Hugh Christie 8 Brompton Academy 0

Match 70/21/1934 - Wednesday, 8th December 2021 - Academies Championship

Hugh Christie (4) 8 Nunes 22 Mpyadora 23,34 Elliott 43 Devlin 72 Lazell 73,80 Brown 83
Brompton Academy (0) 0
Headcount: 15

Admission: Free
Programme: None
Mileage: 32/3,972

It’s been a tough last four or five weeks for the Academy with eight potential elite squad players being ruled out with injuries which has meant results haven’t gone so well for squads two and three as players have been promoted into higher squads (which is positive news) often leaving Squad Three at bare bones, but performances have been improving and it was good for Squad Three that, for once, the boot was on the other foot with no games for the two more senior squads enabling Joe Ford to choose from a full squad and even supplement his team.

It took the Angels 20 minutes or so to make the breakthrough against Brompton Academy (SEFA) but once Sammy Nunes scored with a shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the box, the floodgates were opened.

A second goal was added a minute later after Charlie Hatcher had sent Joseph Mpyadora through to finish coolly past an goalkeeper clearly frustrated by his absent defence.

This second goal signalled a siege on the visitors goal and it was somewhat surprising that it took another 11 minutes before the scoreline was added to with the Brompton goalkeeper admirably keeping out efforts from Harry Flemming and Mpyadora.

But he was beaten again after 34 minutes when a fine move involving Harrison Parks and Reece Elliott ended with Mpyadora adding his second goal.

Parks was involved again in setting up an opportunity for Hatcher, who was twice denied but Hatcher added a second assist with a pass into Elliott who rounded a defender, slotting home an assured finish.

The half-time team talk surrounded maintaining standards despite the obvious weakness of the opposition, but Brompton actually had their best period after half-time and their best player twice tested the Angels’ goalkeeper and a header from a corner rattled the crossbar.

But the momentum switched back to the home side and after a series of missed chances, Ryan Devlin produced a 25 yard lob over a stranded keeper.

Two minutes later, on 73, Jack Lazell thumped home a 20 yarder for 6-0 and after 80 minutes he doubled his tally with a shot that slipped from the goalkeeper’s grasp.

Hatcher helped himself to a hat-trick of assists with the final goal giving Ellis Brown a tap-in.

It was an easy victory for the Championship North team and one that should give them confidence in the coming months.

Hugh Christie 1 Abbey School 3

Match 55/19/1777 - Wednesday, 11th December 2019 - Academies League Cup

Hugh Christie (0) 1
Abbey School (0) 3
Headcount: 8

Admission: Free
Programme: Free
Mileage: 32/4,256

In the absence of an Elite fixture, the Development 1 side took centre stage with an Academies League Cup Quarter-Final against Dover Athletic. With neither side senior team’s playing, both drafted in players, but it was the Crabble-based side that proved the stronger running out 3-1 winners. Josh Reed scoring the home side’s goal.

Hugh Christie 1 St George's 4

Match 28/19/1751 - Wednesday, 25th September 2019 - Academy Championship

Hugh Christie (1) 1 Kempton 14
St George's (1) 4 Anderson 44,80 Deslandes 73 Lovell 88
Headcount: 4

Admission: Free
Programme: None
Mileage: 32/2,012

A strong second half performance culminating with three goals in the last 17 minutes gave St George’s (Broadstairs) the points at King’s Hill.

The first half had been hard fought with Hugh Christie taking the lead on 14 minutes but being pegged back on the stroke of half time.

Hugh Christie’s lead had been obtained when Harry Kempton cut in from the left wing to bury a shot into the far corner from the angle of the 18 yard box.

St George’s hit straight back with a shot straight at Joe Roberts and we’re indebted to Louis Mayer who produced an acrobatic clearance from the line to preserve the Angels Academy side’s lead.

Both goalkeeper’s were employed before on the stroke of the break, a move opened up the Hugh Christie defence which allowed Jordan Anderson to fire a shot past Roberts from 12 yards.

The second half was evenly matched until the home side appeared to run out of steam in the last 20 minutes.

A superb 25 yard effort from Hugh Christie’s Angus Fife crashes against the right hand post and Harry Bray’s shot clawed out of the top corner by the St George’s goalkeeper.

But that is not to say that the Broadstair’s side were without chances of their own with the Angels’ defence stretched on more than one occasion.

The home side’s resistance was finally broken on 73 minutes by a moment of pure class from Leon Deslandes who deftly curled a shot over the keeper and into the top corner.

St George’s totally dominated the final 10 minutes scoring on 80 minutes through Anderson and with two minutes remaining Brandon Lovell wrapped up proceedings.

It was a harsh lesson for the Hugh Christie boys that a game lasts 90 minutes and they need the fitness to be competitive for every one of them.