Folkestone Invicta (0) 0
Tonbridge (0) 0
Att. 394
Entrance: £9
Programme: £1.50
Mileage: 82/1586
Match Report
It is a very rare occurrence when I regret having made the effort to go to a football match but I have to concede that my August Bank Holiday Monday would have been far better spent endeavouring to contain an overgrown garden.A second successive match on a windswept coast and, on this occasion, the wind was the winner. Neither side managed to master the conditions and subsequently the game was of poor fare throughout. We can truly gloss over the first half as a non event. There were half chances for Tonbridge in the shape of Jake Beecroft and Frannie Collin and similarly for Folkestone, but neither goalkeeper was unduly threatened.
A similar pattern appeared to be in place in the second half until the game emerged from the depths of mediocrity after 65 minutes when Sonny Miles completely misjudged a long punt into the wind and it fell to the onrushing Paul Jones, who took his time, steadied himself, and then from the edge of the six yard box slammed a shot high over the bar. At least it produced a bit of excitement.
Within two minutes, excitement reached fever pitch, forgive my sarcasm, as Tonbridge were awarded a penalty after Collin was fouled. The striker took the penalty himself, only to see Jack Delo parry the ball back to him. Collin’s second effort was once again blocked by the keeper and cleared to safety.
Frustratingly, that was just about that. Both sides had sights of goal in the closing stages without either looking likely to break the deadlock. A clean sheet and a first point is something of a consolation for Tonbridge, personally I can’t help feeling that I would rather have mown the lawn.
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