Thursday 20 March 2014. Surrey Senior Cup, Quarter-Final.
Walton & Hersham 0 Egham Town 2.
Swans’ interest in cup competitions ended for the season following a match that suited the miserable, drizzly conditions at Stompond Lane, the tie having been switched there with Egham’s floodlights out of operation following the recent floods. Due to eligibility and other constraints it was a much-changed line-up fielded by manager Tony Reid, and it showed in a disjointed, shapeless performance.
Early on Swans forced two successive corners, but the visitors soon did likewise at the other end. Egham took the lead at the end of a scrappy first quarter of the match, Josh Andrews touching the ball in after a cross from the right of the six-yard box. Straight from the restart Joe Chanderam got through, but sent a lob over. Egham continued to look the more likely, and after 33 minutes they got in a shot from the left that was goal-bound, but Andy Lomas got back to clear.
Swans’ best chance came minutes later when Lomas struck a great free-kick from the right, and Louis Glace-Palmer put a far-post header into the side-netting.
Soon after the resumption Egham’s Andy Crossley swung over a dangerous free-kick from the left and Swans’ keeper Dane Buss had to punch over his crossbar. Ryan Lake then sent a free-kick from just outside the box dipping over.
Swans continued to struggle to create openings, but Glace-Palmer did well on the right before playing the ball low into the near-post, but no-one was backing-up. As the match approached the final quarter of an hour Swans began to look more lively, and Nemo Adams got in an overhead kick that was unfortunately straight at Egham keeper Jamie Norris.
But Crossley had the chance to settle it for Egham as he was played clear to take the ball to the left of Buss, only for his shot to be cleared off the line at the near-post by Matt Holliday. Then with three minutes remaining substitute Brendan Matthews, straight after coming on, laid the ball in from the left to Marcus Moody, who looped a shot into the right, top corner to make it 2-0.
In stoppage-time Adams made a good run on the right for Swans, but Glace-Palmer could not get on the end of his cross.
Swans’ Team: Dane Buss, Matt Holliday, Andy Lomas, André Scarlett, Chris Grayland, Louis Clark, Sean Bradley, Nathan Oliver, Nehemiah Adams, Louis Glace-Palmer, Samad Kazi (Ross Nunn 72’). Subs. not used: Ryan Marklew, Liam Harper, Kelvin Karanja.
Egham Team: Norris, Muldowney, Lake, Taylor-Ives, Ward, Harkin, Andrews (Busutti 88’), Chanderam, Stanislaus, Moody, Crossley (Matthews 86’). Subs. not used: Chandler-Joseph, Quashie, McKinlay. Scorers: Andrews (22’), Moody (87’).
