Lewisham's first team, playing as Charlton Athletic Trust in the Football Conference Youth Alliance league cup, lost a hard fought first round tie 4-2 to AFC Wimbledon at home this Wednesday.
The match began with AFC Wimbledon kicking downhill first half, away from the sun. The game started slowly, with Wimbledon having the first opportunity to take the lead with a nice give and go pass which was defended well by Max Zagbayou to deny them the lead. However about 15 minutes later AFC Wimbledon scored a well deserved goal from the edge off the box to put them 1 - 0 ahead.
Lewisham responded well, with Haydn Ankle hitting the woodwork from a quick counter attack. 15 minutes later, Richard Morgan played a nice diagonal ball through the heart of the Wimbledon defence to give Zak Colaluca a 1 on 1 chance with the AFC Wimbledon keeper. Colaluca took his opportunity with a nicely composed low finish to level the score.
In the second half Lewisham came out the better side, with Haydn Ankle causing a lot of problems for Wimbledon’s full back throughout the half. The home side were unable to capitalise on their advantage, however, and suffered a crucial loss of concentration to conceed three soft goals within a short space of time - effectively putting the game beyond reach.
Lewisham were denied a penalty for hand ball and missed some good chances to close the gap, but did pull a consolation goal back from Ankle to make the final score 4 - 2.
by Matt Gardiner
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