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Back on Sunday 13th September the 'Non League Paper' covered our Cup match at Hampton & Richmond Borough:

Dulwich Hamlet sneaked into the second qualifying round with a late Ashley Carew penalty, following Joe Hicks' challenge on Ethan Pinnock, but the Beavers will feel they should have done better.
The Hamlet had the first chance on eight minutes as Nyren Clunis fired a shot in, but Hampton keeper Seb Brown parried the ball away.
Ten minutes later, Hampton's Charlie Moone had a shot cleared off the line by Pinnock following a defensive error but before the break, Dulwich had another chance when Matt Drage's header drifted just over the bar.
Hampton's best chance during the first half came in stoppage time, as Jerome Federico struck a shot that took a flying save from Phil Wilson to prevent the goal.
Wilson was on hand to deny Hampton's Dean Sinclair just before the hour; ten minutes later, Moussa Diarra's header had Wilson stretching but the header drifted wide.
The game was drifting to a replay at Champion Hill, a draw being the likely result, when it jolted into life on 88 minutes. Pinnock was in space down the right, he gathered the ball and sprinted with it into the box, where he was clipped by the unfortunate Hicks.
Carew picked up the ball and buried the spot kick to give the Hamlet a place in the next round.
STAR MAN: Phil Wilson (Dulwich Hamlet
ENTERTAINMENT *** (out of five)

Two days later the Hampton game grabbed the headline in the midweek 'South London Press' from last Tuesday:

Ashley Carew's late penalty took Dulwich Hamlet through to the second qualifying round of the FA Cup.
The South Londoners were 1-0 winners at Hampton & Richmond Borough. Hamlet suffered a fresh injury blow as Nyren Clunis limped off in the first half but Damian Scannell returned from his own knock.
Ethan Pinnock cleared off his own line in the 16th minute while Phil Wilson made a superb stop to deny Jerome Federico just before the break.
Hampton look the side more likely to open the scoring and Wilson needed to save again from Jake Rose in the second half.
But Murrell-Williamson continued his impact since arriving on loan when he was brought down by Joe Hicks in the 88th minute and Carew's conversion ensured there would be no replay at Champion Hill.

On Thursday the weekly edition of the 'Southwark News' continued with the FA Cup theme:

[b]Late, late show from Carew sends Dulwich through[/b]

An 88th-minute penalty from Ashley Carew took Dulwich into the second qualifying round of the FA Cup.
In a game of few clear opportunities, it was Dulwich who took advantage of their oportunity to progress after Rhys Murrell-Williamson was brought down in the box two minutes from time.
After the away side missed a number of good opportunities in the first half, the looked to be heading for a replay until Murrell-Williamson accelerated towards goal and was fouled by Joe Hicks, who was scampering back to cover.
Carew kept his cook to convert from the spot and though Hampton pressed forward and hurled a couple of long throws into the box late on, they were unable to force an equaliser.
Dulwich will now face East Sussex side Whitehawk in the next round on September 26.

And, lastly, on Friday the 'weekend printing of the 'South London Press' concentrated on one of our summer signings:

Osei Sankofa made his Premier League debut at the age of 18-so it is hard to believe that his career in the professional game was finished by the time he tunred 25.
The defender was 14 and a pupil at Tooting's Graveney School when he was signed by Charlton.
And his senior debut in May 2003 was at the place where dreams are made of-Old Trafford-even if the 4-1 defeat to Manchester United, Ruud van Nistlerooy scoring a hat-trick, was not.
But when he was released by Alan Pardew five years later he dropped into League One with Southend United-and that proved to be his last club in the Football League.
After that he had spells with Farnborough, Boreham Wood, Eastleigh, Hayes & Yeading United, Ebbsfleet & Whitehawk before Sankofa, raised in Brixton, joined Dulwich Hamlet this season.
But the 30-year-old is not bitter over the path his career has taken. He is still immersed in football-he coaches Ebbsfleet's youth team as well as helping with the first team, and works with Charlton's U16 side.
When you add in that he is aiming to help Dulwich win promotion from the Ryman Premier Division then his diary is busy.
"I've had the question a lot about dropping out of the professional game-but it was never a choice of mine," he said.
"I didn't play much the season we got relegated at Southend and I found it difficult to get another club. I dropped into non-league to try and earn some money and the call never came from a league club. You realise it is time to start looking for something else rather than scramble around the lower leagues, which was never an ambition of mine. I spent time developing myself for the rest of my life and coaching is something I've fallen into. My football career will always feel unfulfilled-just because of where I started. But at the same time I still feel lucky to have got the opportunity I got growing up. Everyone wants to play in the Premier League-and I did at 18. I played against Arsenal, the team I supported as a young boy, but I got sent off[for fouling Robin van Persie]. So it was a high and a low at the same time. I managed to play Manchester United three times in my short first-team career-all at Old Trafford. I competed against genuine world-class players.I wish the journey had been longer-everyone does. Even if you were at the top level for five or 10 years, everyone wants it to go on that bit longer. But we had a great youth team that got to the FA Youth Cup semi-final. I look back and it is quite rare for a side to be together so long-from 14 to 18- because usually people get released. Those were good days. One of my old team-mates. Stacy Long, now works at Ebbsfleet.It's good to be re-united. All the youngsters were trying to get through to the first team during Charlton's most successful time in their history-that tells you that you've got to be some player to get there. I had Luke Young ahead of me, an England international and club captain. You need a long-term injury, which you wouldn't wish on anybody, to get a chance. Alan Curbishley left the club and I was his player, he saw me grow up. I got on well with Alan Pardew and he was a good manager, he felt I needed to go and play some games. It was probably the right decision. But Southend were going through a difficult time and were relegated, which put things on a downer. It is harder for a defender because if you are a striker you can score 20 goals and be back in the spotlight. My role was a less glamorous one."
Charlton academy boss Steve Avory offered Sankofa a role after he started his coaching badges.
"I told him I was interested in that side and he said if you are we might be able to sort something out," explained Sankofa.
"It was coincidental. I'd only gone down there to watch. Now I'm assisting with the U16s and have been with the U10s for the past two years. Managing would be a natural progression. I've always been a leader in the dressing room and tried to help the younger players. Daryl McMahon is 18 months older than me and is now manager at Ebbsfleet.He's had a very similar path to me. At the moment I'm happy doing the things I'm doing and learning."
Sankofa has worked under top bosses and ex-professional players moving into the managerial side tend to know what to adopt and avoid.
"Tactical knowledge should be a given," he said."They should know the topic or they shouldn't have the position. Variety of sessions is important too. But the most vital thing is your management of people and that you can relate to them. You can have all the knowledge but if I like you them I'm going to try harder to achieve what you want. Good communication and management goes a long way. Any player would say that."
Sankofa is recovering from a nasty gash to his heel but is set for an imminent return to the Hamlet first-team fold.
"The team don't actually need me because they are not conceding goals," he said. "I'm more than happy for them to continue like that and I'll wait for my time. Circumstances weren't right for me to join before because you want to play at the highest level you can do. Now it is the right time with everything I've got going on. I couldn't have stayed at Whitehawk and done any day-to-day coaching. It's great to be at Dulwich. It is a club that deserves to be in Conference South, no doubt about it. There is a bit of pressure now. We don't want to wait anymore. Hopefully we can do it."