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1-1 |
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Nkoma(52) |
HT 0-0 |
Rowlands(90) |
Despite having the majority of play and certainly most of the chances, Tooting came
away with just one point for their endeavours. As in a lot of the matches this season,
the Terrors played a very attractive brand of football but once again were unable
to convert their superiority into goals. Report by: Chris Jackson |
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1-2 |
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Larin(81) |
HT 0-1 |
Jelly(40), Nkoma(90) |
The benign opening 89 minutes of this game gave little hint of the drama that was
to unfold in the closing moments of this somewhat lack lustre encounter. Team: Smith, Jelly, Gordon, Graves, J Cheadle, Knock, Clarke(Simpson), Quarm, Pinnock, Marshall(Newton), Wright(Nkoma) Not used: Hartburn, Aikin-Simon, Murphy, H Cheadle(gk). Report by: Tim Marcus |
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2-1 |
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Fisk(22), O’Toole(58) |
HT 1-1 |
Marshall(44) |
Terrors were robbed of a point when Tom Jelly was denied a gold plated penalty, the most blatant in a string of ‘homer’ decisions. Hill proved once again to be solid opponents and deservedly took the lead following a fine flowing move. However, to the surprise of most, Billy Marshall collected the ball from Nathan Gordon, turned and curled a beauty into the top corner to equalise. A much more balanced second half offered little in the way of goalmouth action until slack marking twenty minutes from time gave O’Toole a free header to score the winner from a well worked wing raid. The Jelly incident followed and a subsequent, weaker, appeal for handball in the box, was also denied, but no-one really expected referee Rowley to change his spots (or should that be green and black stripes). Team: Smith, Jelly, Gordon, Alimi, Hartburn, Knock, Clarke, Quarm, Pinnock, Marshall, Newton Not used: J Cheadle, Graves, Nkoma, Lalor-Dell, H Cheadle(gk). |
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1-1 |
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Mahrez Bettache (65) |
HT 0-1 |
Summers(29) |
Tooting came up against a Casuals side enjoying the heady heights of 2nd place in the table and including 4 ex Terrors seeking a solid 90 minute performance after frustratingly dropping points in recent games by conceding late goals. And they heavily dominated possession during the first half, confidently moving the ball from wing to wing at the back before launching breaks down the flanks or through the middle using the dribbling skills of Newton, Clarke and TJ. This saw the Casuals forwards Byatt and Wilson-Dennis forced to crab backwards and forwards across the pitch withouthardly a touch of the ball and their midfield packed and solid where Hall was his usual authoritative self. It was Tooting that created the first clear chances when a series of 3 consecutive short corners saw a shot deflected over and then a save by Bracken at his near post from Gordon. Soon after Smith was forced to come out sharply to smother well at the feet of the dangerous Spencer after a Cheadle block tackle deflected in to his path. During the first 30 minutes the game was patient overall control for us and quick
breaks for them.But the deadlock was broken in the 29th min when TJ slid a ball in
through the inside left channel where SUMMERS took it and twitched cleverly to leave
two Casuals defenders on their backsides before swivelling to shoot low in to the
opposite corner. Half time 0 – 1 Casuals nearly equalised just minutes in to the 2nd half when Spencer picked up a half cleared header and drove a fierce shot onto the crossbar. The Terrors then created their own chance when Marshall chipped forward centrally to Summers requiring Bracken to rush out and half clear with his head/shoulder. The next ball forward saw TJ clear but he was offside being now goalside of the keeper. Clarke then dribbled from just outside his own box until he was finally stopped by a slide tackle in the box at the other end. A second goal was needed to put this game to bed. And it looked as if TJ might provide it when supplied with the ball wide right by Summers. Three glorious, bamboozling step overs followed but the resulting shot went over the bar. Somewhat oddly Casuals then took off Spencer but proved they could still be dangerous when Byatt put over the bar a sharp chance from a second consecutive corner. They did even better in the 65th min when Bettache skipped past a half challenge down the left and dribbled to the goaline. Twice it seemed certain he would cut the ball back for strikers in the middle but he ended up shooting low to the far corner. Now the game opened up with both sides pressing for a winner. And Newton created the first of 3 good chances frustratingly spurned by Marshall who lifted his shot over the bar from inside the box. The Zebra clad Terror faithful then watched in horror as a Casuals cross bounced of Cheadle, then Smith and then the post before returning to the arms of Smith. At this point Pinnock and Wright replaced Clarke and Nkoma with Tooting still pushing hard for a winner and a valuable 3 points, but it was Byatt who found himself free to head the ball from a deep cross by Hodges right to the heart of the Terror goal mouth. Thankfully his header was directed straight in to the arms of the grateful Smith. Alimi now replaced Summers and Marshall pushed further forward and shortly afterwards
it was Marshall who blazed over when it seemed almost easier to score (a phrase easy
to trot out from our side of the touchline!) after Newton dribbled in to the box
to shot and Pinnock recycled. Another game where the team did more than enough to pick up 3 points. Solid in the back 4, well organised in midfield and numerous attacking options. Three games earlier in the season saw a four goal tally. And very soon one of our opponents is going to suffer that same fate. It is coming. Team: Paul Smith, Tom Jelly, Nathan Gordon, Harry Knock (Cap), Jordan Cheadle, Colin Hartburn, Jordan Clarke (Sol Pinnock), Bill Marshall, Dan Summers, (BashiroAlimi) Howard Newton, TinasheNkoma (Laim Wright). Subs not used: Harvey Cheadle, David Graves Report by: Bondy |
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0-3 |
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HT 0-2 |
Pinnock(7), Summers(43,47) |
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