Sevenoaks Town (0) 0
Tonbridge (0) 1 Blewden 68
Attendance: Est. 150
Entrance: Senior £3
Programme: None
Mileage: 46/206
Five good chances, Nathan Elder shot over the bar and saw another effort well saved, Luke Blewden put a header over the top, Tom Parkinson saw his effort turned aside by the goalkeeper and a Jeromme Sobers header from a corner was comfortably saved, all within the first ten minutes as the visitors threatened to overwhelm their Southern Counties East hosts.
Mickey Collins managed to get some organisation back into his Sevenoaks side and from that point the chances to a degree dried up, unlike the weather where the rain was becoming a little too persistent.
James Folkes, operating further forward almost as a orthodox right winger produced several athletic runs but his end product was a little inconsistent. Nathan Elder was winning every ball pumped forward towards him but his partnership with Blewden is obviously a work in progress.
Into the second half and Anthony Di Bernado was asked to make a smart save. The goalkeeper seems a class above the choices of last season and dealt with almost everything with comfort.
Nick Wheeler, who wasn't as impressive as in the previous two games supplied the set piece delivery after 68 minutes for Blewden to glance a header into the far corner for the only goal of the game.
On the way home we played the guessing game of the starting eleven on August 8. In my opinion the choice centres around two factors if the personnel was to stay the same. Jerrome Sobers walked back to the dressing room last night with an ice pack around that troublesome knee. If he is fit, does that mean going with three at the back? And secondly, what is Tommy Whitnall's position in the present line-up. If he was to play behind Elder, then there is a midfield three of Wheeler, Phipp and Parkinson, leaving no place for Blewden. But if Sobers is not fit, then a 4-4-2 formation would find a place for Blewden. Guessing games!
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