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DTSTART:20080120T191736Z
DTEND:20080120T191736Z
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SUMMARY:Tonbridge Invicta 2 v 1 Bredhurst Village - Cup Semi Final
DESCRIPTION:Invicta U18’s reach Final\n\nFaulkner excels as Hermitag
 e strike puts Invicta on the way to the Final\n\nTonbridge Invicta U18
 ’s reached the final of the Maidstone Minor league Cup\, (the Ron Ha
 mer trophy) with a narrow 2-1 victory over Bredhurst Village at Larkfi
 eld today.\n\nTwo second half goals from Chris Hermitage and Jack Edme
 ads sealed the win\, but Invicta man of the match was James Faulkner w
 ho made a string of superb saves to keep the tie alive after Invicta w
 ent behind. \n\nInvicta with a full squad of 16 available for the tie\
 , lost Luke Huartson in the warm up as his knee had not fully recovere
 d. Matt Thompson returned from his one match suspension and the side t
 hat did so well v Castle Colts formed the starting line up.\n\nInvicta
  made a bright opening with Tom Willers going close but Bredhurst were
  clearly up for this game and were quicker in the tackle and more crea
 tive in their attacking options. Nicholls and Freke had to make challe
 nge after challenge as Thompson and Stengel found the attacking width 
 of Bredhurst a real threat.\n\nWhen they did get through Faulkner was 
 at his best to deny the opposition\; a shot low to his left being the 
 pick of 3 vital saves in the first period. It was no surprise when Bre
 dhurst went ahead on 35 mins with a fine turn and shot into the corner
 .\n\nLeading scorer Tom Willers was being well\, marshalled and despit
 e some fine runs was never able to get his shot away. Half time proved
  a relief to Invicta.\n\nThe second period saw Whittome replace Teddy 
 as Invicta started winning a share of the 50\:50 tackles and found the
 mselves in more possession of the ball. Mason replaced a Stengel and t
 he influence of Edmeads began to take shape as more space became avail
 able in the middle of the park.\n\nBoth Phillips and Thompson had good
  attempts on goal\, but it was from a throw in that Edmeads flicked on
  and Holmes won the next challenge\, which saw the ball fall to Hermit
 age and he crashed a volley over the keeper from just inside the box. 
 1-1 with an hour gone.\n\nThis certainly lifted Invicta’s work rate 
 and the game became more open as both sides looked for a winner. A poi
 nt blank save from Faulkner again denied Bredhurst as they won a serie
 s of corners.  Invicta’s second goal came on 75 mins when Phillips f
 ound his shooting boots and as his shot bounced off the bar\, Edmeads 
 coolly slotted home to make it 2-1.\n\nInvicta could not kill the game
  off as Bredhurst pushed on with numerous tackles and headers being wo
 n by the Invicta defence to see the game through.\n\nA much improved p
 erformance from Invicta in the second period but this game could easil
 y have gone either way without the hands and body of James Faulkner!
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