Welling United 4 Arsenal XI 1
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By Matthew Panting
Welling overcame a youthful Arsenal XI on Saturday with a
glittering display at Park View Road.
A crowd of 1,803 saw three second-half goals for the Wings see
off Liam Brady's side, which contained the likes of Gavin Hoyte,
Mark Randall and Jay Simpson.
Delighted Welling boss Jamie Day said: "I was really pleased
with the performance from our players.
"I'm grateful to Arsenal for coming down and helping us raise
some money. Hopefully everyone enjoyed the day."
Arsenal took a 16th-minute lead through Hoyte, when he scored
from 15 yards after Randall's shot from a half-cleared corner was
blocked. Within seconds, Wings keeper John Whitehouse produced an
amazing one-handed save to turn over Jernade Meade's effort.
At the other end, Tom Whitnell saw his lob come back off the bar
before Loick Pires won a penalty after he was bundled over in the
box. The summer signing from Leyton Orient took the spot-kick
himself and sent keeper James Shea the wrong way.
Welling again hit the woodwork on the stroke of half-time as
Day's right-foot curler came back off the crossbar.
Both sides made changes after the break but it was Welling who
looked fresher and they went ahead on 64 minutes when substitute
Joe Healy set up strike partner Luis Cumbers for a tap-in.
Fazackerley followed up Martin John's low drive to scored the
third five minutes later and it was 4-1 with 17 minutes left when
Daryl Robson fired home from the edge of the penalty area.
Sunday, July 25 2010
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