Folkestone Academy (1) 2
Hugh Christie (4) 12 Hutson 20 Fife 25 Ruck 44 Reed 45+2,70,83,87 Barden 56,72,81 Kempton 85 Knight 90+3
Headcount: 8
Admission: Free
Programme: None
Mileage: 100/3,503
Tonbridge Angels Academy Development side, Hugh Christie, cruised into the Quarter Finals of the League Cup in a one-sided match at Folkestone Academy.
The home side compete at a lower level than the Angels and despite being given a goal start when awarded a penalty after two minutes, the gap between the sides became more cavernous as the game progressed.
Folkestone fielded a young lady as their main striker and a tap on her ankle led to the early penalty that was duly despatched.
On a sodden pitch it took the Tonbridge side a while to recover their composure and assert their obvious superiority on the home side. A Josh Reed header from a corner brought a good save from the corner and from an Angus Fife free kick, Max Webb headed over before, after 20 minutes, Luke Hutson converted with a header from a free kick.
The feeling that the floodgates were about to open grew when Fife curled a free kick into the top corner from 20 yards after 25 minutes.
But, despite many a close thing, that did not happen until the final couple of minutes of the half as Folkestone defended valiantly with the aid of the woodwork. But after 44 minutes Reed set up Brynley Ruck with time to turn and shoot. A couple of minute into added time a fourth was added when Webb’s effort came back from the bar for Reed to fire into the top corner.
With the tie virtually safe, manager Dominic Welsh shuffled his pack throwing full back Adam Barden into attack and the defender was able to tap in a rebound after the goalkeeper fumbled a Fife free kick.
The game was now almost embarrassingly one-way traffic but it was Fife, who had shown the most quality from midfield, that was left a little red-faced as he fired wide a 66th minute penalty.
A lapse in concentration saw a throw-in find its way to allow the hosts to score from close range but within four minutes, the sixth through Reed and the seventh through Barden re-established order.
It was a case of how many the visitors would score and as the Folkestone side tired and became even more ragged defensively, five goals in the last 10 minutes rounded up a dozen. Barden collected an unlikely hat-trick from his starting position at the back; Reed (who is normally a centre back) had a tap in for his hat trick; Harry Kempton brought up double figures and a Reed header for his fourth made it 11.
Arguably, the best goal of the game was the final one when Jacob Knight hooked in a volley at the near post from a Kempton cross.
Hugh Christie now go on to meet what can only be expected to be sterner opposition in Dover Christ Church Academy in the next round.
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