Welling v Dartford Sat 4 Feb 2023

Man of the Match

Poll ended at Tue Feb 07, 2023 5:00 pm

Dan Wilks
0
No votes
Jordan Wynter
0
No votes
Samir Carruthers
1
4%
Connor Essam
0
No votes
Tom Bonner
5
19%
Luke Coulson
0
No votes
Jamar Loza
0
No votes
Maxwell Statham
2
7%
Jack Smith
0
No votes
Charlie Sheringham
13
48%
Jernade Meade
3
11%
Malachi Napa (Sub)
3
11%
Like Allen (Sub)
0
No votes
Pierre Fonkeu (Sub)
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 27

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Re: Welling v Dartford Sat 4 Feb 2023

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First half was terrible. Second half we woke up and could have gone on to win it .

Both our goals were well taken and here they are 🙂

Charlie Sheringham scores Dartford’s1st goal v Welling

Napa scores a loverly curling shot to equalise for Dartford and earn a point
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Re: Welling v Dartford Sat 4 Feb 2023

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I thought the Ball hit the underside of the Bar at real speed and came down over the line, all so quick but in saying that there is absolutely no way the Linesman was up with play to look across and say goal, he has too be looking at it from an angle behind play.
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BAWArmy wrote: Sat Feb 04, 2023 3:50 pm
BRASSNECK wrote: Sat Feb 04, 2023 3:48 pm
BAWArmy wrote: Sat Feb 04, 2023 3:46 pm Can't say I'm surprised anymore.
We'll be lucky to get in the playoffs the way we're going
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Re: Welling v Dartford Sat 4 Feb 2023

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We didn’t get a chance to attack much in the first half as welling pushed us back , they were at home this was expected. we defended well but somehow we were totally asleep for the first goal
We were easily thd better team in the second half and could easily have won it at the end when we created a great chance
I really like napa as I think it’s good to have a player in the team with flare and tricks and that is certainly what he does
Someone said today was a good day for us bearing in mind other results and I totally agree
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First half Welling were the better side and imo could have been further in front. We hardly won any 50/50's and seemed off the pace so at HT i was quite concerned.
Second half we came out with more purpose and determination and equalised in a good opening period where we were on top. They then went 2-1 up after some poor defending before we came again and got the equaliser. We could even have won it at the end but on the balance of play a draw probably about right.
Credit to the players because i thought they showed character and belief in the second half so hopefully we can build on this and go on another good run.
Surprised how Welling looked a bit nervy at times in the second half and being the home team why they did a bit of time wasting at the end.
As for their second goal, i said at the time the linesman looked quite a way down the pitch so the ball must have been well over the line for him to make such a big call, the highlights will be interesting....

Seeing how the other results went it's not been a bad day.

MOTM for me - Jernade Meade.

Thanks for the goals Kev and a good interview from Dowse.

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Match report by Chris Palmer

Dartford came from behind twice to earn a hard-fought draw at rivals Welling United, as second-half goals from Charlie Sheringham and Malachi Napa ensured that the points were shared at Park View Road.

The first forty-five was a frustrating one for Dartford, as Welling rushed out of the blocks with confidence. Such was the Wings’ high press that Tom Bonner had to rally his troops to defend strongly for long periods.

Yet, despite earning their first corner within four minutes, it took until the 12th minute for the hosts to test goalkeeper Dan Wilks. Kodi Lyons-Foster was the man to register the first attempt on target, when his header from a corner was saved by the Dartford number one.

The goalkeeper was then called into action seconds later when a failed attempt to clear the danger resulted with Taylor Maloney’s long-range drive also being saved by Wilks.

As tempers began to flair, we saw the first yellow cards of the game be given by referee Mr Stephan Parkinson. First to go into his book was Welling’s Stefan Payne (14), before Jack Smith also saw yellow after he was late on Maloney (16).

The hosts came close once again before the game was halted due a medical emergency in one of the stands. First-half troublemaker Medy Elito was causing problems on the Welling left-flank, and it was his effort that was eventually cleared off the line by the Dartford defence (17).

The Wings came close again via Ade Azeez, after he’d got on the end of Aaron Powell’s cross, but could only watch as his header smacked off of Dan Wilks’ upright in the 30th minute.

