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Tooting
cruised into the next round of the Trophy with an easy
win at Imperial Fields. Surprisingly Dean Hamlin had
recovered from his Monday night battering and was able
to play. Aaron Goode also started at the back in
the continued absence of Joe Vines.
Walton started brightly but offered
little after Simon Parker had opened the scoring with
a fine solo effort. The visitors main danger came in the
formidable shape of Junior Kaffo, who was a constant
threat, particularly with his powerful runs from deep. However, this challenge was taken up by
Mitchell Nelson, who showed touches of true class in neutralising Kaffo and
also in a superb run down
the left flank that started on the halfway line and
ended in the six yard box.
Although no Terror was on the receiving end of the
subsequent cross the chaos
created in the visiting defence was enough to make the
unfortunate Cheadle apply the finishing touch to
the third goal.
Parkers earlier
strike was helped by the visitors playing with a
dangerously high defensive line, a tactic that Terrors
continued to exploit for the rest of the half. Byatt
missed a chance after Paul Vines had broken through
after twenty five minutes and then Vines himself
slipped the ball past Preddle for the second when he
latched on to a neat pass from Pitterson.
Just before the break
there was an anxious moment when Morris went down in
the box, but the referee saw no foul and cautioned the
forward for simulation (diving to you and me!).
Half Time: Terrors 3-0
Walton & Hersham
Tooting took their
collective foot off the gas, possibly with one eye on
the Eastbourne game, and apart from a Byatt volley
that flew just over the bar five minutes in, were
content to let Walton push the ball around in
midfield. Following a period of aerial ping pong and a
couple of substitutions home interest was renewed with
a Dean Hamlin effort that was followed up by Hartburn,
who almost set up Sam Clayton. Jason
Henrys involvement was brief. Shortly after
playing Byatt in for a shot that Preddle save with his
feet he joined Barkley for an early bath having
retaliated to a head butt with a fist. Mike Heverin
finally got a few minutes on the field and showed one
particularly nice touch when he chested a ball into
the path of Colin Hartburn, whose shot was tipped over
by Preddle. Walton
had the last word with their first goal bound shot,
which came from a free kick that Dave King tipped over
for a corner.
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