Tonbridge Angels (0) 2 Wagstaff 49 Peart 57
Dover Athletic (1) 1 Jones 24
Attendance: 1,250
Admission: Season Ticket
Mileage: 38/2,017
A brave, tactical decision from manager, Alan Dunne, at the half-time break turned this entertaining Kent derby in the Angels favour after going into the break with a single goal deficit.
Dunney explained in his post-match interview: “I had to change it, take a defender off and be a little more attacking, braver and I was really pleased with the reaction in the second half, there was only one team in it and it showed me, that as a group, we can go a goal down, react and change.”
The Angels manager made one change from Tuesday’s cup replay starting XI with Matty Warren unfit, Scott Wagstaff returned.
Dover Athletic went into the break with their lead courtesy of a 24th minute goal from Jalen Jones, who swept home a shot into the top corner from the right hand angle of six yard box after a Fuad Sesay cross.
In a tight first half, the Angels undoing had been either the lack of a final pass or the passing up of shooting opportunities which led to Dover’s goalkeeper, Mitch Walker, being barely tested.
In first half added time, ex-Angel Ruben Soares-Junior weaved his way into the box before delivering his shot that was brilliantly pushed to safety by Jacob Adams.
Dunney made an immediate substitution after the break introducing Brody Peart for defender Sam German and the more attack-minded structure brought an early dividend as Bailey Akehurst fired in a low shot that Walker could only parry into the path of Scott Wagstaff who, reacting quickest to the loose ball, made no mistake from close range.
Eight minutes later, the Angels hit the front with a well-worked team goal that saw Bunmi Babajide and Marcus Sablier combine before Akehurst crossed across the face of goal for Peart to arrive at the far post to bury his shot into the bottom corner.
Tonbridge dominated the second period, seeing good chances for Sablier and Simon sent wide while their visitors were unable to open up any opportunities leaving the Angels seeing out the game in relative comfort.
Picture: David Couldridge
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