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MATCH REPORT
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RAYNES PARK VALE 2
MOLESEY 0
CLL • Saturday 14th of August 2021 • Grand Drive, Raynes Park
Maybe not the prettiest win of the day bu
This was the big one. The first game greater experience on this kind of
of any season is always the one that pitch. Fisher also have an impres-
lays down the marker, gives belief to sive record and a home environment
players and fans alike, or sets nerves that can be intimidating to the easi-
jangling but this one…this was the ly-scared. Luckily Vale weren’t.
perfect storm: opening match of the A quick start helped by the fast, wet
season proper, away from home, FA surface saw some early chances with
Cup (no ‘we’ll beat them when we both keepers being called in to ac-
play at home’ second chances) and, tion within the opening minutes and
best of all, the new manager with his some Fisher pressure coming in the
new(ish) squad, new management form of early corners that were met
team and new ethos…no pressure at with some good RPV blocks. A nig-
all! gly period saw a yellow card for Len-
A real feel-good start nart Hein and some close and way-
Josh Gallagher has had lots of good ward efforts on goal from both teams
stuff to say about his arrival at RPV that ultimately led to naught and the
(see elsewhere in this issue of ‘Into sides went in to the break at 0-0.
The Vale’ for more from Josh) and de- Inch-perfect assist
cent results in pre-season friendlies With Fisher playing to their vocal
have given the club a real feel-good Dockers’ End after the restart, the
start but now it was time to put the home team missed what should have
team and the manager to the test. been an easy chance to take the lead
Fisher FC came to this tie off the but, moments later, on 53 minutes
back of an impressive run - 1 loss in a well-executed counter-attack saw
10 games, including two 5-0 victories Raynes Park slot in a peach of a goal
against Forest Hill Park and Rusthall courtesy of Jordan Gallagher with an
FCs and were at home playing on the inch-perfect assist from Josh Ano.
3G surface that was always going to Fisher raised the pressure on the RPV
be more forgiving to a side with the goal without creating much in the
