MATCH REPORT: HALLEN 3-0 CLEVEDON

🏆 Roger Stone Memorial Cup – Second Round

HALLEN U18s 3 – 0 CLEVEDON TOWN U18s

Decimated by injuries and unavailability, the last thing the Seasiders U18s needed was to go behind early in this Roger Stone Memorial Cup Second Round tie. But after only three minutes, Hallen took the lead when Akalie Reid broke forward and set up Alvan Juma, who went past several challenges and fired across keeper Josh Buckle from a narrow angle.

Boosted by the early lead, Hallen poured forward and dominated the first half. The confident Juma was blocked as he cut into the box again, then he set up Logan Heyn, who put his shot over the bar. On 25 minutes, Juma was denied by a good save from Buckle.

With Reid prominent down the right, there was no let-up for Town. Reid combined with Juma again, who was foiled by a good block from Fred Doyle, before Reid had a go himself — but Buckle saved well. Well marshalled by skipper Jack Ford, Clevedon continued to defend resolutely and held out until half-time, turning around only 1–0 behind.

Clevedon introduced their only substitute, Rio Peacock, at the start of the second half, and after Billy Dix did well to stop another Reid run, they started to create chances of their own. A ball into the box fell for Ethan Furbey, but it was cleared after a good challenge.

A lively spell around the hour mark proved decisive. First, it was Clevedon’s turn to make inroads down the right, and Furbey’s attempt to tuck the ball inside the far post was blocked for a corner, which was cleared. Hallen took advantage of the let-off when a ball into the Clevedon box fell for Jamie King to smash in Hallen’s second goal off the inside of the post.

Clevedon almost responded straight away when Peacock was put through the middle, but Hallen keeper Harvey Tucker was out quickly to make the save. Hallen broke forward and a good Massood Garder run was stopped by Ford at the expense of a corner.

Hallen kept the pressure on, and a free kick into the Clevedon box was nodded on and again fell for King, who struck a first-time volley into the back of the net to make it 3–0 after 65 minutes — a spectacular brace against the Seasiders after he came off the bench for the first team on Saturday!

After Ford put a free kick over the bar for Clevedon, Hallen finished stronger. Reid shot wide from a good position, substitute Chiedozie Onygu volleyed over, and Garder prodded wide after a swift one-two set him up. Clevedon had one more chance for a consolation when Tucker saved from Dix, so the final 3–0 scoreline saw Hallen progress to the Third Round.

Clevedon Town U18 line-up

Josh Buckle, 2. Billy Dix, 3. Ben Bond, 4. Jack Ford (c), 5. Jayden Russell, 6. Fred Doyle, 7. Martin Baron, 8. Howard Sims, 9. Ethan Furbey, 10. Aidan Viner (replaced by 12. Rio Peacock 46), 11. Max Holder.

Hallen U18 line-up

1. Harvey Tucker, 2. Ishmail Davis, 3. Nathan Dite (replaced by 14. Jenson Nelmes 81), 4. Alfie Harrington, 5. Alfie Andrews, 6. Jaiden Burnard (c), 7. Akalie Reid, 8. Alvan Juma (goal 3), 9. Logan Heyn (replaced by 16. Carson Ainger-West 81), 10. Jamie King (goals 61, 65), 11. Massood Garder (replaced by 17. Finn Thomson 67).

This report was submitted by Clevedon Town (Paul Davis, Chairman)

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