The young Badgers clearly had a lot of energy to expend, having missed out on a match the previous weekend, however, they waited until the second half before finding their rhythm and then the goals flowed. The first period was a lacklustre affair as they seemed to find it difficult to adjust to the pitch, which was narrower than they are used to. Joseph Issberner scored their only goal.
The second period was a different matter. Brockham applied the pressure as Epsom and Ewell kicked off, forcing a free kick as a result of a hand ball. Aidan Torpey stepped up and powered a shot at goal which the keeper couldn't hold, allowing Callum Agent to pounce and score Brockham's second. Next a slick move up the left hand side saw a Max Austin pass to Agent steered to Justin Hurst in the middle of the box who notched up Brockham's third. Hurst then turned provider. Having trapped the keepers poor clearance he threaded the ball to Austin who needed no invitation to smash the ball into the back of the net. Torpey was next to surge from defence, past a number of Epsom defenders, before firing to the right of the keeper whose outstretched hand could only deflect the ball onto the inside of the post and into the net.
Austin added his second, latching onto a long ball, speeding past a couple of defenders before stroking it past the keeper to give the Badgers their sixth. Another ball from mid field to Austin promptly resulted in his third. There was then a chase by three Brockham players after a long clearance from their keeper. Max Hill won the race to score Brockham's eighth.
It was pleasing to leave with a clean sheet, much down to the dominance of Alex Watts (man of the match)in defence, who ensured solid communication throughout the game. Brockham will have taken valuable confidence from this encounter as they will no doubt meet stiffer competition from Epsom Eagles in a crucial league contest next weekend.
Squad: Callum Agent, Max Austin, William Conroy, Matthew Ford, Callum Glenn, Conor Gilmartin, Micheal Goff, Max Hill, Justin Hurst, Joseph Issberner, Natanial King, Aidan Torpey, Alex Wells, Alex Watts, Jack Wisbey
Report by Chris Hurst
