Brockham U16A secured a good away win at Cranleigh maintaining for now their 2nd place in the division, albeit having played more games than the clubs around them in the table.
It was a perfect start for Brockham, Aaron Clark latching on to a through ball to slot the ball home in the 2nd minute. But Cranleigh came back into the game, and slack marking from a corner gave the home side what was a deserved equaliser 20 minutes into the game. Brockham though stepped up the tempo, and Clark again showed quick reactions to latch on to a loose ball in the box to make it 2-1 before good work from Will Bletso down the Cranliegh left saw him deliver a ball into the box which was coolly side footed home by Henry Hill.
Brockham looked more assured at the back in the second period, with lad of the match Henry Smith workmanlike at left back and Connor Mitchell commanding in goal, and Brockham were able to withstand the pressure Cranleigh tried to exert in the second half. Brockham were also breaking quickly, Stephen Kehl forging a good attacking partnership with Clark while Mike Carty and Joe Parker were using the ball to good effect in midfield. And when Clark grabbed his hattrick with 15 minutes to go, Brockham really were safe, the game definitely sealed in the final minutes with the best goal of the game seeing Charlie Holmes deliver a delightful ball into the box for Clark to meet on the half volley and make it 5-1
Squad: Connor Mitchell, Joe Parker, Henry Smith, Tom Bletso (c), Jack Hunt, Charlie Holmes, Mike Carty, Will Bletso, Ollie Legg, Henry Hill, Stephen Kehl, Aaron Clark
Meanwhile the U16Bs pulled off their best result of the season with a 3-1 home victory over 2nd placed Horsham Tigers to move into 3rd spot in their league. Lad of the match and hat-trick hero was Dan Hoad whose three goals gave the side a great win.
Report by Bryan Bletso
