Page 23 - Raynes Park Vale vs Rusthall

Vale started the second half well. Winning other ball in the back of the net. 3-0 Sutton
several freekicks inside the Sutton Common Common Rovers.
Rovers half, Raynes Park Vale pushed to get The game wasn’t yet over, and following a
a goal back. Taking a refreshed approach to long and arduous pre-season, Raynes Park
the wide players, Gavin Bolger subbed Sam Vale showed their fitness as they rolled for-
Jordan & darren Thomas off to bring on ward searching for a goal. Almost expectedly,
creative maestro Faiz Yuusuf & iron-lung Pat it was a set-piece that bought the Vale their
Gibson. A further ten minutes later Bolger’s consolation goal. James Curran’s second goal
side still found themselves 2-0, and with little in as many games brought a sense of pride
to show other than a high number of freek- back into the step of the Raynes Park players.
icks and corners in the second period, Bolger Not long later, the referee signalled the end of
made his final change of the evening, bring- an entertaining game, which brought over 100
ing on utility forward Conor Turner for Boe sets of feet through the gate at Grand drive.
Fowler who had run himself ragged trying to Many felt the displeasure of losing against bit-
tame the Sutton Common Rovers widemen. ter rivals, however, there were some elements
It was not long after this change where Sutton of promise from Bolger’s side including visi-
Common Rovers broke from a Raynes Park ble doggedness to grind at opposition in the
Vale corner, counter-attacking back across late stages of each game, something we have
the pitch in a 3-on-2 scenario only to put an- come to expect from the Vale.