Three Bridges U18 (0) 1
Tonbridge Angels U18 (1) 2 Unwin 16 Peart 72 Babajide 80
Headcount: 60
Admission: £5
Mileage: 100/1,567
New Ground: 394
Three weeks ago with the Angels Under-18’s trailing Three Bridges in the 96th minute, goalkeeper Jacob Hunt went forward for a corner and stabbed home a valuable equaliser. On Monday, once again in the 96th minute, Hunt was again the saviour, this time in the more traditional role of a goalkeeper, making a point blank save to preserve three points very much hard-earned and well deserved.
In truth, Hunt’s heroics should not have been needed as a largely controlled performance should have led to a comfortable win.
Tonbridge were on the front foot from the outset when, the outstanding River Ballach tested the Three Bridges goalkeeper after just two minutes. The goalkeeper was in action once more to deny Robert Penman before the Angels went in front after 25 minutes with a superb strike into the top corner from 20 yards from Harry Bingham after Fiachra Pritchard and Penman had worked to the ball to the edge of the box.
Ultimately, it was the Three Bridges goalkeeper that denied the visitors a comfortable evening, making good saves to thwart Penman and Ashton Lucas before the break.
After the interval, the Angels remained in charge with the keeper remaining the impenetrable last line of defence making good saves from Penman and Dani Sulovari before a lapse in concentration allowed the home side a route back into the game. A free kick awarded 25 yards out, wide on the right, on 56 minutes, saw a clever straight pass forward when the congested penalty area expected a cross, that allowed the Three Bridges receiver of the pass through on goal to convert with a shot into the bottom corner.
The Angels youngsters quickly regained their composure and were back in front six minutes later when a short corner routine between Pritchard and Callum Fincham saw the cross bundled home at the far post by Jack Gallacher.
A combination of wasteful finishing and the continued excellence of the aforementioned custodian allowed Three Bridges to make their added time assault that emphasised there were two quality goalkeepers on the pitch.
Dom Welsh said after the game: “It was unnecessarily a nervy ending having had many opportunities to kill the game off, but it was a positive away performance.”
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