At Last!!! Epsom & Ewell FC get full points away

Epsom & Ewell FC visited Camberley Town FC who beat them at home 42 days ago  5-0 in what was a chastening defeat for the club.  Epsom & Ewell were expecting another tough game, however, they dug deep and were about to record a 2-1 victory from a gritty and resilient performance from our team – Epsom & Ewell will need more of these performances as the season draws to a close.

Epsom & Ewell welcomed into the goalkeeper berth Faebian Witter who replaced Toby Colwill who was unwell; Faebian played very well and his goalkeeping skills belied his young age, it was an excellent debut performance.  Thompson Adjemi came back into midfield after missing out against Farnham Town in midweek after recovering from injury. Epsom & Ewell were missing Carl Obiltey through injury so TJ was put up front to lead the line.

In the opening exchanges, Epsom & Ewell were more than a match for their opponents on a pitch that was not conducive to playing free-flowing football.  It was a bit of a surprise when Epsom & Ewell went 1-0 down after a long throw-in that was not defended well.  However, Epsom & Ewell responded positively and drew level on the stroke of halftime through Ethan Nelson-Roberts who was on the end of a deep free kick into the Camberley defence which was not cleared and he was able to bundle the ball into the net.  HT 1-1.

As the second half began Epsom & Ewell were definitely in the ascendency and it was that man again who put them in front after great work from Sirak Negassi on the left wing who burst down the wing and crossed to TJ who then passed onto Ethan Nelson-Roberts to record Epsom & Ewell second goal, it was no more than they deserved.  With over 30 minutes to play Epsom & Ewell fully expected a Camberley onslaught but this never materialised and to be truthful they did not create many chances. Epsom & Ewell ended up seeing out the 9 minutes of injury time to record their first points in the league since just after Christmas.

This was an excellent result especially when the other results were known from the other teams in the relegation zone; there is still a lot more work to do but there is no doubt the team are playing very well and the future is very optimistic.

Epsom & Ewell return home to the Reg Madgwick stadium, Cobham on Saturday 24th Feb when they entertain Alton FC who are pushing for a play off place. If Epsom & Ewell play like they did against Camberley it should be a good game, why not come down and watch us? For details visit epsomandewellfc.co.uk

 Report by: Peter Mutton

Photos by: Gemma Jarman