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MATCH REPORT that man Jordy Gallagher. Superb work add some energy into the tiring game.

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from stand-in forward Josh Ano down The changes worked wonders and RPV
the right hand side saw him beat a man turned the tide in the final 20mins and
REDHILL 1 and provide a perfect right-footed cross ramped up the pressure. A great one-
RAYNES PARK VALE 2 along the 6-yard line where Gallagher two from Archie Harland-Goddard and
Cal Davies on the right wing for Vale
was waiting to tap in.
Not a great first half allowed Harland-Goddard to deliver a
CCl • Saturday 6th of November 2021 • Kiln Brow, Redhill So into the dressing room at 1-1– not dangerous ball low and hard into the
Not exactly a sparkling Raynes Park performance a great first half from Vale and the goal Redhill six-yard box. A few deflections
on half-time made the team talk at the saw the ball trickling toward the goal
Raynes Park travelled to familiar foes break easier than it perhaps should have line below “The Rat” Louie Downey slid
Redhill on Saturday (6th Nov) for a been! in to bundle the ball home and grab all
league encounter, following the bruising RPV turned to the bench three points for RPV.
FA Vase contest a few weeks prior. The The game remained even in the sec- Not exactly a sparkling Raynes Park
Vale were in good form heading into ondhalf with Redhill probably shad- performance, maybe, but continued
this game, unbeaten in eight – a run ing the possession and chances in the demonstration of this team's ability to
they were extremely keen and desper- early stages. RPV turned to the bench 'win ugly'!
ate to continue in order to keep pace and rang the changes. On came Louie
with the teams above and fend off those Downey, Cal Davies and Josh Stepney to Match report: E.I. Addio
nudging from below.
RPV had a job on their hands
Reece Williams-Bowers was serving the
last game of his three match suspension ful in possession which led to the ball
for the red card at Fleet and Callum changing hands more frequently than
Davies is still struggling from his early either would like. The breakthrough
season injury, therefore Josh Ano led came on 23mins when Redhill’s striker
the line again for the Vale. Captain Ben Knight received the ball back to goal on
Harrison was out with illness, so Na- the half way line, right next to the stand
than Lewis slotted into the left side of at Redhill. Good feet and an impressive
centre half. These are the kinds of ab- turn of pace saw him round Lewis and
sences that can hurt a team so RPV had start making yards towards the Vale
a job on their hands. goal. The covering Vale defenders pro-
The first half was very even tecting the cut-back but the striker only Pick up Jackie car sticker from around
The Vale were up against a slightly had one thing in his mind and slotted the Raynes Park Vale F.C. bar area
changed Redhill side from the Vase well across Billy Bishop, in the Vale goal
game, with a new striker Jack Knight for 1-0.
and changes in the midfield and centre However, RPV weren't prepared to go
back for the home side. The first half into the break empty-handed and equal-
was very even, with both sides waste- ised on the stroke of half time through