REPORT | Dulwich Hamlet vs Lewes
In a game of few clear-cut chances, the visitors took theirs to progress to the second round of the FA Trophy, defeating Dulwich in front of a crowd of 2,745.
Lewes opened the scoring in the 11th minute. A corner was delivered to the back post, which ex-Hamlet man Ronnie Vint nodded back across the goal. Preston Edwards – making his first appearance in his second spell at Dulwich – produced a fantastic save to deny Tommy Wood, but the rebound fell to Bradley Pritchard, who made no mistake from six yards out.
Seven minutes before half-time the away side doubled their lead. Good work from Deon Moore freed Harvey Hughes down the left flank. The full-back had the freedom of Champion Hill and picked out Wood with his cross. The number nine took a touch to steady himself, before firing high and hard into the roof of the net, giving Edwards no chance.
All of Dulwich’s best chances in the first half fell to the impressive Luke Wanadio, who had a fine game and was a constant threat. In the 26th minute, Hamlet patiently worked the ball down the right. Krasniqi and Wanadio combined on the edge of the box, Wanadio spun his marker, before unleashing a shot that cannoned off the crossbar.
Then, in the 43rd minute, Clifton showed good strength to outmuscle his marker in the left-hand corner of the penalty area. The striker got his head up and rolled the ball across the box to Wanadio. He met it first time but his side-footed finish from 12 yards flashed agonisingly wide.
Whilst the visitors had been the better side in the first half, with chances also falling to Deon Moore, Ola Ogunwamide and Chris Whelpdale, a two-goal lead did slightly flatter them.
Unlike in the last home game against Kingstonian, there were no half-time changes from Hakan Hayrettin. Before the hour he had seen enough though and called for reinforcements from the bench, bringing on Mills and Jeffrey for Bonnett-Johnson and Clifton. It was still Wanadio who was looking most likely to do something for Dulwich and in the 59th minute an attacking thrust from the winger was ended with a foul in a good position.
Jerome Binnom-Williams was the man who stood over the ball, 25-yards out near the middle of the D. His effort was a beauty. Nathan Harvey was nowhere near it, but the post denied Dulwich a route back into the match.
The next 15 minutes were dominated by Lewes with Moore, who was giving Scarlett a torrid time, heading just wide and firing in a fierce drive, which Edwards tipped over the bar. In the final 15 minutes, the tide once again turned in the Hamlet’s favour. Jeffrey fired two shots off target, Ayuk was denied by a brilliant block and Mills rose highest to meet a cross but could only head wide. In the end, Dulwich simply ran out of time, and it’s Lewes who progress to the second round.
Dulwich are next in action on Wednesday, when we travel to Tooting to face Kingstonian in the League Cup and we return to league action on Saturday 4th November with a trip to Haringey.
Dulwich Hamlet Line-Up:
1 Preston Edwards, 2 Miquel Scarlett (Craig Braham-Barrett 80’), 5 Michael Chambers, 7 Luke Wanadio, 8 Ryley Scott, 12 Sean Bonnett-Johnson (Anthony Jeffrey 58’), 14 Adrian Clifton (Danny Mills 58’), 15 Kreshnic Krasniqi, 16 Ayuk Tarh, 18 Jerome Binnom-Williams, 20 Manny Parry
Unused Substitutes:, Mark Ricketts, Alfie Allen, Will Lakin, Elliott Romain
Yellow Cards: Binnom-Williams (48’), Luke Wanadio (65’)
Lewes Line-Up
1 Nathan Harvey, 2 Jake Elliott, 3 Harvey Hughes, 4 Archie Tamplin, 5 Ronnie Vint, 6 Arthur Penney, 9 Tommy Wood, 10 Ola Ogunwamide (Kalvin Kalala 71’), 11 Chris Whelpdale, 14 Deon Moore, 18 Bradley Pritchard (Alfie Egan 90’)
Unused Substitutes: 16 Archie Panyi, 17 Deshane Dalling, 20 Will Salmon
Goalscorers: Bradley Pritchard (11'), Tommy Wood (38')
Yellow Cards: Ola Ogunwamide (54’), Ronnie Vint (74’)
REPORT | Whitehawk vs Dulwich Hamlet
Dulwich picked up a valuable point on the road as we visited Whitehawk.
