Chatham Town U18 (0) 1
Tonbridge Angels U18 (3) 4 Penman 32 Larkin 39 (pen) Lucas 42 Fabimafobee 72
Attendance: 55
Admission: £1
Mileage: 38/4,920
Tonbridge Angels Under-18’s eased to a comfortable victory at Chatham Town on Monday evening and then saw their lead at the top of the Isthmian Youth League extended as title favourites, Sutton Common Rovers, were surprisingly beaten at previously bottom club, Sheppey United.
Chatham had, themselves, opened up the title chase last week when they won with a single goal at Sutton Common.
The U18’s were, for the most part, in control of the game at The Bauvill without quite reaching the level of quality that we know they have. Dom Welsh commented after the game: “We were efficient, but for the first 20 minutes we were well off it, but we have a good recent habit of putting our foot on the pedal once we have scored.”
Nonetheless, Tonbridge did make chances in the opening half hour, in particular, a header from Jack Gallacher that was steered narrowly wide of the post and, an effort from Ashton Lucas that struck a post.
The lead was finally gained on 32 minutes when a through ball saw Lucas brought down on the edge of the box by the advancing goalkeeper, but the ball rolled into the path of Robert Penman who stroked it into the unguarded goal.
The Angels advantage was stretched on 39 minutes when Tolu Fabimafobee was fouled in the box which allowed Adam Larkin to send the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot.
The lead as extended to three a couple of minutes before the break when Penman did remarkably well to squeeze a pass back from the bye-line for Lucas to score.
The foot did come off the pedal in the opening 20 minutes of the second period and a magnificent strike from the Chatham right back into the top corner from 25 yards served as a wake-up call to which they responded within a minute. Fabimafobee collected an infield pass from Ishe Hunidzarira to waltz through the centre of the home defence to restore the three goal advantage.
Dom Welsh played down the title talk: “We are in a strong position, but we have to tick each game off, one at the time, starting next Monday at home to Sheppey United.”
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