Tonbridge (0) 1 Elder 78
AFC Sudbury (0) 0
Attendance: 554
Entrance: £6 Senior
Programme: £2.50
Mileage: 38/8,393
AFC Sudbury arrived in Kent in their own last chance saloon as relegation would be confirmed by defeat at Tonbridge.
The Angels opened the game on the front foot, Nick Wheeler had a shot at the goalkeeper and a surging run from full back Ugo Udoji ended with a shot that was wide. But, it was to be another half-hour before the home side was to register a shot on goal, in the intervening time it was Sudbury who took the game to their hosts. Sam Corcoran shot narrowly wide and Jonny Henly made three saves to deny Liam Wales and two headers from Adam Tann before Vas Karagiannis finally ended the shot drought.
The second half took on a different look as Tonbridge finally found a way of getting Wheeler in the game. Alex Akrofi did well to send Wheeler on his way and his cross found the head of Nathan Elder whose goalbound header was brilliantly saved by Marcus Garnham.
Normal service had been duly resumed on the Wheeler/Elder partnership as Wheeler fed the big man with crosses that he headed over in the 55th minute and wide five minutes later.
There was a sense of inevitability that the partnership would eventually break down the Sudbury defence and it finally came 12 minutes from time when Elder headed home Wheeler's free kick from close range.
As the hosts failed to find a second goal, Sudbury seeing the trap door opening before their eyes threw their goalkeeper forward for their last corner kick. Nothing came of it and their one season stay in the Ryman Premier was ended.
For Tonbridge the last chance saloon stays open for another day, this time in Folkestone, for whom a relegation place alongside Sudbury looms large.
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