AFC Totton (1) 3 Lee 41,50 Kasimu
Tonbridgge Angels (0) 0
Attendance: 1,006
Admission: Pass
Mileage: 250/841
New Ground: 392
Tonbridge Angels had a disappointing first day on the road as they were soundly beaten by AFC Totton.
The home side celebrated their first ever home game in National League South and their success took them to pole position in the embryonic league table.
Craig Nelson responding to the question of accepting losing to the better team: “No, not at all. We didn’t make them work hard enough to score against us, but fair play they have taken their opportunities. But we didn’t do enough in front of their goal to warrant any points out of the game.”
It was a warm, sultry afternoon down in the New Forest and Craig Nelson made two changes from his opening day starting XI against Slough Town. Eddie Simon was unavailable so Martell Crossdale-Taylor was brought in to lead the line meanwhile Jack Matton started in the back line with Matthew Warren on the bench.
The first half was one of stalemate with neither side creating much in the way of clear cut chances, although the home side were dominant in terms of possession, until the 41st minute when a cross from the right from Ash Clarke found the head of Tony Lee who directed back across goal and into the opposite bottom corner.
The second period opened brighter for the Angels with Brody Peart bringing a low save out of Ryan Gosney in the first minute but, immediately after, Jacob Adams was making a similar save at the other end to deny Clarke.
Totton doubled their advantage after 50 minutes when a free kick was hooked backwards by Clarke for Lee to hit a glorious volley while the visitors appealed for offside in vain.
Tonbridge sought a way back into the game with Peart seeing a cross deflected over the bar; a Jack Matton effort that was also deflected over and after good pass from Marcus Sablier that ended with Scott Wagstaff being denied at his feet by Gosney, the ball switched to the other end for substitute Hisham Kasimu to convert an easy chance to make Totton’s historic day complete.
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