After their excellent cup win the previous week expectations were high of the Brockham team. Whilst they certainly enjoyed a comprehensive win, it wasn’t until midway through the second half that they found their shape
Brockham attacked from the off, with Aidan Torpey immediately breaking up the right hand side, launching a shot at goal. His shot sped across the goal mouth, just passing outside the post. Brockham continued to pressure and halfway through the first half they got their breakthrough as Finn Campbell latched onto a ball, took on a defender and neatly slotted it home. Next Campbell became provider, taking a shot from the right hand side. The keeper parried, however Callum Agent was waiting and promptly stroked the ball into the back of the net.
Molesey then had a period where they applied the pressure. Will Conroy, Brockham’s captain and man of the match was as reliable as ever, snuffing out their attacks and pushing his defenders forwards.
Max Austin then found his sprinting legs as he brought the ball from deep inside the Badgers defence. He rounded every defender before directing the ball across to Agent who drove the ball home to take a 3 – 0 lead into half time.
The second half saw an early lapse of concentration from what had been a solid Badgers defence. Molesey attacked down the right before passing a long ball to the left corner of the penalty area. An excellent shot was then launched into the top right hand corner of the goal, giving the keeper no chance.
The Badgers immediately broke back. Torpey drove up the right hand side delivering a fabulous cross which Max Hill just headed over the cross bar. Hill quickly made amends as he sent a terrific looping shot over the Molesey defence, high into the roof of the net. Austin then went on another of his sorties from the Badgers defence. He weaved past each defender and the keeper before slotting the ball home.
Austin then stretched to get a boot onto an excellent cross by Agent, but was just beaten to it by a sharp defender. Hill then followed Austin’s example, surging forwards, rounding the keeper and firing at goal, only for it to hit the post and fall to Austin to poke it home. A solid Badgers performance for their 6 – 1 victory. They will need to find their cup form next week as they take on a very strong Hook Youth side.
Man of the Match: Will Conroy
Squad: Max Austin, Finn Campbell, William Conroy, Thomas Hemming, Callum Glenn, Max Hill, Alex Wells, Aidan Torpey, Tom Phillips, Alex Watts, Harry Fairley, Justin Hurst, Conor Gilmartin, Callum Agent
Report by Christopher Hurst
