Albion vs Chistlehurst wanderers

Last Sunday Albion was back to Chistlehurst for a second attempt, after the match was called off last time due to a frozen Pitch. Unfortunately by the close of play, defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory.

Peter Appleby takes up the story.

Tandridge League Youth Football League B Under 10’s

Chiselhurst Wanderers FC vs Redhill Albion 14/03/10

Redhill started brightly, with Williams going close in the 2^nd minute following a pass from O’Donovan but fell behind a minute later when a Chiselhurst throw into the box was finished clinically by the attacker.

In the 4^th minute Appleby worked his way into the box and hit a shot which was saved by the goal keeper.

Case-Green pulled off a great save in the 5^th minute when Chiselhurst broke through the Redhill defence.

The next 10 minutes saw the game ebb and flow to each end with neither side getting on top.

O’Donovan and “lad of the match” Appleby combined well in the 12^th minute but Appleby’s shot was saved.

Lewer was playing solidly at the back and made a terrific saving tackle in the 13^th minute and passed the ball to Sowton who hit a long ball to Senior who placed the ball past the goal keeper  to make it 1-1.

Chiselhurst responded quickly from the kick-off and hit the bar. Chiselhurst pressure persisted for several minutes and Case-Green was kept busy.

After 20 minutes Redhill broke away down the left with Hickman who passed to Senior, but Senior’s shot was saved.

Chiselehurst continued to push Redhill back and after 22 minutes Chiselhurst took the lead when an attacker collected the ball in the box turned neatly and fired the ball into the net.

A succession of attacks should have increased Chiselhurst’s lead but good defending by Lewer, Smart and Sowton kept Redhill in the game and just before half time Stevens passed the ball to Senior on the edge of the box who rifled the ball into the net to level the score 2-2.

Just before the half time whistle, the Chiselhurst goal keeper picked up a back pass and Redhill were awarded a free kick on the edge of the box but there was confusion over whether or not it was direct free kick and Redhill was unable to capitalise and the half-time score remained 2-2.

In the second minute of the second half a Redhill corner fell to Appleby who took the ball to the line before pulling it back to Sowton who fired the ball into the net to give Redhill the lead.

2 minutes later Chiselhurst were level when the ball was passed to an attacker on the left of the box who chipped over Case-Green into the net.

The game continued end to end with both teams going close. Meldrum was working hard in both defence and attack. Sowton had a powerful shot saved and Senior shot over the bar following some neat interplay with Appleby.

In the 42^nd minute Appleby was fouled in the Chiselhurst box but the referee waved play on and from the break away Chislehurst made it 4-3.

Both Stevens and Senior went close in the final minutesbut there were no further goals and the game finished 4-3.

Final Score: Chiselhurst Wanderers 4 Redhill Albion 3 (Senior(2), Sowton)