Match Report - Youth Team
Cobham 1 v 2 Ashford Town (Mx), League, March 20th 2008
Report by Nigel Rousell.
Last night the youths were at home to table topping Ashford Town. Following the 5-1 hammering at the start of the season, it was a confident youth side that now has a settled look to it with the ever impressive George leading a 451 formation - yet again he never stopped his hard work and it is his just reward for an improving fitness and tireless work. However Ashford ran out 2-1 winners when a draw would have been a fairer result. Their first goal came about with both Ashford forwards at least 3-4 yards off side and with the Cobham defence appealing in vain, the assistant referee was struggling to keep up with the pace of the youngsters (a feature we often experience at this level), the forward chipped Chris Rousell in the home goal and turned to celebrate. However Tom Stratful chased it down and managed to hook it away only to see it fall kindly to the other striker who tapped in. It wasn't long before Cobham experienced their own slice of luck with Bob's long range effort coming back off the bar only to hit the keeper in the back of the head and bounce back into the goal. It remained 1-1 until just before the break when once more the offside trap was sprung and again Rousell was lobbed and that was how it was to remain with both sides not really carving out much in the 2nd half.
