Staplehurst Monarchs U23 (0) 2 Cheek 67 (pen) Juniper 80 Ruler 90+1
Tunbridge Wells U23 (2) 2 Lambert 12,34
Attendance: 75
Admission: £2
Mileage: 1/8,032
More end of season eeking and, should I want to (not particularly), the SCEFL Development League has a bevy of unplayed fixtures due to the wet winter and clubs preserving their pitches for their senior teams. Clubs have been given until 19th May to fulfil their fixtures after which the games will be voided.
Tunbridge Wells Under-23's arrived at the Jubilee with just the one substitute, a goalkeeper, and he was pressed into action as an outfield player within the opening minutes as striker Fin Hartley limped out of the game.
Tunbridge Wells made light of their disadvantage going into the break two goals up through a brace from Max Lambert who opened the scoring with a driven shot into the bottom corner after 12 minutes and a stab home from close range after 34 minutes.
Staplehurst, who were also without substitutes, set out the second half with an intent to retrieve the game and rattled the woodwork and had close calls in front of call before they were handed a route back into the game when Max Juniper was brought down for Connor Cheek to convert from the spot. Ten minutes remained when Juniper scrambled the ball over the line after the Wells failed to clear their lines. A really good game deserved a cracking winner and it duly came for the home side in the first minute of added after close range chances had gone begging the ball fell at the feet of Ollie Ruler whose 20 yard shot into the top corner whistled past the keeper.
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