Tonbridge Angels U18 (1) 3
Sheppey United U18 (4) 5 Fabimafobee 17, Fincham 74 Larkin 88
Attendance: 35
Admission: Season Ticket
Mileage: 38/5,088
In the last week Sheppey United have turned the table on its head and blown open the entire title race with last week’s stunning win against Sutton Common Rovers backed-up with another eye-catching win at the Halcyon Wealth Longmead Stadium against our own Under-18’s.
When asked about Sheppey’s week, Dom Welsh commented: “They have massively blown the title race apart. Fair play to them, they came with a plan and executed well, but having said that, we had enough chances to win two or three games. There are five big games ahead of us now.”
Anybody that was disregarding the visitors last week was given an early wake-up call as Sheppey swept into the lead with just 35 seconds on the clock when a strapping Sheppey forward collected a pass, cut in from the right to powerfully strike at the near post.
A positive response to the setback was needed and got as Ashton Lucas saw his effort well saved and from a short corner routine the goalkeeper was once again equal to an effort from Callum Fincham but the Angels found an equaliser, after 17 minutes, when Tolu Fabimafobee capitalised on the poor clearance to race clear, fire in a shot that was helped into the net by a Sheppey defender.
The next 20 minutes saw the Angels with all the momentum but finding a goalkeeper enjoying his evening with good saves from Harry Barton, Rush Broderick and Lucas before two goals in three minutes from the visitors stunned the home side. Both came from wickedly in-swinging corners from the left by J. Lacko, the first met with a header at the near post after 35 minutes and, three minutes later, the more of the same, with this time the ball appearing to go straight in.
Three minutes before the break, Sheppey added a fourth when Lacko found a team mate with time and space to score from around 10 yards.
Despite a positive response in the second half, the Angels fell further behind on 73 minutes when a free kick was headed on for an easy finish at the far post.
A spirited finish to the game saw the Angels pull two goals back, goals that who knows might prove vital at the end of the season. On 74 minutes a shot from Ashvir Banwait was deflected into the path of Fincham and after the goalkeeper thwarted efforts from Adam Larkin, Fabimafobee and Fincham, Larkin added a third from close range with a couple of minutes to go.
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