Harrow Borough 1 – 7 Brentford B
Brentford B sauntered through to the next round of the London Senior Cup as they eased past Harrow Borough on a cold Tuesday night at the Earlsmead Stadium. After a bright start from Harrow, Brentford B took the game by the scruff of the neck with two quickfire goals in the space of a minute allowing Brentford to take control of the tie. They added a third before half – time meaning it was effectively game over by the time the whistle was blown. After the break Brentford continued their scoring spree and despite Harrow scoring to make it 4 – 1 there was no hope of a comeback, leading to an impressive victory for Brentford B.
Despite what the scoreline suggests, Harrow Borough started the game brightly and should’ve gone ahead after 4 minutes when George Moore won the ball back on the edge of the Brentford box, but dragged his shot wide of the left post. For the opening half an hour Harrow continued to pile on the pressure, though Brentford did have some dangerous counter – attacks, most notably in the 14th minute as Shaun Preddie recovered brilliantly to deny Jaden Brissett who was going through on goal. However, following Harrow’s early pressure, Brentford B started to get into the game after half an hour and it was they who took the lead from a corner in the 33rd minute after Adam Pepera had cleared an effort off the line for Harrow. The ball was whipped in from the right and after a goalmouth scramble Joe Adams fired home. Barely a minute later it was 2 – 0 after Harrow poorly gave the ball away on the edge of the box and Arthur Read fired home. By the 39th minute it was 3 – 0 as Harrow keeper Hafed Al – Droubi gave the ball away and Brissitt was played through, to finish tidily into the bottom right corner.
HT – Harrow Borough 0 – 3 Brentford B
The second half continued in the same vein to the end of the first with Brentford B dominating and sure enough, they grabbed their fourth goal after 56 minutes as Brissett played through Gustav Mogensen who coolly rounded Al – Droubi to slot home. Harrow had a penalty shout in the 62nd minute but their appeals were waved away. However, in the 64th minute they did pull a goal back as the ball was squeezed in from a corner with Dylan Ive appearing to get a touch. For the remainder of the match Brentford’s superior pace and fitness showed when after 71 minutes Mogensen added his second and then there were two penalties awarded. The first after a Brentford player was shoved over in the box after 73 minutes with Mogensen completing his hat-trick. The second after 76 minutes when a Harrow player blocked a shot on the line using his arm with Brentford’s number 7 converting. Late on Harrow hit the post and Brentford hit the bar but otherwise Brentford B were able to comfortably see out the game, advancing to the next round of the London Senior Cup.
FT – Harrow Borough 1 – 7 Brentford B
Harrow Borough: Hafed Al – Droubi, Shaun Preddie, Thomas Scott, Adam Pepera, George Fenton, Jordan Ireland (Leo Donnellan 66 minutes), Dylan Ive (Kunle Otudeko 66 minutes), Lewis Cole, Excellence Muhemba, George Moore, Michael Bryan (Juwon Akintunde 66 minutes). Manager: Steve Baker
Brentford B: Nathan Shepperd, Aubrel Koutsimouka, Nick Tsaroulla, Dru Yearwood (Jonny Mitchell 49 minutes), Kane O’Connor, Arthur Read (Fredrik Hammar 49 minutes), Joe Adams, Jaden Brissett (Matej Majka 71 minutes), Gustav Mogensen, David Titov, Jaakko Oksanen. Head Coach: Neil MacFarlane
Referee: George Warren
Attendance: 91
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