Slough Town (1) 3 Bayliss 44,68 Evans 90+5
Tonbridge Angels (0) 1 Vincent 67
Attendance: 1,202
Admission: Pass
Mileage: 161/1,401
Somewhere, sometime, the unbeaten start to the season had to end and so it was that the Angels’ run of 11 games foundered at Slough Town’s Arbour Park.
Two set piece goals and a added time third that gave the gave the scoreline a flattering look for the robust home side undid Tonbridge Angels.
Manager Jay Saunders was disappointed with the manner of the defeat with regards to the set piece goals conceded. “The two set pieces were disappointing. I don’t think we did enough to win the game, there wasn’t bundles in the game but they took their opportunities when they got them … we’ve got to do better with the two free kicks and deal with them.”
.Warm autumn sunshine greeted the Angels faithful in Berkshire and they would have been disappointed to hear the team news that both Ethan Sutcliffe and Jason Adigun had suffered training ground injuries back at their parent clubs, although the latter was able to take a place on the bench. Additional changes saw Noel Leighton gain his first National League South start and Tariq Hinds returning to the starting XI. The first half looked to be meandering its way to a goalless conclusion when a corner hoisted to the far post found the towering head of Dan Bayliss to put the Rebels in front as the clock ticked into added time.
Chances for both sides had been at a premium in a dour first half. Tonbridge carved out a good chance on seven minutes when Sean Shields and Liam Vincent linked well before the wing back delivered a cross towards Hinds, who could not get enough purchase on his header to unduly trouble the Slough goalkeeper, Charlie Horlock.
A minute later, Bayliss gave a foretaste of what was to come when he won a header in the box that needed to be cleared from in front of his line by Scott Wagstaff.
Slough’s style was big crosses into the box and from another of these, John Gilbert’s header cleared the bar.
On 25 minutes, a teasing Shields cross evaded Leighton and just past the half-hour Horlock saved low to his left from the Tonbridge striker and with the Angels enjoying a period of dominance, Ryan Hanson was denied by the feet of home custodian.
The closing minute of the half, saw skipper Wagstaff needing to be substituted after making a challenge and from the resultant corner Bayliss put the home side in front at the break.
Slough opened the half with a couple of chances that saw Toby Steward save from Francis Amartey before a controversial incident on the edge of the box might well have seen the Slough player-manager Scott Davies red carded as Leighton was about to go clear before being unceremoniously dumped to the floor. Davies received a yellow card but some kind of justice was served as Vincent powered the free kick low through the wall to give the Angels an equaliser.
Parity was to last barely a minute as the Angels found themselves vulnerable again to the high cross into the box that found its way to Bayliss to volley into the net.
The five minutes of added time rather summed up the Angels afternoon. The second of which saw a clear handball in the Slough penalty area but the referee waved away the appeals and a minute later Crossley Lema was shown a red card after reacting to a foul from Gilbert. Slough then added a third with virtually the last kick of the match after Sam Evans had robbed Ronnie Nelson of possession.
Jay added: “We’ve been on a good run, we can’t feel sorry for ourselves, we just have to pick ourselves up and prepare for next week.”
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