Watford v Spurs Youth Match Reports

Spurs had gone ahead in the 20th minute, as Alex Pritchard produced a neat pass to Paul McBride, who finished clinically across the Watford goalie.

The score became 2-0 when Kudus Oyenuga got ahead of his marker to meet Jack Barthram’s right wing cross with a stooping header to beat the keeper with around 30 minutes gone.  Spurs keeper Jordan Archer had to be on his toes to keep out a couple of Watford efforts, but Spurs had controlled play well.

Spurs stepped off the gas in the second half and Watford battled back after the break to level the score at 2-2 with goals in the 60th and 80th minutes, but Tottenham were determined to put the score back in their favour and two minutes from the end, a left wing run by Oyenuga saw him come inside to hit a shot against the post and Alex Pritchard was on hand to knock the rebound into the net to make the final score 3-2 to Spurs.

Teams :
Spurs –  Jordan Archer, Jack Barthram, Zaine Francis-Angol (Callum Tapping 46), Ramil Sheriff, Kevin Stewart, Jack Munns, Laste Dombaxe, Massimo Luongo, Paul McBride (Lee Angol 65), Alex Pritchard, Kudus Oyenuga
Subs not used :  Jonathan Miles, William Troost-Ekong, Freddie Champion
Watford –  Jonathan Bond, Bevan, Tumwa, Fenwick, Hoban, Hamilton, Britt Assombalonga, Smith, Massey, Mensah, O. Archer (Bettamer 51).
Subs not used :  Horner, Bonham, Hemati, Deer.
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The first half saw Spurs struggle to get their game together, but they held the Hornets score-less at half-time, but let a goal in from a dead ball situation and then the home team extended their lead with a couple of minutes playing time remaining.  However, Jack Barthram’s long cross from the right wing saw Cameron Lancaster coming in to head the ball at the far post, back from where the keeper had come.

Any hopes of a late point were quashed when Watford went up the other end from the kick off and scored a third to round off their victory.

Teams :
Watford – Bonham, Hemati, Tumwa, Bevans, Hoban, Hamilton-Forbes, Assombalonga (Mensah 46), Isaac, Massey, C. Smith (O. Archer 46), Murray.
Subs not used :  Akubuine, Irvine, Kalu
Spurs –  Jonathan Miles, Jack Barthram, Callum Tapping, Laste Dombaxe (c), Ramil Sheriff, Zaine Francis-Angol (Cameron Lancaster 64), Jesse Waller-Lassen, Jack Munns, Kudus Oyenuga (Ronnie Hawkins 66), Darren McQueen, Alex Pritchard
Subs not used :  Jordan Archer, Lee Angol, Freddie Champion
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The Tottenham team featured a triallist in James Yeboah and an Under-15 player, when Shaq Coulthurst appeared as a substitute on the hour.

Teams :
Spurs –  Jordan Archer, Nathan Byrne, James Yeboah (Zaine Francis-Angol 55), Olumide Durojaiye, Callum Tapping, Tom Carroll, Dean Parrett, Jake Nicholson, John Bostock, Ryan Mason (Shaquile Coulthirst 60), Kudus Oyenuga (Alex Pritchard 15)
Sub not used :  Jamie Butler
Watford –  .
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Twelve minutes in, a free-kick from Dean Parrett was headed back by Kane for Ryan Fredericks to score from close in.  Ten minutes later, Kane curled a 25 yard shot past the keeper from a free-kick to double the lead. 

Spurs might have been 3-0 up, when Fredericks hit the net before realising he had been flagged offside, but Kane scored his second soon after, this time hitting a powerful dead-ball drive into the bottom corner of the Watford keeper’s net.  Just before the break, it was nearly 4-0, as Paul-Jose M’Poku crossed for Jesse Waller-Lassen to thump a shot against the underside of the bar, only to see the ball come down the wrong side of the line as far as Tottenham were concerned.

The Hornets forced a save from Jamie Butler just before the break and maybe this was a sign of things to come, as they took the initiative in the second half.  A 65^th minute penalty got them back into the game and they reduced the score to 3-2 ten minutes later, when they got the ball into the net after a corner created a goalmouth melee.  Despite a spirited finish from the visitors, Spurs held on for the win.

Teams :
Spurs –  Jamie Butler, Sam Cox, Calum Butcher (Adam Smith 46), Nathan Byrne, Tom Carroll, Ryan Fredericks, Dean Parrett (John Bostock 60), Jake Nicholson, Paul-Jose M’Poku, Jesse Waller-Lassen (Kudus Oyenuga 70), Harry Kane
Subs not used :
Watford –  .
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The closest Watford came to troubling Jamie Butler was a Michael Bryan effort, but the winger’s 50th minute cross shot flew wide and Matthew Whichelow was also off target with a shot.  There were two goals added to the Spurs total in the second half from Paul-Jose M’Poku with a drive from just inside the penalty box after 75 minutes and Jonathan Obika rounded off the team’s sixth FA Premier Academy League win of the season when a ball was not cleared and the striker shot past keeper Bo Antal with five minutes left. 

