MATCH RE p ORT

There were three changes to the starting lineup, injury to “Manny” Immanuel meant Kelvin Osei-Addo started up front & with Kyle Davison-Gordon & Benji Crilley unavailable, Ethan Creary & Dylan Baker started in their place. Seventeen-year-old Dennis Vesho earned his second place on the subs bench although he didn’t feature in the game, he has been a big part of the very impressive U18s side this season and will be a name to watch out for in the next few seasons.

For Ethan Creary this was his 50th appearance for the Club, following in the footsteps of J’Ardell Stirling who celebrated a similar achievement the previous week in the Ardley Utd match. Both players brought in by Joe Deeney have been exemplary role models for the Club’s younger players, determination, desire, discipline, and commitment being in their DNA.

Robbie Goodman wore the Captain’s armband with Alfie Osborne, still needing a protective bandage on his head, started on the bench.

A sizeable Blues support was in attendance and their loyalty was rewarded early on with Kelvin’s early goal. The assist from Danny Webb was notable and showed his all round ability to be both provider as well as poacher and sharp shooter. This was Kelvin’s 8th goal of the season and was ultimately enough to take all three points back to Creasey Park.

Four days earlier, Dunstable had started in similar vein. Scoring early on against Hoddesdon they then had much of the possession and looked to secure their lead with a second goal. History repeated itself on Saturday with the Dunstable side enjoying most of the possession but again unable to find a second goal.

George Graham’s Arsenal sides made 1 -0 wins their trademark and enjoyed success and silverware in doing so. Dunstable were knocking on the door but to their credit, Arlesey regrouped after the early set back and managed to repel the blue shirted forays.

At the other end Connor Coulson had a relatively quiet afternoon with the closest the home side coming of getting a point being a goalmouth scramble which saw Dunstable just able to clear their lines.

John Smith was the Blues man of the Match but there were contenders all over the park as to a man each player did what was asked, kept it simple and did the job required of them.

In the 64th minute there was applause from the Blues support as goal scoring hero, Kelvin Osei-Addo was replaced by Alfie Osborne. Osborne, fearless as always, first contribution was a headed clearance. Head wound or no head wound, you just knew Alfie would do just what was required of him.

Eight minutes later, and the impressive Ruari Mills was given a breather and replaced by Joe Sellers-West.

A much stronger display by the home side in the second half meant chances for the Blues were more limited but come the final whistle few could argue with the end result.

The Dunstable Town FC Darts Team played their first competitive match last week, losing narrowly 3 -4 to Dunstable Cricket Club in an absorbing and tension filled match.

They followed it up a couple of days ago in their first home match at Creasey Park, with another narrow loss of 3 -4 against the United Services Club.

The lads have only had a couple of practice sessions so Team Captain, Arone Thasan, was especially proud of how well his Team had performed against two seasoned and experienced opposition teams.

DTFC Darts Team is the brainchild of Arone & Ian Bateman who hold a weekly practice session every Monday at Creasey Park starting at 7.30pm.

Arone & Ian are indebted to James Slack, Creasey Park Facility Manager, for his support and that of his staff.

If you’d like to join the lads on a Monday, please ring Arone on 07716 192107 or Ian on 07973 810036. We’re not looking for world champions, all levels and abilities are welcome.

The emphasis is on having some fun, meeting new people, and making friendships as well as achieving your potential at the oche.