Pre Season Friendly, Monday 11th July
My latest pre season friendly saw me back over at The Len Salmon and saw Hashtag United net three goals without reply against Walthamstow to win their latest run out ahead of the new season.
The Tags were getting ready for their second season at Step Four in the Isthmian North after a successful first campaign, so they were looking to do even better this time round and try and reach the playoffs or even more perhaps, whereas Stow were back at Step Four level for the first time in a few years after winning the Essex Senior League last season and were preparing for their first season in the Southern One Central.
On a very warm evening it was Hashtag began the better and were awarded a penalty after just four minutes when a direct run from Jermaine Francis ended with him being upended inside the box, and PK Humble emphatically dispatched the spot kick, and then after fifteen minutes The Tags doubled their lead when Pedro Banks blasted down the left and crossed into the six yard box and although Francis header was misdirected, it fell into the path of Joni Vukaj who rifled home emphatically.
It was a decent first half performance from The Tags who had a certain Adebayo Akinfenwa playing up front in the opening forty five minutes, but he and a couple of others made way at half time, and then just past the hour mark they made more changes, as did Stow, to try out some more personal. One of the guys replaced on the Stow side was Callum Ibe who looked very lively although sadly for him his team mates could not give him the service he needed.
And shortly afterwards the hosts added a third as after a great touch and strike from Teniola was well saved, Okunja was on hand to get to the loose ball and loft over the keeper and see the ball just go over the line before a defender managed to get back to hack it clear.
Tags keeper Page did have something to do late on when he got down well to superbly deny the visitors a consolation goal, but if truth be told The Tags looked much the better team on the night and ran out comfortable winners on a barmy evening in South Essex.
Full time Hashtag United 3 Walthamstow 0
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