Corinthian-Casuals 4-2 Sandhurst Town
Combined Counties Premier Division South
Saturday 7th September
Words: Josh Lamey
Images: Stuart Tree (see full set here) and Andy Nunn (full set here).
Corinthian-Casuals enjoyed another superlative Saturday after an assertive display from all in pink and chocolate left a smile on the faces of the fans yesterday.
Casuals have been on an impressive rise of late, sealing three points in style against Epsom & Ewell, Tooting & Mitcham and Horley, before welcoming 16th-placed Sandhurst Town to the Armada Group Stadium, King George’s Field. After occupying 10th place last season, a well-organised Sandhurst side can carry plenty of threat, so a professional performance was required from the hosts.
Shea Cascoe-Rogers and Diogo da Silva were just a couple of the names ruled out of the latest contest after what turned out to be a hectic Tuesday night in Sussex, meaning Mu Maan turned to other attacking talents to fill the void. And they delivered meaningfully on another action-packed afternoon.
Casuals have been early birds in the league so far this season, so it was unsurprising they came flying out the blocks again. Ben Cheklit has hit the ground running in his second spell at the club, and he notched another after pouncing on a loose ball and confidently slotting it beyond Hugh Scott to give the hosts the lead in the opening 10 minutes. A sign of things to come, perhaps.
After 20 minutes of end-to-end football under a veil of silver September sky, Sandhurst saw their opportunity and grabbed it. A whipped ball in from the right-hand side couldn’t be claimed by Murillo Bernardes, and it fell kindly to the feet of Elliot Miles who tucked it into an unguarded net, despite appeals for a foul.
The 246 in attendance got just the response they were after following more waves of intelligent Casuals attack. Hakeem Adelakun, who has been influential in recent games from the engine room, won the ball back in Sandhurst’s penalty area, and rolled it across for Kieron Cadogan to fire home, restoring order for the hosts.
However, there was still time for the 33-year-old to get involved once again. Some lovely interchange with Cheklit left a clear sight of goal, and Haks made no mistake in hitting a piledriver into the bottom corner from 25 yards out. Casuals were pulling away, and Maan was visibly pleased heading into the break.
Cadogan’s first-half tap-in added to a terrific perfect hat-trick in the week makes it four goals in the last three games for the chief poacher, who is loving life back in a Casuals shirt. We were about to see whether he could add another to his tally in the second 45.
Both the heavens and the floodgates opened in the second half, and flying full-back Johnathon Gjoshe was masterminding every Casuals attack down the right. After narrowly missing an opportunity of his own – saved by the keeper’s legs – Gjoshe put in an inviting ball for Michael Onovwigun, who fired over from close range. A fourth was on the horizon.
Skipper Reyon Dillon also put in another industrious performance, thumping the woodwork twice in the process. The first was a trademark darting run inside from the right before seeing his powerful effort whack the underside of the bar, and then a late shot low to the keeper’s right, which seemed destined for the back of the net, could only find the foot of the far post.
Corinthian-Casuals all but sealed another emphatic victory with 15 minutes to go, as Kiyo Brown burst into the box, and his half-cross, half-shot ended up being redirected into the back of his own net by the unfortunate Connor Allison, to send the supporters in the newly decorated Phillips End into raptures. 4-1 Casuals.
However, the Fizzers were able to find a consolation goal deep into stoppage time. Shane Qoloni forced his way into the box and was tripped just inside the box – the referee pointed to the spot. Fifi Carter converted from 12 yards, but Casuals held out with no further trouble to continue to rack up the wins: five in the last six now.
Next Saturday, Casuals host AFC Whyteleafe in a top-of-the-table clash. Safe to say it was a happy return home yesterday afternoon, and we look forward to continuing this run next weekend.
Corinthian-Casuals: Bernardes, Gjoshe, Daud (Dunstan-Digweed 54), Adelakun, Morgan (Agbinone 78), Dos Santos, Brown, Onovwigun (Castelo 62), Cadogan (Osunkoya 82), Cheklit (Grant 70), Dillon (c)
Combined Counties Premier Division South
Saturday 7th September
Words: Josh Lamey
Images: Stuart Tree (see full set here) and Andy Nunn (full set here).
