Beckenham Town FC 0 vs. Vale FC 22
League Match 31st October 2010
Today was a day of celebration for the Vale U16 squad as they romped to a 22-0 victory against Bexley League Division A newcomers Beckenham Town. The lads were celebrating actually playing a game after last week’s cancelled game and Keanu Legal-Miller’s 16th birthday! Just one look at the shoreline will confirm that they celebrated in style!
Shaquile Fakolujo opened the scoring with an expertly taken penalty 5 minutes into the game, tucking it low to the keeper’s right… after which the floodgates opened. With Jamie McLeod rendered almost totally redundant in goal, probably about 90% of the game was played in the Beckenham Town half. With chances aplenty, it was one-way traffic, with virtually every Vale player looking likely to score. Again, Fakolujo was unlucky not to add to his tally when he crashed a pile-driver shot off a post in the second half.
In essence, Vale totally out-muscled, outclassed, and outplayed their opponents, threatening to score with every attack. It would be churlish to single out any individual players, other than to say the back four of Borg, Bonsu, Legal-Miller and Rhoden never looked as if they could be beaten… all defended excellently well. The midfield of Walters, Bernard, Fakolujo and Haynes-Robertson won all their individual battles and created a non-stop stream of goal-scoring chances, taking some themselves and putting some on a plate for forwards Nwanokwu and Richards. However, notably, Jake Bernard regularly roasted his left back to fire in a succession of dangerous crosses for the forwards to feed on.
8-0 up at half-time, the eventual result was a foregone conclusion, but 40 minutes remained to be played. The second half saw the introduction of debutants Paul Sewell and Austin Otchere, with Daniel de Weever providing fresh legs and momentum part way through the first half (and unlucky not to score after crashing an effort from outside the area onto the crossbar). Otchere crowned his debut with a bullet header from a Scott Borg cross in the second half. Sewell showed great promise and potential to make a significant contribution to the Vale cause this season.
Vale went on to score 14 in the second half in what turned out to be a turkey-shoot of a game. The biggest challenge was for Vale to keep their discipline, shape and focus without disrespecting the opposition… and this they did with admirable decency and sportsmanship.
The list of goal scorers reads like a tale of the tape:
Chris Richards – 6
Obi Nwanokwu – 4
Scott Borg – 4
Jake Bernard – 4
Devante Walters – 1
Shaquile Fakolujo - 1
Kyle Haynes-Robertson – 1
Austin Otchere – 1
It’s good to see goals coming from every department on the pitch… Goal of the Game was probably skipper Nwanokwu’s 4th on the day, cutting in on his right foot on the edge of the area to crash in an unstoppable rising shot top bins.
There were several goals “made in Brazil via Balham”, with Borg (4) weaving his magic and Richards (6) proving testimony to hard-work and self belief. Bernard (4) created and scored, showing blistering pace and improvement with his blistering pace and whipped deliveries.
All in all… an enjoyable romp… 22 goals for and another clean sheet… and a day of celebration… Happy Birthday Keanu – aka KALM3!!!!!
Vale: McLeod; Rhoden; Bonsu; Legal-Miller; Borg (4); Bernard (4); Fakolujo (1); Haynes-Robertson (1); Walters (1); Nwanokwu (4); Richards (6)
De Weever; Sewell; Otchere (1);
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