We played against Sutton United Development Squad at the Reg Madgwick Stadium on Saturday, 13th July.

Upon arriving at the ground, the match was in serious doubt. In the previous match, between the Met Police and Windsor and Eton, the game was suspended after the Met Police goalkeeper sustained a broken leg. We had to wait for an ambulance to arrive and take the injured player to hospital. This delayed our game until 15:45. All of us at Epsom and Ewell wish the goalkeeper a speedy recovery, as no one likes to see such incidents.

As is typical for this time of year, there were several trialists for Epsom, and we started well. We took the lead after Will Kendall outmuscled the Sutton United centre-half to pass to Sirak Negassi, who finished into a fairly empty net on 12 minutes. The rest of the half was evenly contested, with our visitors probably holding the upper hand. The half ended with Epsom leading 1-0.

As usual, various changes took place at half-time, and both sides appeared to get stronger. There were chances at both ends, with us hitting the bar and post. However, Sutton equalised with 15 minutes to go and scored the eventual winner with 5 minutes remaining. A draw would have been a fair result, but it was another good test for our players.

Our next game is at our new home of Corinthian Casuals FC, where we will face our landlords for the Stella Lamont Trophy on Tuesday, 23rd July, with a 19:45 kick-off. Why not come down and cheer on our ‘boys’ at our new home? It should be a memorable evening.