HORSHAM 0 TONBRIDGE ANGELS 3

HORSHAM:
1.Paul Seuke 2.Tom Graves 3.Kevin Hemsley 4.Eddie French 5.Andrew Howard (Salaam) 6.Lee Carney 7.Jacob Mingle 8.Lewis Taylor 9.Lee Farrell (Davis) 10.Simon Austin  (Davies) 11.Dwain Clarke Subs: 12.Yinka Salaam 14.Gavin Bolger 15.Danny Davis 16.Steve Davis 17.Rob Frankland

TONBRIDGE ANGELS:
1.Matt Reed 2.Ray Powell 3.Matt Lovell 4.Tommy Tyne (Kinch) 5.John Beales 6.James Donavan 7.John Westcott 8.Anthony Storey 9.Fraser Logan 10.Akwashi Edusei (Glover) 11.Kirk Watts Subs: 12.Scott Kinch 14.John Wilfort 15.Michael Philips 16.Phillip Starkey 17.Simon Glover
Scorers: Logan (36), Edusei (53), Tyne (86)

reporter: Mark Barrett

Tommy Warrilow had a happy return to the Atspeed Stadium as his Tonbridge side came away with a deserved three points against a Horsham side that finished with nine men. A 36th minute goal from Fraser Logan put the Kent side in control before second half strikes from Akwashi Edusei and Tommy Tyne gave Tonbridge a 3-0 win that flattered the home side. To compound Horsham’s misery they lost Lee Carney to injury, having already made their three substitutions, and then also had Lewis Taylor sent off in injury time.

Tonbridge went into the match with fresher legs having had their game on Saturday postponed but that also had its down side as it meant Carl Rook had to sit out the match against his former employers as he served a suspension held over from that cancelled match. There were some familiar faces, however, with John Westcott lining up on the right hand side of midfield whilst Cliff Cant took his place along side Warrillow in the dug out.

Tonbridge started the stronger side with Kevin Hemsley picking up a harsh booking in the second minute for a challenge on Ray Powell. Kirk Watts fired wide the first chance of the game before the lively Edusei forced Paul Seuke to save with his legs in the tenth minute. Seuke then required lengthy treatment before Edusei curled a shot wide in the 23rd minute. Watts then saw his shot deflect wide two minutes later and then Westcott saw an effort held by Seuke as the visitors did all the early running.

Anthony Storey looped a shot just wide in the 33rd minute before Horsham finally worked Tonbridge goalkeeper Matt Reed when Lee Farrell fired a long range shot goalwards but Reed was able to make a comfortable save. Logan opened the scoring nine minutes before the interval when he neatly side-stepped Andy Howard and beat Seuke with a low left footed shot from just inside the area. Edusei then spurned another good opening a minute later when he produced a nice turn in the area before blasting over from eight yards.

Carney was then fortunate to only be shown a yellow card for a high challenge on James Donavan before John Maggs replaced Howard with Yinka Salaam at the interval.

H/T Horsham 0 Tonbridge Angels 1

The visitors came flying out of the traps for the second half with Seuke producing an excellent save to keep out John Beales’ header and then saving bravely to deny Logan a minute later.

Taylor then had Horsham’s best opportunity of the match when he raced clear but, with just Reed to beat, he fired his effort into the side netting. That proved a pivotal moment in the match as Edusei outpaced Eddie French to fire past Seuke moments later to double the visitors' lead. Maggs replaced Farrell and Simon Austin with Danny Davis and Steve Davies as he looked for a way back into the match but, soon after, Carney picked up what looked like a rib injury and became a bystander in the match. Taylor and Beales were both cautioned for dissent before Tonbridge thought they had scored a third in the 69th minute when Watts crossed for Edusei who found the net with an acrobatic overhead kick. Having high fived the away fans his celebrations were cut short thanks to an offside flag.

Logan had an effort blocked in the 75th minute before Carney finally limped off. That left more space on the pitch and Tyne took full advantage of the numerical imbalance by waltzing clear to calmly round Seuke to tap into an empty net, three minutes from time. A disappointing afternoon for the Hornets ended with Taylor receiving his marching orders in stoppage time. He was harshly penalised for a foul on Scott Kinch and showed his frustration by throwing the ball to the ground. The referee produced a second yellow card and by the time the referee blew for full time, most of the home fans were halfway up the lane on their way home.

NEXT MATCH: v Shoreham (a) Wednesday 26th March ko 7.45pm