Page 26 - CHESSINGTON & HOOK UTD vs ASH UNITED - 2019-20 Season

MATCH REPoRTS

ChESSINGTON & hOOK UNITED 2

Fernandez 2, Nadeem, Soussi
FC DEPORTIvO GALICIA 4

Adeosun, lentell

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ith James ‘Deeks’ Deacons and Glen
WNichols at the helm, skipper Dan Green
finding himself between the sticks and Trey
Masikini welcomed back into the fold, it was
all set to be an intriguing afternoon.
As the heavens began to open, Deportivo Gali-
cia took the lead, Green in goal could do
nothing to stop the well-taken spot-kick.
United responded well and the pressure paid
off with a well taken goal from Deji Adeosun,
but it was Deportivo who went into the half-
time break with a 1-2 lead.
Chessington & Hook came out in the second
half determined to grab the equaliser, but
United were unable to find a way through
Deportivo’s well-organised defence. The
inevitable happened when the visitors in-
creased their lead scoring two further goals,
and at 1-4 down any chance of a comeback below Chessington & Hook in the table, will
was hopeless. United were now playing for probably determine the course of the season,
pride and Ellis Lentell increased his goal tally a couple of wins, and it’s all bets are off.
to six this season, but it was far too late. The response in the dressing room to today’s
Some good saves at both ends kept the performance would almost certainly have
scoreline down, but in all fairness, Deportivo been ‘Not Good Enough’.
Galicia looked the better team throughout the Deportivo Galicia celebrated in the dress-
match and deserved their first away win of ing room to the strains of ‘You To Me Are
the season, played in abysmal conditions. Everything’ but it didn’t stop the rain from
The next three matches, with two of the teams falling. Things can only get better for United.