In everchanging weather conditions Dulwich visited a Whitehawk side that hadn’t lost at Home in 20 fixtures.
The visitors almost took the lead after just 8 minutes as Ryley Scott and Danny Mills went close only for their shots to be blocked well by the Whitehawk defence.
Mills would link up with Scott just 5 minutes later as he squared a ball to Scott only for his shot to be blocked on the line.
Top scorer Luke Wanadio then launched his own one-man Counter-attack after a failed Whitehawk corner. Despite stumbling under pressure, Wanadio stumbled but managed to get a low drilled shot away only for it to be saved by the hosts Goalkeeper.
Despite controlling the majority of the 1st half, the Hamlet went in at half-time level.
It would take 15 minutes for the 2nd half to really kick into life, this time Captain Jerome Binnom-Williams struck a shot from range, but his shot ended up going just over the bar.
Wanadio would go close again after 63 minutes as he cut inside and unleashed a shot only for it to go just wide of the far post.
With 10 minutes to go Dulwich finally turned their constant pressure into a goal as centre half Michael Chambers headed home from the corner to fire the Hamlet into the lead.
Chambers turned from Goal scorer into defensive master as he blocked a shot destined for the bottom corner sending it out for a corner.
As we entered stoppage time however, the hosts late pressure found a way back into the game as they levelled it with 5 minutes left to play.
The Hamlet’s afternoon completely turned on its head 3 minutes from time as Ade Shokunbi was given a straight Red Card following a late lunge on the Half-Way line.
Despite dominating 89 minutes of the game, the Hamlet left the Sussex coast with just a point heading into Tuesday Nights tie away to Wingate & Finchley.
REPORT | Dulwich Hamlet vs Kingstonian
In what was very much a game of two halves, all five goals came in the second stanza as Dulwich Hamlet edged to a narrow 3-2 win and picked up a vital three points in this early season basement battle.
At a near sold-out Champion Hill, 3,191 fans witnessed a forgettable first half. During the opening 45 minutes there were just two shots on target and both were for the away team. Calling them shots on target is generous, as both efforts came from outside the box and picked up deflections on their way to the goal meaning neither keeper was forced into a save during the first half.
As fans filed away to the bars and food outlets during the break, they can have been forgiven for wondering if they had anywhere else to be, but those caught in the half-time queues would’ve missed the opening goal.
A Danny Mills header just forty seconds after the restart gave Dulwich the lead, with half-time substitute Anthony Jeffrey making an instant impact by laying on the goal. It was Dulwich’s first effort on target. It was a typical Mills goal, Jeffrey crossed from the left to the back post and Mills rose above his maker and powered a headed past Rob Tolfrey in the Kingstonian goal.
Jeffrey was one of two Hamlet half-time subs with Jeffrey and Ryley Scott coming on for Mark Ricketts and Sean Bonnett-Johnson. It was a bold attacking move by Hakan Hayrettin, and it wouldn’t take long for Dulwich to double their lead.
In the 55th minute, Jerome Binnom-Williams picked up the ball just inside the opposition have and strode forward. The left-back played a line-breaking pass to the feet of Mills on the edge of the box. The Hamlet number nine rolled his marker and found Akwo Ayuk. He showed neat footwork to dribble past his man before firing high and hard into the top right-hand corner.
Hamlet’s third arrived in the 67th minute. The away side failed to clear a Binnom-Williams corner and Luke Wanadio reacted quickest. He first won a header on the edge of the box and collected it himself. He took one touch to steady himself before firing hard and low. It arrowed away from the despairing dive of Tolfrey and found the side netting by the left-hand post. It was a sumptuous strike and gave Dulwich what would surely be an unassailable lead.
Kingstonian were down but not out. At 2-0 their top scorer Eddie Dsane had missed a guilt edged chance, firing wide when clean through, although credit must go to Will Lakin for closing the angle. In the 73rd minute, they would grab one back with Mark Waters arrowing a low shot past Lakin, who dived to his left but couldn’t keep it out. One goal can change a game and it was Kingstonian who were now on top. Tom Collins, who had come on for Dsane, lobbed Lakin, but his shot hit the bar and bounced over. Just a minute later Collins had another good chance but could only drag his shot wide.