Having soaked up a majority of the pressure, the visitors did manage to venture forward and came close themselves via Connor Essam. Unfortunately, the defender couldn’t quite find the target with an acrobatic kick (36). But, just as the Darts looked to be growing into the game, they found themselves behind…

The goal arrived in the 43rd minute and, to be honest, it was a peach of a goal too. Having won a corner, Taylor Maloney found Stefan Payne, who then sent the ball into the path of George Alexander. The latter connected beautifully with a bicycle kick to fire the hosts into the lead right before the break.

Dartford re-entered the pitch fired up for the second-half, and they didn’t have to wait too long before they found the back of the net themselves. A brilliant attacking move saw Kodi Lyons-Foster forced into making the block, but the ball found Charlie Sheringham, who fired in the rebound to pull his side level (53).

Samir Carruthers came close three minutes later, but the talismanic midfielder couldn’t keep his effort down and, three minutes after that saw the pendulum swing back into the Wings’ favour.

A swift attack saw Ade Azeez beat the offside trap and, with only Dan Wilks to beat, the ex-Dartford striker smashed the ball in off the crossbar. There were serious doubts as to whether the ball actually crossed the line, but Mr Parkinson gave the goal regardless, much to the anger of many Dartford players (59)!

Two minutes previous to the hosts retaking the lead, Alan Dowson had made his first substitution of the afternoon. That moment had seen Malachi Napa come on to replace Jamar Loza in the 57th minute. Dartford’s other changes in personnel would see Luke Allen replace Jack Smith (70) and Pierre Fonkeu coming on for Luke Coulson (78).

Meanwhile, in the opposite dugout, Welling would replace George Alexander with Dylan Gavin (69) and Amadou Kassarate came on Ade Azeez (87).

As we return to the action, and with the game precariously poised, a great Welling attack found Gavin inside the Dartford box, only for a superb Tom Bonner challenge prevent the substitute from scoring what looked like a certain goal (76)!

It appeared that the tide had turned more towards the visitors from then on, as they searched for the equaliser. And, as they pressed forward with intent, a superb piece of play was rewarded in the 82nd minute. Samir Carruthers ripped open the Welling defence with a terrific ball, and Malachi Napa capped the move off with a delightful strike which curled into the far corner, leaving Myles Roberts with no chance!

From that point on, the Darts were in full control as they set about nicking all three points. They came close once again when Carruthers found Pierre Fonkeu, but the substitute couldn’t quite find the target on this occasion (90+1) and the points were shared in the end.

The result has put to bed Dartford’s two-game losing streak, and sees them maintain second position in the National League South table.

TEAMS

WELLING UNITED: Myles Roberts, Robert Howard, Medy Elito, Kodi Lyons-Foster, Ade Azeez, Stefan Payne, James Dunne (c), Jamie Sendles-White, Taylor Maloney, Aaron Powell, George Alexander.

SUBSTITUTES: Manny Parry, Kyrell Lisbie, Dylan Gavin, Amadou Kassarate, Kai McKenzie-Lyle.

DARTFORD: Dan Wilks, Jordan Wynter, Samir Carruthers, Connor Essam, Tom Bonner (c), Luke Coulson, Jamar Loza, Maxwell Statham, Jack Smith, Charlie Sheringham, Jernade Meade.

SUBSTITUTES: Kristian Campbell, Luke Allen, Keiran Murtagh, Pierre Fonkeu, Malachi Napa.

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Also, I hope the fan that had the medical incident was OK if anyone can confirm. The commentators couldn't work out what had happened and not much else was said once the game was resumed.
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Darts started the game with the lethargometer (were such a thing to exist), cranked all the way up to 11. Even the most ardent Dartford fan would have to concede that Welling had the upper hand in the first half and deserved their half-time lead and at that point it looked like we were heading for a third consecutive defeat. However, things slowly improved for Darts in the second half and even more so after Napa came on. I have no idea whether Welling's second goal actually crossed the line so I can't argue about it, but I'm pretty confident that, given where he was standing, the linesman who gave it didn't know either. I don't disagree with Welling manager Warren Feeney when he said that the ball spun backwards after bouncing, but so what? That doesn't tell us anything about whether or not it crossed the line. Truth is we will never know. Anyway, the goal was given, the game went on and as it neared it's conclusion Welling were left hanging on for the draw and we could so easily have nicked it. Feeney described it as a "great game of football", which only further calls into question his judgement with regards to the goal line incident. Not one of our better performances but the lads dug deep and managed to graft their way to a respectable point which, thanks to the other results, was enough to make this a fairly good day overall.
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Re: Welling v Dartford Sat 4 Feb 2023

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To be fair to Welling they played well first half and got at us, deservedly going into the break a goal up. Second half a different story and our best spell of the game got us a second equaliser and almost a winner. Great character from the lads to twice come back from a goal down.

