Monday 2nd April 2018

Bostick Premier

Terrors

1-4

Leatherhead

Wilson

(0-2)

The Terrors slipped to another defeat but can claim they didn’t get the rub of the green with the decisions or the chances created. In the opening six minutes Chace O’Neill forced a good save and then hit the post with Eddie Dines having a close range effort saved. Leatherhead took the lead in the 26th minute when Sol Patterson-Bohner was adjudged to have fouled Lee Minshull in the area and Tom Derry converted the penalty.

It was 2-0 to the visitors in the 39th minute when we failed to clear a corner and D’Sean Theobalds knocked in the loose ball. In the 43rd minute Danny Bassett was through on goal appeared to be fouled and saw his shot saved.

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After the break Tooting enjoyed a good spell with Isaiah Jones firing just wide of the post, Hussein Siklawi had a shot pushed away and Dominic Morgan-Griffiths had a point blank header brilliantly saved. However the Tanners weathered the storm and added a third after 73 minutes when Matte Pierson made a fine stop from Tom Richards free-kick but Tom Derry was on hand to knock in the rebound.

Five minutes later Tanners sub Reece Williams-Bowers made it 4-0 with virtually his first touch after being set up by Nana Boakye-Yiadom . Three minutes from time Nana Boakye-Yiadom burst through our ranks but his low shot hit the post and came out. In stoppage time Jordan Wilson reduced the arrears with a 25yard drive which took a slight deflection and then Hussein Siklawi rifled in a fine shot but the keeper saved well.

Tooting & Mitcham United FC : Matte Pierson, Ajani Domingo-Carrington, Peter Wedgeworth, Eddie Dines, Matt Drage, Sol Patterson-Bohner(Jordan Wilson), Jueven Spencer, Dominic Morgan-Griffiths, Omar Folkes, Chace O’Neill(Hussein Siklawi), Danny Bassett(Isaiah Jones). Unused subs Reis Stanislaus, Quincy Rowe.

            Match Report by Ian Bullock

Saturday 7th April 2018

Bostick Premier

Terrors

0-0

Tonbridge Angels

(0-0)

It was honours even but there was a worrying moment in stoppage time when Isaiah Jones appeared to suffer a serious neck injury and had to be taken to hospital by ambulance.  In the 11th minute Nathan Elder went close for Tonbridge Angels when his header hit the post. The Terrors replied with a well worked move which saw Isaiah Jones just miss the target. In the closing minutes of the half Nathan Elder hit the bar for the visitors with another header and Peter Wedgeworth fired over from a free-kick.

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Early in the second period Tooting forced a series of corners and from one of them Jordan Wilson fired just wide. Dominic Morgan-Griffiths then went on a mazy run and saw his effort flash past the post. At the other end Matte Pierson made a fine close range save from Andrew Sesay. Tooting put in a grandstand finish with Eddie Dines having a shot cleared off the line and Reis Stanislaus had a low strike well saved by the keeper. Summing up a good performance by the team but just missing that decisive goal to win the game.

Tooting & Mitcham United FC : Matte Pierson, Ajani Domingo-Carrington, Peter Wedgeworth,  Eddie Dines, Sol Patterson-Bohner, Matt Drage, Isaiah Jones(Juevan Spencer), Dominic Morgan-Griffiths, Omar Folkes(Reis Stanislaus), Jordan Wilson, Chace O’Neill(Dan Clements). Unused subs Quincy Rowe, Danny Bassett.

  Match Report by Ian Bullock

Saturday 14th April 2018

Bostick Premier

Harrow Borough

1-1

Terrors

(1-0)

Morgan-Griffiths

This was a game of three halves - or to be more precise. three parts.  Two belonged to Tooting and the one in the middle to a Borough side who were playing their fourth game in eight days.  They have, however, been in tremendous form and had certainly not forgotten the drubbing received at Imperial Fields back in November and were not going to lie down and concede a first home defeat against the Terrors.

Tooting raced out of the blocks and in a storming ten minutes had plenty of chances to build a useful lead. Omar Folkes failed to react to a simple close range chance and then hesitated when put through on goal - play to the whistle Omar!   Jordan Wilson, at his marauding best, and Dominic MG also tested the acrobatic Minter before a moment of Red Sea defending gave the experienced Cumberbatch acres of space to pick is spot and fire past Pierson.

And so after eleven minutes  the game turned on its head as Tootings players retreated into their shells.  With no discernable backup plan they lost focus, mistakes became commonplace and heads dropped. Despite a couple of of decent Chace O’Neil shots

reaching half time without further mishap was a minor miracle,

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Although Tooting started the second period less frenetically than the first they steadily built some momentum and, after surviving another Cumberbatch piledriver, proceeded to take control.

