Bouyed by their pre-season tournament success Brockham were looking to come away with 3 points from their trip to Old Coulsdon Colts, a fixture that they lost last year. The Badgers started positively with some wonderful passing and movement. The first goal came from Owen Knowles out on the right, having won a strong tackle in midfield he saw an opportunity and scored a belter from 20 yards. Sam Church, a rock at right back pushed up to score Brockham’s second. Coulsdon pressed Brockham and were soon back in the game with a goal. George Wryde used his pace down the left to great effect and managed to re-establish Brockham’s 2 goal advantage before half time. Couldson continued to have chances one of which was goal bound had keeper Huw Morgan not managed to get his finger tips to it.
The second half started with pressure from Couldson causing Brockham to start to losing their shape. The Brockham defence held firm with positive performances from Will Timmons, Sam Church and Huw Morgan but with 10 minutes to go they cracked and Couldson looked to be back in the game. Coulsdon’s prospects were soon curtailed with a break and a cracking finish by Owen Knowles to make the final score 2-4. A great start to the season for Brockham.
Man of the match – Sam Church
Report by Rick Russ