Teams :
Watford –  Antal, Hodson, Oshodi, Kiernan (c), Lavers (Angus 60), Bryan, Brooks, Penny, Mingoia, Whichelow, Otshudi (Massey 75).
Subs not used : –  North, Thompson
Spurs –  Jamie Butler, Adam Smith, Sam Cox, Yaser Kasim (Jake Nicholson 89), Steven Caulker, Calum Butcher, Paul-Jose M’Poku (Josh Ekim 81), John Bostock (Nathan Byrne 64), Jon Obika, Ryan Mason, Andros Townsend
Subs not used :  Oscar Jansson, Anthony Jack
Attendance : –  ,
Ref. : –  C. Breakspear

With a strong wind blowing and a dry pitch, the conditions were less than ideal, but Ryan Mason did well to set-up Jon Obika for a 25th minute goal, squaring the ball to give the striker the opportunity to shoot into the net.  Despite creating the bulk of the chances in the match, they were not taken and the one goal lead proved precarious when Watford pulled level with five minutes to go until the final whistle.  Spurs appealed for a penalty, which wasn’t given and Watford broke away to score an equaliser.

Teams :
Spurs – Oscar Jansson, Adam Smith, Daniel Hutchins, Yaser Kasim, Takura Mtandari, Calum Butcher, Kyle Fraser-Allen (Andros Townsend 60), Sam Cox (Dean Parrett 60), Jon Obika, Ryan Mason, David Hutton
Subs not used :  Lee Butcher, Darren Clare, Alex Olsen
Colours : – All white
Manager : – Alex Inglethorpe
Watford –  .
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Spurs took the game to Watford in the second half and earned a penalty when Takura Mtandari was brought down in the area and David Hutton slotted home from the spot.  Tottenham had further opportunities to add to their tally, but poor finishing and some good keeping kept the score at 2-1.

Teams :
Spurs –  Stroud, Takura Mtandari (Adam Smith 70), Alex Smith (Jon Obika 46), Yaser Kasim, Chris Casey, Troy Archibald-Henville, Cian Hughton, Jake Livermore (Andros Townsend 75), Kyle Fraser-Allen, David Hutton, Daniel Hutchins
Subs not used :  Jamie Dalton
Watford –  .
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The Hornets started the second half buzzing, but Spurs went further ahead through Andy Barcham, who scored a good solo goal by twisting his defender inside out and then putting his shot low across the keeper for 3-0 on the hour.  With ten minutes left, Spurs stepped up their game and completed the scoring with two more goals.  Substitute Richard Heller powered home a 25 yard shot and then right at the end of the match, Stuart Lewis drilled in a ball cleared from a corner to wrap up a 5-0 win.

Teams :
Spurs –  David Button, Adam Smith, Joe Martin, Stuart Lewis, Leigh Mills, Charlie Lee (Greg Lake 80), Jamie Davis (John Kyriacou 81), Jake Livermore, Simon Dawkins (Richard Heller 76), David Hutton, Andy Barcham
Subs not used :  Nathan Peprah
Watford –  .
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Teams :
Watford –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  David Button, Chris Riley, Cian Hughton, Stuart Lewis, Troy Archibald-Henville, Leigh Mills, Mackay, Joe Martin, Andy Barcham (Radwan Hamed 61), Terry Dixon, Claude Seanla
Subs not used :   Smith, John Kyriacou, Greg Lake, Jake Livermore
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A moment of bad defending from a lobbed ball into the penalty area was not dealt with very well and Watford took the opportunity to score.  Spurs almost hit back when Charlie Lee struck a shot against the post from 25 yards out and the ball ran along the line and came out, which suddenly became an important escape for the home team, who went straight down the other end to make it 2-0.  A third goal followed to leave the score-line unevenly tipped in Watford’s favour.

Teams :
Watford –  , .
Subs not used :
Spurs –   Tommy Forecast, Kieran McKenna, Wright, Stuart Lewis, Leigh Mills, Chris Riley, Andy Barcham, Charlie Lee, Michael Malcolm (Claude Seanla 70), Jacques Maghoma, Charlie Daniels.
Subs not used : Richard Heller, John Kyriacou, Scott Thyer, Brian Mascarenhas.
Attendance : –  ,

The only goal was scored by Dave McDonald, who netted in the 25th minute from a corner.