Corinthian-Casuals enjoyed another superlative Saturday after an assertive display from all in pink and chocolate left a smile on the faces of the fans yesterday.
Casuals have been on an impressive rise of late, sealing three points in style against Epsom & Ewell, Tooting & Mitcham and Horley, before welcoming 16th-placed Sandhurst Town to the Armada Group Stadium, King George’s Field. After occupying 10th place last season, a well-organised Sandhurst side can carry plenty of threat, so a professional performance was required from the hosts.
Shea Cascoe-Rogers and Diogo da Silva were just a couple of the names ruled out of the latest contest after what turned out to be a hectic Tuesday night in Sussex, meaning Mu Maan turned to other attacking talents to fill the void. And they delivered meaningfully on another action-packed afternoon.
Casuals have been early birds in the league so far this season, so it was unsurprising they came flying out the blocks again. Ben Cheklit has hit the ground running in his second spell at the club, and he notched another after pouncing on a loose ball and confidently slotting it beyond Hugh Scott to give the hosts the lead in the opening 10 minutes. A sign of things to come, perhaps.
After 20 minutes of end-to-end football under a veil of silver September sky, Sandhurst saw their opportunity and grabbed it. A whipped ball in from the right-hand side couldn’t be claimed by Murillo Bernardes, and it fell kindly to the feet of Elliot Miles who tucked it into an unguarded net, despite appeals for a foul.
The 246 in attendance got just the response they were after following more waves of intelligent Casuals attack. Hakeem Adelakun, who has been influential in recent games from the engine room, won the ball back in Sandhurst’s penalty area, and rolled it across for Kieron Cadogan to fire home, restoring order for the hosts.
However, there was still time for the 33-year-old to get involved once again. Some lovely interchange with Cheklit left a clear sight of goal, and Haks made no mistake in hitting a piledriver into the bottom corner from 25 yards out. Casuals were pulling away, and Maan was visibly pleased heading into the break.
Cadogan’s first-half tap-in added to a terrific perfect hat-trick in the week makes it four goals in the last three games for the chief poacher, who is loving life back in a Casuals shirt. We were about to see whether he could add another to his tally in the second 45.
Both the heavens and the floodgates opened in the second half, and flying full-back Johnathon Gjoshe was masterminding every Casuals attack down the right. After narrowly missing an opportunity of his own – saved by the keeper’s legs – Gjoshe put in an inviting ball for Michael Onovwigun, who fired over from close range. A fourth was on the horizon.
Skipper Reyon Dillon also put in another industrious performance, thumping the woodwork twice in the process. The first was a trademark darting run inside from the right before seeing his powerful effort whack the underside of the bar, and then a late shot low to the keeper’s right, which seemed destined for the back of the net, could only find the foot of the far post.
Corinthian-Casuals all but sealed another emphatic victory with 15 minutes to go, as Kiyo Brown burst into the box, and his half-cross, half-shot ended up being redirected into the back of his own net by the unfortunate Connor Allison, to send the supporters in the newly decorated Phillips End into raptures. 4-1 Casuals.
However, the Fizzers were able to find a consolation goal deep into stoppage time. Shane Qoloni forced his way into the box and was tripped just inside the box – the referee pointed to the spot. Fifi Carter converted from 12 yards, but Casuals held out with no further trouble to continue to rack up the wins: five in the last six now.
Next Saturday, Casuals host AFC Whyteleafe in a top-of-the-table clash. Safe to say it was a happy return home yesterday afternoon, and we look forward to continuing this run next weekend.
Corinthian-Casuals: Bernardes, Gjoshe, Daud (Dunstan-Digweed 54), Adelakun, Morgan (Agbinone 78), Dos Santos, Brown, Onovwigun (Castelo 62), Cadogan (Osunkoya 82), Cheklit (Grant 70), Dillon (c)
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