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CCL • Tues 29th of September 2020 • Grand Drive, Raynes Park

Last-minute winner secures all three points for 'The Vale'

n Tues 29 Sept Raynes Park Vale wel- one-on-one inside the box. Yussuf cleverly
Ocomed Guildford City to Grand Drive lifted the ball over the approaching keeper
for the fifth league game of the season for and Sam Jordan ran in to head home and
both teams. The two sides had a similar, mid- confirm the Vale opener.
dling start to the season and therefore this Ocansey calmly slotted home
was predicted to be a close encounter!
Playing in red to mark their 25th anniversary Vale weren’t in front for long. On 30 mins a
season, Raynes Park Vale got the game under- well-weighted pass down Guildford's left-
way. Vale started the brighter of the two teams hand side set Cyril Ocansey in on goal. The
forcing the Guildford keeper into action from retreating Vale keeper showed too much of
an early free-kick and saw a header from cap- his near post to Ocansey who calmly slotted
tain Nathan Lewis fly just over the bar. Striker home with his left foot to make the scores
Faiz Yussuf also hassled the Guildford cen- level.
tre-backs into an early mistake but only to see Unsuccessful sniffs at goal
his shot comfortably saved by the Guildford
keeper. This hard work and tenacity would Both teams had unsuccessful sniffs at goal be-
typify Faiz performance on the evening. fore the break with Vale threatening from two
similarly positioned free-kicks and Guildford
Unmarked in the Vale penalty area firing over the bar following a nice move.

Guildford then had a spell of their own. The Half-time 1-1.
visitors hit the base of the post from a half- Vale looked to push on in the second half
cleared corner and the Guildford number 9 and saw their hard work produce a few good
got his angles wrong with a header when he chances. Vale's Darren Thomas saw his ef-
found himself unmarked in the Vale penalty fort from the edge of the box fly just over the
area. bar and skipper Nathan Lewis was denied a
On 23 minutes Raynes Park Vale broke the headed goal from a free-kick when the Guild-
deadlock. A challenging back-pass by the ford keeper smartly tipped over the bar.
Guildford defence followed by a heavy touch Both teams made changes in the second half
from the goalkeeper provided Yussuf with a with Jack Williamson and Ben Jordan (on for