Teams :
Spurs – Ian Walker, Dave McDonald, Mark Hall, Ian Hendon, Andy Theodosiou, Steve Carney, Steve Smart, Kevin Smith, Neil Smith (Scott-Aaron Houghton 82), Shaun Murray, Matthew Edwards
Unused sub. : – Lee Fulling
Watford : –  .
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Watford raced out of the blocks and put Spurs under great pressure, resulting in a 4-0 lead halfway through the first half.  A penalty from John Moncur reduced the score to 4-1 just ahead of the half-time break, although just after the restart Watford scored again.  There was a late consolation goal when Danny Maddix’s shot fell to Steve Grenfell to knock the ball in from close range.

To make the hurt of the game worse, Tim O’Shea suffered a broken nose requiring a trip to hospital.

Teams :
Spurs – Poultney, Brendan Conroy, Eddie Martin, John Polston, Tim O’Shea (Darren Castell), Steve Grenfell, Danny Maddix (Shaun Close), John Moncur, Carl Hoddle, Andy Edmonds
Watford : –  .
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Teams :
Spurs – Peter Corder, Andy Edmonds, Darren Castell, M. Barnes, David Martin, Steve Grenfell, Trevor Wilkinson, Martyn Kidd (Eddie Solomon), Tom Lawrence, Carl Hoddle, Frank Norton
Watford : –  .
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Mike McCabe had given Spurs the lead halfway through the half, but Watford made it 1-1 before half-time.  However, it was two Spurs goals early in the first half that settled the match in our favour.  Paul Wilkins put Spurs into a 2-1 lead and five minutes later, it was Robert Brace who put the game beyond Watford’s reach with a third Tottenham goal.

Teams :
Spurs –  Mark Hughes, Steve Cox, Kenny Dixon, Mark Bowen, Ian Culverhouse, Terry Robbins, Robert Brace, Mike McCabe, Paul Wilkins, Robert Codner, Ally Dick
Watford : –  .
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Two spectacular first half goals put Tottenham into the quarter-finals against Manchester United.  Pat Corbett powered home a 19th minute header and on 31 minutes John Cooper repeated the feat to make it 2-0.

Teams :
Spurs –  Tony Parks, Terry Emms, Alex Hamill, John Cooper, Pat Corbett, Mark Bowen (Jimmy Bolton), Chris Harvey, Ian Crook, Terry Gibson, Paul Wilkins, Kevin Dickenson
Watford : –  .
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Andy Rollock provided the cross for Jimmy Bolton to pull a goal back, then Tony Chambers headed in the equaliser following some good play by Chris Harvey.

Teams :
Spurs –  Paul Allies, Ian Crook, Kevin Dickenson, Simon Webster, Pat Corbett, Terry Emms, Tony Chambers, M. Teeling (M. Wyatt), Jimmy Bolton, Chris Harvey, Anderson Rollock.
Watford : –  .
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Watford defended an early goal and the closest Tottenham came to scoring was Paul Wilkins’ late shot that forced the Hornets’ keeper into a good save

Teams :
Watford : –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Paul Allies, G. Brown, M. Wyatt, Simon Webster, Pat Corbett, Ian Crook, Steve Cox (Steve Flynn), Chris Harvey, Paul Wilkins, Terry Emms, Anderson Rollock.

Tottenham had an early lead when Steve Turner headed home from Garry Brooke’s corner and the same player was the creator of the second goal for Mark Falco just before half time.

A penalty gave the Hornets an opportunity to get back into the game shortly after the second half got underway and the response from Spurs was to hit straight back through a Brooke goal to make it 3-1.

Despite the attention of a number of players around him, Falco’s strength held them off to allow him to finish from 12 yards to complete the scoring in the South-East Counties First Division.

Teams :
Spurs – Batchelor, Gary Marchant, L. Jones, Fenn, Paul Miller, Steve Turner, Martin Simmonds, Micky Hazard, Mark Falco, Ray Ryan, Garry Brooke
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Watford : –  .
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Paul Foley’s first half goal gave Tottenham the lead going into the interval, with the lead being doubled halfway through the second half, as George Mazzon struck. Spurs were pegged back by a Watford goal, but the goal goal margin was restored near the end when Foley scored his second of the match.

Teams :
Spurs – A. Curtis, Peter Southey, M. Wyatt, C. Candler, Giorgio Mazzon, A. Warwick, Chris Wright, Leo Lisanti (A. Costello), Paul Foley, Owsun Abebrese, N. Thompson
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Watford : –  .
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Tottenham’s goals came from Mark Foster (2), Paul Middleton and Dean Wilce. 

