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Topic: Chelmsford v Angels Latest (Read 1369 times)
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KB
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Our second goal was credited to Matt Lovell. He struck the ball, but it should have really been an OG - clearly came off a Chelmsford player .... but they all count!
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What was the starting line-up?
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Fantastic performance from all the lads yesterday, really deserved the result I thought. Got the couples of slices of luck you need at those kinda places.
Reedy was solid. Donovan was outstanding for me, only error was jumping in for their first equaliser. Matty Lovell capped off a good performance with a blinding goal. Kinchy and Hamid in centre mid gave their midfielders absolutely no time and space to play. Tommy Tyne's work-rate was second to none... and what a difference it made having Razor back up front, legend. 
Chelmsford - good going forward, crap at the back. What else is there to say that hasn't already been said? Their players, fans, officials etc are all scum and I really hope AFC Wimbledon, Staines, Horsham or whoever pip them to the title.
Bring on Billericay Tuesday! 
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"There's nothing like wedging the pikeys!" - Sir Mickey Collins, 23rd February 2008
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Dan
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Match report from "Chris Evans" (who also wrote today's comical NLP report) of the Chelmsford website.
Glenn Pennyfather refused to blame the weather unreservedly for City's misfortune in losing their 100% home record, but admitted: "Those kind of conditions were a great spoiler!"
Chelmsford had to come from behind twice in the driving wind and rain to recover from comical Angels goals which threatened to cause a major upset in Melbourne but, in the end, Pennyfather was happy to have secured something from the game: “Tonbridge came to stop us play and, with all due respect, I don’t think they did enough in the game to merit a point.”
“They barely had a shot on our goal and those conditions manage to gift both teams with chances they wouldn’t normally get, hence their first goal,” Glenn continued. He was also disappointed with the sending off of James Lawson for violent conduct after the second equaliser, one of two dismissals as Akwasi Edusei also received his marching orders moments before the end. “I thought the Referee let a lot go unpunished and we don’t know how James was sent off for a push in an opponent’s face which didn’t happen.”
With increased squad numbers to select from as three midfielders returned from suspension, the Management Team opted to play the previous weekend’s hero Kezie Ibe up-front in a lone role while moving Lawson out the left-hand side. Dean Palmer was a late addition to the bench as Aidan Collins injured himself in the warm-up.
Predictably, Ricky Holmes was first and also the second to test goalkeeper Matt Reed’s grasp of the soggy surface with a pair of long range efforts in the opening 15 minutes, firstly bursting forward and producing a low drive then later venturing inside to shoot from distance, Reed passing both tests.
Though the goalkeeper could get nowhere near City’s next attempt, a 25-yard free-kick from Spencer Knight from a similar range to the one he converted on Monday night against Thurrock. This time the ball swung to the far post and rebounded powerfully back off the inside of the upright.
Both teams found the incessant downpour difficult to deal with, resulting in several mis-placed passes, and the hosts were uncharacteristically lacking in threat going forward. When they did have the ball in the net following a Holmes-Lawson break away and subsequent scramble in the box their goal was ruled-out for an infringement late in the half.
This came back to haunt Jeff King’s side in a freak scenario deep into first-half injury time, a routine back-towards Danny Gay holding-up in a patch of mud and Tommy Tyne was first to race onto the desolate ball and slam past the unfortunate Clarets custodian.
Thirteen minutes beyond the interval Knight once again attempted to score from a direct free-kick in the absence of regular sharp-shooter Lee Protheroe on a one-match ban for his red card at Staines Town a fortnight previously. Knight also had his midweek goal in the back of his mind and, although his effort floated a yard too high on this occasion, he fared better on 67 minutes.
Striking low and through a group of bodies blocking the vision of ‘keeper Reed, Knight found the bottom corner in off the foot of the post to seemingly trigger a glut of attacks for the resurgent home side. Little did the four-figure crowd know what was around the corner, as a rare Tonbridge foray forward two minutes later resulted in Matt Lovell’s half-volley taking a cruel deflection to swing it past Gay.
Having already equalised once, Chelmsford now had to rebuild again and substitute Bertie Brayley almost made a swift impression with a 74th-minute cross which was nearly bundled-in at the far post by Holmes. But the impressive young winger did find the goal his performance deserved twelve minutes from the end. He breached the Angels’ back line before dispatching the ball wide of Reed into the net.
There were no more goals beyond this point, but there was no lack of incident. Amongst the celebrations, the Assistant Referee on the Main Stand side allegedly spotted the raising of James Lawson’s hand towards an opponent, resulting in the deliberations of the Referee who produced a red card for the youthful striker.
With ten men, the hosts still went in search of the winning goal and almost found it when another replacement, Jon Keeling, curled dangerously from fifteen yards but Reed was able to get a hand to it and turn it away. But there was still time for one more dismissal, Tonbridge’s Edusei wasting no time in collecting two yellow cards during the nine minutes he was on the pitch to see the team numbers evened.
Summarising, Pennyfather said: “We’ve got no excuses for not winning. Things simply didn’t run for us today so we have to put that behind us now and focus on the next game which is, as always, the most important one.”
City:
1 Danny Gay
2 Spencer Knight
3 Chris Duffy
4 Andy Duncan
5 Steve Ward
6 Oliver Berquez
7 Jamie England
8 Jeff Minton (c)
9 James Lawson
10 Kezie Ibe
11 Ricky Holmes
12 Stuart Ainsley
14 Bertie Brayley (On for England, 68)
15 Dean Palmer
16 Jon Keeling (On for Ibe, 71)
17 Ashley Harrison (GK)
Tonbridge Angels: Matt Reed, Ray Powell (c), Matt Lovell, Scott Kinch (Akwasi Edusei, 84), John Beales, James Donovan, John Westcott, Robbie Kember, Hamid Barr, Tommy Tyne, Kirk Watts. Unused Substitutes: Ashley Dann, Kirk Husnu.
