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Andy fires rearguard supershow
Kentish Utd Elite 1, Elite Soccer 4
LEAGUE leaders Elite maintained their 100 per cent record
in the Under-13As on Monday night to claim this week’s
Camden New Journal and Islington Tribune Big Match trophy.
But they were made to work for it by a Kentish side who played
the entire game with only six players.
Elite’s Stefan Denic had the first chance to make their
dominance count but his close range effort was blocked by Kentish
keeper Andrew May.
Jordan Lawrence hit the post before man-of-the-match May rescued
his team, stopping efforts from Luke Heneghan and Stefan Karayiannis.
Instead it was Kentish who took the lead with their first attempt
on goal.
Skipper Amen Abdul Razak drilled a free-kick beyond the reach
of Reece Davis. And Jamie Puleston almost doubled their advantage
but his shot was palmed away.
Elite responded but May smothered another Karayiannis effort
and pushed Heneghan’s goal bound strike away for a corner,
while Ashley McMahon cleared another shot off the line.
Elite finally found an equaliser when captain Tommy Street fired
past May and they went into the break 2-1 up thanks to a magnificent
strike by Denic that gave the keeper no chance. The second half
saw Kentish defenders Jermal Wekpe, McMahon and Razak block
almost everything Elite threw at them, with Harry Garratt alongside
Puleston up front searching for a second goal. Their resistance
was finally broken in the last five minutes though, when Alex
Denic finished off a slick move for 3-1 and Street scored his
second in the final minute.
Man of the Match
Andrew May
The Kentish United Elite goal- keeper preserved his team’s
lead with a string of excellent saves in the first half and
kept them in touch with fine blocks and parries in the second.
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