It was clear from the start that a confident Tonbridge where out to dominate the game with their close passing football style and were not going to give Phoenix any time on the ball. In the 18th minute Tonbridge floated a ball over the Phoenix defence for the ball to fall just behind the striker who adjusted his body and volleyed the ball home for an outstanding strike and go 1-0 up.
In the 21st minute Phoenix were unable to clear the ball from their defence whereupon a Tonbridge player picked up the ball took it around 3 defenders to neatly cut it back to a teammate who struck it in the bottom left hand corner.
In the 42nd minuteTonbridge crossed the ball in and again placed in the back of the net and sitting comortable at 3-0. In the 46th Dan came off infured for Callum to take his place in the centre - half time.
In the second half Phoenix started to take control of the game, gaining a bit of possession and trying to pass the ball around. However the continued chasing down of the ball by Tonbridge left Phoenix often having to pass back to their keeper and offering little outlet to the lone striker.
The second half was spolied by an over zealous referree who issued many yellow cards and stopped play for extended periods. In the 66th Tonbridge crossed the ball in from a corner where Tonbridge took advantage of a free header to score their fourth.
73rd minute Taylor came on for Joe. Phoenix had a couple of good chances but could not appear to maintain any kind of sustained attack.
The referree continued to be the star of the show and delayed the game even further as the game bagan to deteriorate, a free kick awarded in the 86th minute and Tonbridge collected the 5th goal of the game.
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