Bookings: City: Duffy (59, foul), Keeling (91, unsporting behaviour). Tonbridge: Kinch (17, foul), Kember (64, foul), Donovan (66, foul), Watts (76, foul), Edusei (91, unsporting behaviour and 93, foul).
Sent Off: City: Lawson (79, violent conduct). Tonbridge: Edusei (93, second bookable offence).
Referee: I. Fissenden (Gravesend).
Assistant Referees: D.W. Pike (Hitchin) and A.M. Crawford (Letchworth).
Attendance: 1,005.
City Man of the Match: Ricky Holmes.
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apparently the report above was posted by an imposter. i found the original version of the above report which seems to reflect the game with far more accuracy:
Glenn Pennyfather refused to blame the weather unreservedly for City's fortune in just about keeping their unbeaten home record, but admitted: "Those kind of conditions are a great spoiler- it’s a great pity my players just couldn’t cope for the whole 90 mins”
Chelmsford come from behind twice in the driving wind and rain to recover from two clinical Angels goals which threatened to cause a major upset in Melbourne but, in the end, Pennyfather was relieved to have secured something from the under-par performance: “Tonbridge came to stop us play us off the park, with all due respect, I think were lucky in the end to get a point.”
“They had most of the possession in the 1st 45 without troubling the goal and those conditions manage to gift both teams with chances they wouldn’t normally get” Glenn continued. He was also disappointed with the sending off of James Lawson for violent conduct after the second equaliser, one of two dismissals as Akwasi Edusei also received his marching orders moments before the end. “I thought the Referee let a lot go unpunished – especially when Keeling only got a yellow for a stamp on Tonbridge’s Ray Powell. We just have to accept James was sent off for a push in an opponent’s face another lapse in discipline.”
With increased squad numbers to select from as three midfielders returned from suspension, the Management Team opted to play the previous weekend’s hero Kezie Ibe up-front in a lone role while moving Lawson out the left-hand side. Dean Palmer was a late addition to the bench as Aidan Collins injured himself in the warm-up.
Predictably, Ricky Holmes was first and also the second to test goalkeeper Matt Reed’s grasp of the soggy surface with a pair of opportunist long-range efforts in the opening 15 minutes, firstly bursting forward and producing a low drive then later venturing inside to shoot from distance, Reed passing both tests admirably.
Though the goalkeeper could get nowhere near City’s next attempt, a 25-yard free-kick from Spencer Knight from a similar range to the one he converted on Monday night against Thurrock. This time the ball swung wickedly in the wind to hit the far post and rebounded weakly back off the inside of the upright. A freak goal of that nature at this point would have been an injustice to the visitors.
Both teams found the incessant downpour difficult to deal with, resulting in several mis-placed passes, and the hosts were characteristically lacking in any threat going forward. When they did have the ball in the net following a Holmes-Lawson break away and subsequent scramble in the box their goal was ruled-out for a clear infringement on keeper Reed.
This came back to haunt Jeff King’s side in a scenario deep into first-half injury time, a foolish backpass attempt towards Danny Gay held-up in a patch of mud and Tommy Tyne was first to race onto the desolate ball and slam past the Clarets custodian. I think we can only blame the groundsmen for that one.
Thirteen minutes beyond the interval Knight once again attempted to score from a direct free-kick in the absence of regular sharp-shooter Lee Protheroe on a one-match ban for his latest red card at Staines Town a fortnight previously. Knight also had his midweek failures in the back of his mind and, although his effort floated a yard too high on this occasion, he fared better on 67 minutes.
Striking low and through a group of bodies blocking the vision of ‘keeper Reed, Knight found the bottom corner in off the foot of the post to seemingly trigger a couple of rare attacks for the desperate home side. Little did the four-figure crowd know what was around the corner, as a glut of corners fuelled a Tonbridge foray two minutes later resulting in Matt Lovell’s superbly struck volley taking a deflection to swing it past Gay in the opposite top corner to the one it was destined for.
Having already equalised once, Chelmsford now had to rebuild again and substitute Bertie Brayley almost made an impression with a 74th-minute cross caught the wind and resulted in a poor attempted finish at the far post by Holmes. But the young winger did find a goal twelve minutes from the end. He breached the Angels’ back line before dispatching the ball wide of Reed into the net.
There were no more goals beyond this point, but there was no lack of incident. Amongst the celebrations, the Assistant Referee on the Main Stand spotted a clear “Hattonesque” uppercut attempt by James Lawson’s towards an opponent, resulting in the deliberations of the Referee who rightly produced a red card for the youthful striker.
With ten men, the hosts went fruitlessly in search of the winning goal and the best they could offer was when another replacement, Jon Keeling, curledin a cross from fifteen yards but Reed was able to make a routing save. But there was still time for one more dismissal, Tonbridge’s Edusei collecting two yellow cards during the nine minutes he was on the pitch to see the team numbers evened.
Summarising, Pennyfather said: “We’ve got no excuses for not winning. We simply weren’t good enough today so we have to put that behind us now and focus on the next game which is, as always, the most important one.”
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a few errors are forgivable but less than 100% commitment is not.
losing is never an option.
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