There was more cup disappointment for Deal on Wednesday night
when they were beaten by Division One side Kennington in the quarter-finals of
the SCEL Challenge Cup.
Coming four days after the FA Vase defeat by Consett it means the end of the
Hoops’ hopes of silverware this season and Derek Hares’ side could have no real
complaints about this latest loss at the hands of a Kennington team who have
now claimed three Premier Division “scalps” in cup competitions this season.
Deal seemed to be suffering a hangover from
the Consett game in the first half and eventually paid the price a minute
before half-time when Calvin Sedenu put Kennington ahead following a corner.
The Hoops then suffered another blow early in
the second half when Kane Smith had to go off with an ankle injury, and soon
afterwards Kennington doubled their lead when Gary Clarke converted a
54th-minute penalty.
Steve O’Brien pulled a goal back for Deal,
again from the penalty spot, four minutes later only for Clarke to restore
Kennington’s two-goal advantage almost immediately and the Ashford-based side
then played out time to book their place in the semi-finals.
Deal: Tonkin, Paxman, Hark, Smith
(Bigginton), O’Brien, Munday, Foster, Chapman, Reeves, Coyne (Walsh), Penny
(Lewis).
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Got to admit,the team looked a bit jaded on the night☹
With the injured list mounting,let’s hope the squad aren’t stretched too thin🤞
Hope the busy schedule,with Saturday and Tuesday coming up,doesn’t take it out of the team.🤞