Spencer continually caused problems down the right flank and Jordan Wilson continued to buzz like a bee wearing boxing gloves, but it was the replacement of Eddie Dines by Reis Stabislaus coupled with the moving forward of Dominic Morgan-Griffiths that signalled that Terrors were going to go for broke. Indeed it was the newly liberated DMG who found the equaliser with a stunning 20 yard drive that dipped beautifully into the top of the net having evaded the fingertips of Minter.

The closing stages offered both sides chances.  Jordon Wilson got a powerful flying touch onto another Spencer cross, but was denied by the acrobatic Minter.  At the other end Cumberbatch was denied his second by the crossbar. The final chance fell to Tooting - and whilst Minter was beaten, a goal-line defensive boot was not.

 One second half moment summed up the season in a nutshell. Jeuvan Spencer powered his way to the byline before delivering the type of low cross that Premier League forwards would kill for. But instead of  finding a clutch of eager strikers on the 6 yard line ready to convert a simple tap in, there was no one there -or indeed anywhere near.  The prone Spencer punched the ground with frustration, almost in tears,  No commitment issues there!-

So, Tootings fate is back in our own hands. If support equated to points then Terrors would have been safe long ago - the backing from behind the goal was both passionate and incessant and it was great to see the players making a point of acknowledging them at the final whistle.

Tooting & Mitcham United FC : Pierson, Domingo-Carrington, Wedgeworth,  Dines(Stanislaus), Patterson-Bohner, Drage, Spencer, Morgan-Griffiths, Folkes, Wilson, Chace O’Neill(Clements). Unused subs Rowe, Bassett, Bennett, MacFoy-Johnson.

 Match Report by The Terrror

Saturday 21st April 2018

Bostick Premier

Terrors

0-1

Harlow Town

(0-1)

Harlow Town continued their good record when visiting Tooting & Mitcham with a narrow victory at the KNK Stadium. Tooting forced the first opening in 10th minute when Juevan Spencer’s cross shot was pushed around the post by

the keeper. Seven minutes later Juevan Spencer worked a good opening but blasted over. On the half hour the Terrors went close again when Chace O’Neillplayed in Jordan Wilson whose effort went inches wide. The visitors got what proved to be the winner in the 40th minute when the impressive Christian Scales crossed for Alex Read to head home.

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After the break United created more openings but could not take any of them Jordan Wilson and Peter Wedgeworth both going close with free-kicks. Chace O’Neill and Reis Stanislaus were then in good positions but fired wide. At the other end the Hawks only chance of the half fell to Alex Read in the 78th minutebut Matte Pierson made a fine close range save. Back came Tooting Dan Clements went on a fine run and his low strike was well held by Towns keeper.In the closing stages Reis Stanislaus had a fierce angled drive well saved by the Essex sides custodian David Hughes, then Omar Folkes hit the woodwork and there was a couple of efforts cleared off the line. With the last action of thegame Harlow’s keeper made another brave save at the feet of a Terrors attacker to deny us a deserved equaliser.

Tooting & Mitcham United FC : Matte Pierson, Ajani Domingo-Carrington, PeterWedgeworth, Eddie Dines(Reis Stanislaus), Sol Patterson-Bohner, Matt Drage, Juevan Spencer(Danny Bassett), Dominic Morgan-Griffiths, Omar Folkes, Jordan Wilson, Chace O’Neill(Dan Clements). Unused subs Quincy Rowe, OllieBennett.

Match Report by Ian Bullock

Saturday 28th April 2018

Bostick Premier

Metropolitan Police

2-0

Terrors

(2-0)

Tooting’s  stay in the Bostik Premier Division ended with a disappointing 2-0 defeat at Imber Court. The Terrors made the worst possible start when Liam Enver-Marum put the home side one up with a close range angled drive in the first minute.  The Met doubled their lead after twenty minutes with a fine long range shot from Tom Hickey. Tooting’s best effort of the half came from Peter Wedgeworth whose fierce shot was saved by the keeper.

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After the break Tooting enjoyed much of the play putting a lot of pressure on the home side’s goal but could not turn it into goals. The Terrors best effort came late in the game when Peter Wedgeworth’s free-kick was brilliantly savedby Luke Williams in the Met goal.

Tooting & Mitcham United FC : Matte Pierson, Ajani Domingo-Carrington,(Quincy Rowe),Peter Wedgeworth, Dominic Morgan-Griffiths, Sol Patterson-Bohner, Matt Drage, Dan Clements, Jordan Wilson, Reis Stanislaus(Isaiah Jones), Omar Folkes(Danny Bassett), Chace O’Neill. Unused subs Hady Ghandour, Eddie Dines.

Match Report by Ian Bullock