A Max Omango brace helped Southend Manor to victory over
Shenfield on the 3G at St Martins School in Shenfield in the club’s latest
pre-season outing ahead of the 2019/20 season.
Both sides were looking to shape their squads ahead of the
campaign, the hosts newly promoted to the Essex Olympian Premier after winning Senior
One last season whilst Essex Senior League Manor were looking to build a new
side under the new regime which saw Jerry Omango take over as chairman a few
weeks ago.
And with Adam Peek continuing as manager alongside coaches
Halil Hassan and Gary Pond, the squad are certainly in good hands. Both sides saw long range efforts sail over
early on before Manor then fired a dangerous effort across goal but in the
seventh minute the visitors took the lead when a lovely move ended with
chairman’s son Omango applying the finishing touch.
Shenfield then saw a deflected effort saved before more
decent one touch play from Manor almost resulted in a second goal but the
effort was sliced wide, and then the hosts managed to burst through a couple of
challenges but saw a final effort drilled wide.
Manor then saw the keeper beat an effort away before a quick
free-kick caught at the visitors but the effort was straight at the keeper, and
then Manor came close to doubling their lead but the effort from the edge of
the box went inches wide.
Manor were playing some nice stuff and saw another effort
saved by the keeper before another effort across the Shenfield goal went wide
of the far post, and then after the hosts had given the ball away cheaply, it
took another decent stop from their keeper to keep Manor out.
Manor then forced another corner after a shot had been
blocked, and from that corner they sent a header wide, and then the hosts so
nearly pinched a leveller when a close-range effort was brilliantly saved.
Manor then burst in down the left but saw the keeper make a
decent near post stop, and it meant the visitors went into the break a goal
ahead.
Half Time Shenfield 0 Southend Manor 1
Both sides saw openings early on in the second period, although
it was the hosts who had come out the better in this period, although Manor
were next to go closest to adding another when after a blocked effort had come
out to the edge of the box, a volley from the edge of the box went inches wide.
Manor though began to up the tempo again and fired another
effort across goal before sending a dipping effort past the far post, but
twelve minutes into the half Shenfield found a leveller when a cross found
Jordan Elliott totally unmarked and he headed home from close range.
Manor though sent another chance wide when clean through,
but with fifteen minutes remaining regained the lead in spectacular style after
Grant Frances fired a dipping free-kick from at least thirty yards out in off
the bar, and five minutes later added to their lead when a diagonal ball into
the mixer saw Jordan Chambers rise to beat the keeper to the ball and head
home.
Manor almost added a late fourth on a couple of occasions,
but with pretty much the last kick off the contest did find a fourth when
Omango twisted and turned before firing beyond the keeper to seal a pretty
useful evening for the ESL side.
Full Time Shenfield 1 Southend Manor 4
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