Kent Football Utd Blue vs St Mary cray Athletic
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15 December 2019
Away league match played on 15 December 2019.
Kicked off at 9:10 AM
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vs Kent Football Utd Blue
Away league match
The second half of 2019 proved to be a little hit and miss for SMC with consecutive promotions it was always going to be a big test and this certainly proved to be the case leading up to Christmas.
After a much needed Winter break the boys returned to B league action refreshed and looking to start the new year with a win and get the season back on track.
With the West stand almost at capacity the boys were hoping to put on a show and they did not disappoint with a goal coming in the first 2 minutes from Oli T, after a bit of pinball in the box the ball rebounded off of Oli T who was in the right place at the right time to put the ball marginally over the line.
After briefly consulting with VAR the ref awarded the goal, 1-0 SMC.
SMC dominated possession for large periods of the 1st half on what was a very narrow pitch but unfortunately weren’t really able to test the opposition keeper.
At halftime the Manager reinforced with the boys the fact that we needed that 2nd goal to kill the game off.
The second half proved to be a little tougher for the boys as our Movement and passing seemed to go a little off the boil, maybe Christmas and new year celebrations taking their toll.
As the opposition slowly grew into the game their goal came in the 40th min with a strong finish from the striker, 10 minutes left to play.
The game continued to be scrappy from both sides but both refused to settle for the draw and continued to push on.
After an attack in the final minute from Kent football United the ball was held by keeper George Martin who quickly rose to his feet spotting Henry Mitchell up the pitch on the last defender, last chance saloon and George strikes the ball over the top of the last defender leaving Henry to use his strength and speed to get onto the end of the pass before the defender and on rushing keeper.
Henry just manages to to get a toe onto the ball putting it into the back of the net 2-1 SMC! WHAT AN END TO THE GAME.
This proves to be the last kick of the game, what a result for the boys.
We made hard work of it today but we saw flashes of what we are capable of in the first half and hopefully we can continue to progress, train hard
and we will see the results continue to go our way.
Man of the match went to Oli T who had a great game rounding it off with a goal.
UP THE CRAY!