Corinthian-Casuals 2 - 0 Enfield Town
Pitching In Isthmian League Premier Division
Saturday 17th October 2020
Report and Pics: Stuart Tree (full set here)
Last season, it took Corinthian-Casuals five months to pick up their third win in the league. Just six games into this campaign, they’d already matched that with a deserved 2-0 win over Enfield Town.
A second half brace from Jerson Dos Santos ensured Casuals their second win in succession at home, in front of a pulsating bumper crowd, pushing them to 12th position in the league.
Resplendent in their new strip, Casuals took to the field with gusto and had the better of the early exchanges. Mark Jamison had the pick of the chances when he headed over from a corner. Enfield grew into the game and had good spells of possession yet rarely troubled Danny Bracken in goal.
The second period saw Corinth push on and it was no surprise when they took the lead; Dos Santos finishing coolly across Enfield’s keeper to bag his first goal on his return to King George’s. Keiron Cadogan should’ve made it two, when one-on-one but ended up swivelling and hitting the bar in the resultant shot.
But it was left to Dos Santos to wrap up proceedings in the 77th minute, exposing Enfield’s flagging back line and superbly finishing round an oncoming Nathan McDonald from 20 yards.
Enfield finished with ten men when Marc Weatherstone was shown a straight red card for a stamp on Matthew O’Donoghue.
Casuals were good value for their win and there were man of the match performances across the field. They’d successfully kept a strong Enfield side quiet all afternoon which fully warranted their three points.
Pitching In Isthmian League Premier Division
Saturday 17th October 2020
Report and Pics: Stuart Tree (full set here)
Last season, it took Corinthian-Casuals five months to pick up their third win in the league. Just six games into this campaign, they’d already matched that with a deserved 2-0 win over Enfield Town.
A second half brace from Jerson Dos Santos ensured Casuals their second win in succession at home, in front of a pulsating bumper crowd, pushing them to 12th position in the league.
Resplendent in their new strip, Casuals took to the field with gusto and had the better of the early exchanges. Mark Jamison had the pick of the chances when he headed over from a corner. Enfield grew into the game and had good spells of possession yet rarely troubled Danny Bracken in goal.
The second period saw Corinth push on and it was no surprise when they took the lead; Dos Santos finishing coolly across Enfield’s keeper to bag his first goal on his return to King George’s. Keiron Cadogan should’ve made it two, when one-on-one but ended up swivelling and hitting the bar in the resultant shot.
But it was left to Dos Santos to wrap up proceedings in the 77th minute, exposing Enfield’s flagging back line and superbly finishing round an oncoming Nathan McDonald from 20 yards.
Enfield finished with ten men when Marc Weatherstone was shown a straight red card for a stamp on Matthew O’Donoghue.
Casuals were good value for their win and there were man of the match performances across the field. They’d successfully kept a strong Enfield side quiet all afternoon which fully warranted their three points.
After the match, Manager James Bracken had these words.
“We played some lovely stuff today, as we have in the last few games. There’s some lovely football there. We’re not panicking. We’re not hitting areas which some sides still do at this level. We’re putting some really nice pieces together.
“Everyone looks relaxed out on the pitch. They’re all willing to have the ball, passing it around and it’s showing. It’s not over-complicated – just confidence in play. At the minute, the boys are doing great. They’re out there putting in performances that are winning games and it makes my job easy.
“Last year, we lost so many games by one goal. We probably lacked one or two quality players that could tip a tightly-edged game. Hindsight is a beautiful thing though.
“This season, we’re simply better. We also have a different mindset. In the first year that we were promoted, we were flying. We were a point outside of the playoffs in January. In our first year up, that’s unbelievable. We ended the season on a slump and started the next campaign with a hangover from that. We couldn’t shake that off. In that situation, I struggled to bring in quality players because of the circumstances.
“But we were always competitive and we were doing well by the end of the season. We built on that over the summer, we have a lot more belief about us. I can feel it within the group. If you don’t get the results you want, it has an effect on confidence, mindset and motivation.
“This year, we’ve already put in great performances against Dulwich Hamlet, Carshalton and Enfield Town. We’ve beaten Potters Bar Town away, who have picked up some decent results themselves. We’re confident.
“We’ve shown again today that we’re more than a match for anyone and we can beat these teams. I said at half time that we’d had a good half but we have to push for ninety minutes and ensure a 2-0 win. We’ve done that.
“It needs to go from ‘we’ve had a big result against Enfield’ who are a decent side with some big name players, to it being the norm. We won’t say that it’ll be a big win… it’ll just be a win. Let’s make that the mindset."
“We played some lovely stuff today, as we have in the last few games. There’s some lovely football there. We’re not panicking. We’re not hitting areas which some sides still do at this level. We’re putting some really nice pieces together.
“Everyone looks relaxed out on the pitch. They’re all willing to have the ball, passing it around and it’s showing. It’s not over-complicated – just confidence in play. At the minute, the boys are doing great. They’re out there putting in performances that are winning games and it makes my job easy.
“Last year, we lost so many games by one goal. We probably lacked one or two quality players that could tip a tightly-edged game. Hindsight is a beautiful thing though.
“This season, we’re simply better. We also have a different mindset. In the first year that we were promoted, we were flying. We were a point outside of the playoffs in January. In our first year up, that’s unbelievable. We ended the season on a slump and started the next campaign with a hangover from that. We couldn’t shake that off. In that situation, I struggled to bring in quality players because of the circumstances.
“But we were always competitive and we were doing well by the end of the season. We built on that over the summer, we have a lot more belief about us. I can feel it within the group. If you don’t get the results you want, it has an effect on confidence, mindset and motivation.
“This year, we’ve already put in great performances against Dulwich Hamlet, Carshalton and Enfield Town. We’ve beaten Potters Bar Town away, who have picked up some decent results themselves. We’re confident.
“We’ve shown again today that we’re more than a match for anyone and we can beat these teams. I said at half time that we’d had a good half but we have to push for ninety minutes and ensure a 2-0 win. We’ve done that.
“It needs to go from ‘we’ve had a big result against Enfield’ who are a decent side with some big name players, to it being the norm. We won’t say that it’ll be a big win… it’ll just be a win. Let’s make that the mindset."
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