Teams :
Watford –  .
Subs. not used :
Spurs – K. Richardson, L. Jones, M. Hussey, A. Fenn, Pat Cavanagh, Mark Foster, N. Thompson (C. Candler), R. Head, Dean Wilce, Leo Lisanti, Paul Middleton.
Sub. not used :
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Teams :
Watford –  .
Subs. not used :
Spurs – P. Batchelor, M. Eaton, L. Jones, A. Fenn, Giorgio Mazzon, P. Cowland, P. Cavanagh, M. Foster, I. Ferguson, S. Ricketts, A. Cooper (Des Walker)
Sub. not used :
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Teams :
Watford –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Nicky Markwick, Paul Miller, Chris Hughton, A. Fenn, Phil Holyoak, Andy Bradbury, Barry Pace, Malcolm Stewart, S. Mabey, Gary O’Brien, Jason Mathias (K. Hillsden)
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Paul Middleton grabbed a brace of goals, while Malcolm Stewart and Micky Wallace got one each to see off the Hornets.

Teams :
Spurs –  Mark Kendall, P. Stephens, K. Hillsden, S. Goodyer, A. Fenn, M. Stewart, Paul Middleton, S. Aplin, S. Mabey, Steven Hammond (M. Wallace), Chris Hughton
Subs not used :
Watford –  .
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Teams :
Watford –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs – B. Phillips, P. Stephens, K. Hillsden, M. Rodney, A. Fenn, B. Cowland, K. Ducker, Chris Hughton, M. Wallace, Gary Petts, Gary Middleton
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Spurs got a point through goals from Barry Pace (2) and Kevin Stead.

Teams :
Watford –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Mark Kendall, Roger Wade, M. Cleaver, Paul Miller, Phil Holyoak (M. Rodney), Lee Bowman, Barry Pace, Steve Cavanagh, Gary O’Brien, G. Lucas (Jason Mathias), Kevin Stead.
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Spurs had to wait until the second half when Patsy Cavanagh scored all four goals.

Teams :
Spurs –  Mark Kendall, K. Ducker, R. Anderson, Paul Miller, Phil Holyoak, P. Cavanagh, Micky Hazard, V. Boyle, Gary O’Brien, G. Petts, M. Carrigan
Sub. not used :
Watford –  .
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An early lead for Spurs was provided by Kevin Stead’s goal and the forward added a second midway through the first half. Andy Bradbury created a goal for Barry Pace just before half-time.

The second half saw more Spurs domination, but they only added one more goal when Terry Boyle scored from Bradbury’s corner.

Teams :
Spurs –  Nicky Markwick, Roger Wade, Steve Cavanagh, M. Cleaver, Terry Boyle, Lee Bowman, Stuart Beavon (G. Lucas), Kevin Stead, Barry Pace, Glenn Hoddle, Andy Bradbury
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Watford –  .
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Teams :
Spurs –
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Watford –  .
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Teams :
Watford –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Ian Cranstone, Roger Wade (Fred Barwick), Micky Stead, Kieran Barrett, Terry Boyle, Ian Smith, Noel Brotherston, Kevin Stead, Cavanagh (J. Arbuckle), Gary Hyams
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Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Cranstone, Ian Smith, Micky Stead, Kieran Barrett, S. Cooper, Anderson, Noel Brotherston, Garry Bacon, Roger Gibbins, Martin Robinson, J. Arbuckle
Sub. not used :
Watford –  .
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Attendance : –   ,

Teams :
Watford –
Spurs – Phil  Matthews, Les Boughey, Anderson, Keith Osgood, John Field, Chris McGrath, Roger Gibbins, Cook (John Margerrison), Chris Jones, Danny Clapton, Bobby Scarth
Attendance : –   ,

The first goal of the game came from the boot of Chris McGrath who shot in from 20 yards out and then Gary Mabee bagged a brace to make it 3-0 at half-time.

Mabee then turned provider to set up John Margerrison to score, before Mabee completed his hat-trick. It was only a few minutes later when Mabee grabbed his own fourth, seizing on a fumble by the keeper from Les Boughey’s shot. Watford reduced the arrears, but Spurs finished 7-1 winners when Gary Mabee took his own personal total to five for the match.

Teams :
Spurs – Phil Matthews, Les Boughey, Anderson, John Field, Keith Osgood, Chris McGrath, Roger Gibbins, John Margerrison, Gary Mabee, Danny Clapton, Bobby Scarth
Watford –
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Teams :
Watford – 
Spurs –  Ward, Mark Jackson, Eddie Jones, Mike Dillon, Gemmell, Graeme Souness, S. Atkins, Les Boughey, Ray Clarke, Gary Plackett, Mike Flanagan.
Attendance : –   ,

Teams :
Spurs – I. Sachs, Mark Jackson, Eddie Jones, Mike Dillon, Joe Peck, John Lewis, Gary Mabee, Les Boughey, Ray Clarke, Gary Plackett (John Field), Mike Flanagan
Watford – 
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