AFC Dunstable 0-1 Aylesbury United

AFC Dunstable 0-1 Aylesbury United

22nd October 2024

Definitely three points that got away this evening. AFC enjoyed the vast majority of the possession

and created plenty of chances but unfortunately could not take advantage of that. The visitors

keeper, the very vocal Jack Hopwood made a number of superb saves (in my opinion he was easily

their man of the match). As captain Kyle said to me after the match “we left it all out there but we

just have to play that way every game and results will turn out for us”

The first 15 minutes or so was very even with the ball going from end to end with a couple of half

chances for each side but no real goal threat. My notes then become the Rico missed chances report

with 4 very decent efforts in the space of 20 minutes! How he did not score I do not know – as

previously mentioned the keeper pulled off a number of saves and his defence more than helped

him out.

Aylesbury finished the half with 5 minutes of decent pressure but didn’t really threaten the home

goal. Overall the half was bossed by AFC but the teams went in still level at 0-0. Would we rue all

those missed chances?

The second half started in very much the same fashion with AFC taking the game to the visitors with

two early efforts from Sean and one from Rico (again!). As feared Aylesbury took advantage of our

failure to score with a superb breakaway goal on 55 minutes. Songona-Mory Kone let fly from

distance with a shot that cannoned in off the underside of the crossbar giving Seb no real chance to

react.

More AFC efforts followed but we just could not convert. Tommy had an excellent effort on 65

minutes when he controlled the ball, spun and had a shot over his shoulder all in what looked like

one movement – well saved by that pesky keeper again! Rico then had a shot 4 minutes later that

smacked the post and bounced behind much to the relief of the visiting defence. On 74 minutes we

had a golden opportunity to equalise with two shots in the same passage of play from within the 6

yard box but again the keeper pulled off excellent saves from both efforts – it was definitely looking

like it would not be our evening. Chances continued to come and go but some resolute defending by

both sides meant there was no addition to the solo goal from Aylesbury.

Man of the match as voted by the committee went to Tommy B.

Team line up (subs in brackets); Seb Stacey, Harry Riley, Stan Georgiou, Kwad Bugyei-Kyei (Charlie

Davis 81), Khyan Frazer-Williams, Kyle Lynch, Kyle Brooks (c) (Hayden Beadle 75), Tommy

Blennerhassett, Sean Duodu (Russell Berko 75), Rico Greco (Dan Tagoe 81), George Joyce (Bruce

Ovbiye-Nsang HT)