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Whitstable Town 3 Cray Valley PM 1

Darren Budge & Gary Sayer double up...

Whitstable Town 3 Cray Valley PM 1 Saturday 29^th July at the Belmont:
Such was Town?s dominance of the first 45 minutes it was less than five minute before half time when Cray posed their first worthwhile threat on Kevin Fewell?s goal. Until then trailing by goals from Sam Prett and Marcos Perona the visitors found it almost impossible to get into Whitstable?s half of the pitch. Prett scored with the match about 20 minute old after good work from Darren Budge playing wide on the right, his first attempted cross beaten away by Cray Valleys defence the ball finding its way out to Budge once again. This time his perfectly flighted ball drew the keeper who Prett nipped in front off to head home from 10 yards out. With the home side one up the only surprise was it had taken them as long as it had to register on the score sheet, Prett had missed a couple of chance as had young striker Stuart King who arriving late at the far post to another Budge cross just hit the side netting instead of the back of the goal. Town upped the tempo with chances from a couple of corners just going wide before Town went two goals ahead through a delightful chip into the far corner of the visitors goal by Marcos Perona, the young Spaniard found the space and time to pick his spot to perfection. With the clock winding down towards half time Cray mounted their first worthwhile attack, their nippy winger riding one tackle before stand in skipper Shane Davies brought him down just inside the area. The spot kick was cleanly dispatched giving the visitors fresh hope for the second half.

Half Time: WTFC 2 Cray Valley M 1

Sam Prett score 1st goal

Speaking after the game Town manager Marc Seager said: ?I have used these games to try out some situations that can occur during a match to see how well the lads can adapt to them. On Tuesday we tried a different formation against Sittingbourne and suffered in the first half, changed it in the second and you could see the difference.

Today we pulled Mickey Lane inside and made it 3-5-2 as opposed to the first half when Josh Main at the heart of our defence with Shane and we never never missed a ball. I though Josh did well even when he was slightly out of position or off balance he got enough on the ball to unsettle the opposition I was very pleased with him as I was with all the lads. We sent Andy Constable, Andy Keir along with Steve Marshall and the others up to the University to play in the reserve game, as I wanted as many of the lads as possible to get 90 minutes of football in before next week.?

It was evident from the re-start that Town were finding their way with a change in formation, Shane Davies with a slight groin strain and Alex Hossick both sat out the majority of the second half

Darren Badge & Gary Sayer (2) doubling up..

whilst the visitors pushed on trying to gain something from the fixture. As the game wore on and the comfort zone of the one goal lead in the bag Whitstable at times were content to knock the ball about but there were still good chance for King, Prett and Perona to add to the score. Prett adding the third with just minutes to to the final whistle after chasing a Perona through ball and just getting in ahead of the keeper, sliding the ball neatly inside the near post secure the win for Whitstable 3-1.

WTFC 1st half pressure

Brad Good (left) with Matt (right)

Twins done GOOD for TownTwin bothers Brad & Matt Good who both made their 1st team d?but for WTFC against Cray Valley PM are yet further proof of Whitstable?s production line of young talent. The Good brother who are in this years U18?s were part of the side who won the U16?s cup just over a year ago under the then management of Ken Gower. ?I said at the time they were first team material? said Gower; ?I am so pleased for the lads who have the talent in a year or so to push for a genuine first team spot. They are both strong lads and have been at Town a number of years its yet another example of the way the club promotes young players.? 1^st team manager Seager saying: ?These are the sort of games to blood these young lads, there is no pressure on them but I wanted them to experience playing with the first team, being part of the group and they can learn a great deal from being involved today. I only gave then ten minute at the end but it was a very impotant step in their football caree and a big day for them both. These young men are the future of Whitstable Town.?

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