Dulwich were looking edgy and nervy and in the 90th minute the fans were feeling that way too as Kingstonian reduced the deficit to one. From a free-kick on the right-hand side Niran Butler was left unmarked and he headed home from just six-yards out.
Dulwich had five minutes of injury time to survive and they managed to hang on for a vital three points. The win lifts them out of the drop zone and up to sixteenth in the table. Thank you to our fans for your wonderful support, the men’s team are next in action on Saturday 21st of October when we travel to Whitehawk. The next home game is against Lewes in the FA Trophy 1st Round on October 28th.
Dulwich Hamlet Line-Up:
1 Will Lakin, 2 Miquel Scarlett, 4 Mark Ricketts (10 Anthony Jeffrey 46’), 5 Michael Chambers, 7 Luke Wanadio, 9 Danny Mills, 11 Akwo Ayuk, 12 Sean Bonnett-Johnson ( 8 Ryley Scott 46’), 15 Kreshnic Krasniqi, 18 Jerome Binnom-Williams, 20 Manny Parry
Unused Substitutes: 3 Momodou Jallow, 17 Adam Dougui, 19 Elliott Romain
Goalscorers: Mills 46', Ayuk 55’, Wanadio 67’
Yellow Cards: Wanadio 62’
Kingstonian Line-Up
1 Rob Tolfrey, 2 Zack Chislett, 3 Jude Mason, 4 Rudy Allen (12 Darnell Goather-Braithwaite 55’) 5 Matt Drage, 6 Niran Butler 7 Mark Waters, 8 Emmanuel Adebiyi, 9 Andy Somo, 10 Eddie Dsane (14 Tom Collins 62’), 11 Rio Campbell (15 Hakeem Adelakun 81’)
Goalscorers: Waters 73’, Butler 90’
Yellow Cards: Eddie Dsane 33’, Niran Butler 79’
MATCH REPORT | CHESHUNT 0 DULWICH 1
Dulwich advanced to the next round of the 23/24 Isuzu FA Trophy thanks to victory at Theobalds Lane
The Hamlet advanced the in the 23/24 FA Trophy on Saturday afternoon thanks to a late winner from new signing Akwo Ayuk against 10 man Cheshunt.
The Hamlet started the game on the front foot in complete opposite fashion to the league fixture between the 2 sides 7 days earlier.
It was new man Ayuk who went close after just over a minute as Wanadio whipped a ball in only for Ayuk's shot to go wide.
Krasniqi went close minutes later but his long range shot was saved well by the Cheshunt keeper.
Will Lakin on his Hamlet debut was called into action early on too but he got down well to save following a defensive mix up.
After a manic opening 10 minutes the game calmed down and it wasn't until the 22nd minute that either side would have a notable chance on goal. Lakin launched a ball up field towards Wanadio who bought it down but his shot was saved once again by the hosts goalkeeper.
Cheshunt would go down to 10 men on the stroke of half time. As Isiah Noel-Williams was handed a 2nd yellow after he whipped out Miquel Scarlett.
It wasn't until the 65th minute that the Hamlet would face another chance at goal, Ayuk received the ball from Parry only for his shot to be blocked on the line.
Substitution Hussein Siklawi went close minutes after coming on but he blazed his shot over the bar on the 71st minute.
Cheshunt would go close to taking the lead after 82 minutes but after some tidy build up play they fired a shot well wide of the post.
In what was a game the Hamlet dominated they finally took the lead after 86 minutes as debutant Ayuk who fired the Hamlet ahead with minutes left.
He bought the ball down, cut inside and poked the ball into the bottom corner to send the travelling fans into delirium.
Siklawi would almost double the lead but his shot was saved well by the keeper on the 90th minute.
Will Lakin would produce the save of the afternoon in stoppage time as he acrobatically tipped a long range shot over the bar.
With Lakin's late heroics Dulwich secured passage into the 1st Round of the 23/24 FA Trophy where they'll take on Lewes at Home on October 28th
