Northwood U18 3 Beaconsfield Town 0
Wednesday 28th August 2024
NORTHWOOD | |||
1 | Matt Brayne | ||
2 | Keelan Sweeney | ||
3 | Billy Allen | ||
4 | Brian McGovern (80m) | ||
5 | Aidan Tarrant | ||
6 | Joe Navarro (65m) | ||
7 | Freddie Peploe (65m) | ||
8 | Tobi Faleye | ||
9 | Luke Finnegan (56m) | ||
10 | Joe Booth (56m) | ||
11 | Michael Kelly | ||
Substitutes | |||
12 | Henry Atkinson (56m) | ||
14 | Freddie Ford (56m) | ||
15 | Chase Matthew (65m) | ||
16 | Becaye Jabbi (65m) | ||
17 | Sam Jones (80m) | ||
The Woods faced tough opposition for their opening Allied Counties League fixture as the Rams arrived at the Skyline Roofing Stadium, having won their opening game at Wembley by a 6-1 margin.
And that's exactly how it proved in a combative first half with neither side managing to break down some resolute defending.
It was substitutions that made the difference for the Woods in the second half though with sub Atkinson, just four minutes after his introduction, well-positioned to put the side in front from close-range after a neat touch.
The second came from a well-flighted free-kick which saw the Beaconsfield centre-half head past his own keeper and the scoring was rounded off when a left-wing break produced a good cross and a close-range finish from another sub Becaye Jabbi.
Matt Brayne kept his second successive clean sheet and the Woods collected all three points with a 3-0 victory.
Report by ALAN EVANS