Shame their terrace at the top end of the ground is closed as we had to put up with many of their gobs***s at the PVR end in the second half.

What’s important is we’re still up there with a very good chance of a top 3 spot.
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Re: Welling v Dartford Sat 4 Feb 2023

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I missed the 1st half commentary, but saw all the half time results before tuning into the 2nd half. It's been a while since I heard Paul Philpott doing a commentary, as it was the Radio Kent team at the game.

It's not very often we drop 2 points, but with our three main challengers all losing, meant we gained a point on them, which is a positive from the game.

Welling do seem to be having some quality players in their team nowadays, and both managers commented on being an entertaining game. I always liked Stefan Payne, whose name was mentioned often during the game. He always used to put in a good performance for Tranmere, and tbh, surprised he has drifted down to NLS. He would certainly have kept the Darts defence on their toes.

Recent highlights show up why we have been conceding too many goals recently, and 2 things strike me, one being is losing out on 50/50 balls and the other is poor passes out which get intercepted too easily, putting ourselves on the back foot. But Dowse has identified where we are going wrong and looking to get back to clean sheets. Going to be a busy period for many clubs now as they play catch up on outstanding games. It's going to be an interesting tail end of the season.

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Re: Welling v Dartford Sat 4 Feb 2023

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The man who needed medical attention in the first half was okay. He was sitting in the stand second half, was a Diabetic whose sugar levels had dropped, some chocolate & a lucozade sorted him out!!
Onto the game, first 45 Wellings, second 45 ours, but no way could that Lino see if the ball had crossed the line for their second??
He was well behind play, there wasn’t much paint along the goal line & I didn’t see one Welling player appeal for a goal?? One even went to take the corner the Ref had given??
Ridiculous…….I wonder if he was Russian??
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Who’s the idiot who got taken away by the police for prodding the keeper
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Let’s be honest , we were awful in the first half. Yes Welling were decent but they had nothing to do with us consistently mis placing passes , not getting to tackles and having only 1 or 2 players tops in the box when we crossed , even most of the crosses were poor. We never attacked as a team.

2nd half different, we swarmed all over them at times, were by far the better side and they scored when we were on top, yet we went again.
Lads were fantastic in 2nd and very unlucky not to win right at the end.

Could have lost the game in first half, should have won the game in the second half and drew.
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Re: Welling v Dartford Sat 4 Feb 2023

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A point gained by dropping two, so in a way, a good day at the office. Two well taken goals also. Would have been nice to have got a winner in that way putting more pressure on Havant, but seems that we had to work hard to get the draw.
Also I believe Dean has now lost the plot. Dart's supporter? My arse. :D
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M1 South wrote: Sun Feb 05, 2023 9:10 am The man who needed medical attention in the first half was okay. He was sitting in the stand second half, was a Diabetic whose sugar levels had dropped, some chocolate & a lucozade sorted him out!!
Onto the game, first 45 Wellings, second 45 ours, but no way could that Lino see if the ball had crossed the line for their second??
He was well behind play, there wasn’t much paint along the goal line & I didn’t see one Welling player appeal for a goal?? One even went to take the corner the Ref had given??
Ridiculous…….I wonder if he was Russian??
Thanks for that info, was hoping that guy was ok..

Hard fought point in the end, we’d have nicked it with another ten mins despite the crap start.

Brilliant advert for Travis Perkins, one of their boards immediately in front of collapsed steps behind the goal and a sign saying ‘Caution - Uneven Surface’! Where oh where is the HSE? Surely W***ing don't have the funds to pay him off?
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Just watched the highlights and they don't confirm either way whether the ball crossed the line, but the reaction of the players who were close seems to suggest it didn't.
The linesman would have been roughly level with the 18 yard line when the bar hit the floor so i can't see how he could tell from that position either way whether the ball crossed the line or not.

To be fair the officials made a few mistakes both ways yesterday (especially with the advantage) so in in all a fair result.
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