Page 37 - Raynes Park Vale v Steyning Town

MATCH REPORT
MA TCH REPORT caped the finishing touch from Toby office for RPV and with Beckenham
Munday. Some decent play from starting to put more pressure on the
BECKENHAM TOWN 3 Beckenham with some nice passing Raynes park defence and with the
and crossed efforts being seen off by final whistle getting closer another
RAYNES PARK VALE 0 Vale with RPV getting some of the corner became almost a carbon-copy
softer side of some refereeing deci-
of the earlier with a similar delivery
sions.
CCL • Monday 30th of August 2021 • Eden Park Ave, Beckenham More excellent play from Louie
Raynes Park dominate for large periods Downey saw him take on one more
chance before half-time only to be
After a decent run in the league stopped by a great piece of defend-
Vale's visit to Beckenham represent- ing from Town’s Mudiagha Wanogho
ed something of a sobering wake-up and within a few minutes the whistle
call. signalled the interval to a half that
Raynes Park got off to an optimistic remained goalless thanks to Becken-
start at Eden Park with Louie Downey ham’s resolute defence.
dragging a good chance wide and a The second half saw a reinvigorated
decent shout for a penalty following a Town start to take the game to Raynes
late challenge in the Beckenham area Park but without getting anything
being waved away by referee Tolga past Billy Bishop in the RPV goal and
Inanc. More Vale pressure delivered a chance for Jordan Gallagher looked
by Archie Goddard, Josh Ano, Louie to put Vale back in control but, again, and header seeing Vale concede a
Downey, and Toby Munday looked to the move came to naught. A resulting second. Josh Gallagher was soon the
expose the Beckenham defence but corner saw Danny Alderton’s pres- victim of a shot that he was deemed
the chances, including a well-execut- ence bring some threat to the Beck- to have blocked with his hand. The
ed combination move and a brilliant enham goal and not long after a long- resulting penalty was superbly saved
turn from Downey to play Josh Ano ball attack saw a corner conceded by by Vale’s keeper. However the worst
on came to nothing. the Raynes Park defence and deftly was not over with Danny Alderton
A Beckenham chance from a free- foul from Beckenham’s Tom O’Con- taken by Tom O’Connor for Becken- receiving a second yellow for a foul
kick brought no respite for the home nor but the resulting and unseemly ham. A really well-taken header from on Town’s Steve Townsend and Billy
team and the high-pressure Vale tac- scuffle that took place after, left both Town’s Aderonmu found the back of Bishop again facing a penalty. This
tics seemed to have Beckenham on players with a yellow card to add to the Vale net and Beckenham were time the keeper’s skills were not
the back foot and a unconvincing their day’s woes. suddenly in the driving seat and, be- enough and, with the last kick of the
headed clearance from a deflected More missed Vale opportunities fore long, a yellow card to Danny Al- game, Tyrone Pink put the ball into
corner gave Louie Downey another followed with Josh Ano delivering to derton added to Vales woes. the roof of the Vale net to end a game
chance to shine with a sweetly struck Louie Downey – again at the heart of Again Vale took the game to Town that saw Raynes Park dominate for
left-footed shot that was skilfully the Vale attack – who could only hit it but with more shots delivered safe- large periods but it was South-East
saved by the Beckenham keeper. An- at the Beckenham keeper and Archie ly to the Beckenham keeper it was London that took the three points for
other Downey move was ended by a Harland-Goddard’s cross that es- starting to feel like a bad day at the the prize.