AEI Sports (1) 4 Kamara 30,51 Minors 65,71
Staplehurst Monarchs Reserves (1) 1 Lambert 26
Estimated Attendance: 200
Played at Maidstone United
Entrance: £5
Programme: Included
Mileage: 18/9,559
I have been unable to ascertain the actual line-ups, so have taken the programme listing as gospel, which I doubt is correct, so if you are Mo Kamsra or Brendan Minors and seeing yourself credited with a brace apiece and perhaps didn't even strike a shot in anger, then take the praise with a wry smile.
A very healthy crowd which I estimated to be in excess of 200 saw a game that for Step Seven proved to be very watchable with a couple of talented players who probably could be performing at a higher level.
AEI Sports, from Aylesford, were for the majority of the game superior to their opposition who had gone through their league season in the Kent County League Division Three Central and East managing just one victory whilst AEI finished sixth out of nine competing clubs.
AEI had the ball in the net after 12 minutes but this was ruled out for offside before Callum Wilkins, in the Monarchs goal, saved well from Alex Oni, one of the stand-out players of the evening.
Staplehurst were struggling to gain a foothold in the game but gave warning after 20 minutes when they had two shots blocked before Dan Ashton blasted over.
But, against the run of play, it was indeed the Monarchs that took the lead after 26 minutes when Callum Lambert was sent clear to touch the ball past the advancing Dan Ball with Sean Stanton unable to sort his feet out to clear before the ball crossed the line.
The lead was not to last long as a punch clear from Wilkins fell at the feet of Kamara who rifled a shot into the roof of the net.
The rest of the half was mostly one-way traffic in AEI's favour but Staplehurst survived to the break with parity.
AEI Sports got their noses in front early in the second period when Kamara turned in a corner having been given time and space on the edge of the six yard box to leave Staplehurst with an uphill battle.
AEI's Dan Ball was forced into activity a couple of times before they went 3-1 up sfter 65 minutes. Wilkins headed clear just outside his box but the ball was returned with a lob from 25 yards by Brendan Minors.
Six minutes later, Wilkins suffered an unfortunate moment that his performance didn't deserve when he received a back pass and tried to take the ball around Minors only to be tackled, leaving an empty net to score.
As said, the game was better than a mere number and well worth the time and effort.
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