
Just past the hour mark, a dipping shot from 30 yards from Harry London was only narrowly over but a minute later a bad clearance from the keeper eventually fell to Saunders who scored from 12 yards.
Almost immediately from the restart, a Vowles cross was headed in by the industrious Velvick, but the striker’s richly deserved goal was ruled out for offside.
The Angels were well in the ascendancy but a goal to put the game to bed wouldn’t come with substitute Myles Briscoe-Foster and Day going close but as the game entered its final minutes, Corinthian pressed hard for the goal that would take the tie straight to penalties. Husthwaite went very close after being set up by the lively Isaiah Daniel but in the fourth minute of time added it was Daniel at the far post who got the equaliser as the Angels failed to clear.
And so to penalties. Alex Ball gave Corinthian the first advantage saving from Harry London but successive saves from Larkin set up Felix Waring to seal the tie with a fourth successful spot kick.
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