Tonbridge Angels (1) 1 Greenidge 1 Aransibia 48 Jack Wood 62
Eastbourne Borough (0) 0
Attendance: 550
Admission: Season Ticket
Programme: 3
Mileage: 38/3,812
A first minute goal set up an evening with the football played out in front of you as relaxed as an end-of-season testimonial. There was time to discuss the cricket in Pakistan and the upcoming World Cup Quarter Final when England will meet France.
Eastbourne Borough arrived at Longmead on a run of five successive wins that had launched them into the play-off places. True, they also arrived with players, including goalkeeper, Lee Worgan, missing but Tonbridge took the game to their visitors from the first whistle and never lost control of it.
The big news prior to the game was the departures on James Taylor and Dylan Gavin. Whilst loanee Gavin returned to Charlton on the back of a lack of game time, the loss of Taylor is viewed as a big loss, although not quite as big as it might have been viewed a couple of months back. After a period on the sidelines through injury, Taylor has found it difficult to force his way back into the side and with a trial in Spain beckoning, he decided that should that not work out he would like to seek a club closer to his Hereford home.
The Angels were in front on 56 seconds after a log ball out of defence was headed on by Jordan Greenidge into the path of Lewis Gard who fed Jack Wood out on the right wing. The on loan Southend man took on his marker and pulled the ball back from the bye-line into Greenidge whose first attempt was blocked but he finished from close range after the ball rebounded back to him for his fifth goal of a highly productive loan spell.
Tonbridge dominated the first half hour with Greenidge heading over and a Craig Braham-Barrett effort clearing the bar before Jonny Henly was pressed into action saving well at his near post from Miguel Scarlett.
Just before the break, in a carbon copy of the opening minute goal, a cross from Wood was met by Greenidge but his clipped shot just drifted wide of the far post.
Tonbridge opened up the second half, also as they did the first, adding their second after 48 minutes, with Tariq Hinds skipping a challenge down the right before crossing into the box where the late arriving Devonte Aransibia converted from around the penalty spot.
The lead was increased to three on 62 minutes allowing the speculation of England’s quarter-final chances to begin. A goal kick from Henly was headed on in the centre circle by Greenidge and there was Wood scampering away from the defence before composing himself for an assured finish.
Whilst we enjoyed our relaxation time, there were chance at both ends but nothing that was going to stress the Tonbridge support.
Picture: Dave Couldridge
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