Wings Soar to Third Victory on the Bounce
Game 5
Welling United 1 – 0 Ramsgate
Venue: The Anthony Martin community Stadium (Formerly Park View Road)
Goalscorers: Nahum Melvin-Lambert (5)
Match Day Experience
Back home again after last week’s derby delight with the Welling fans spirts high and even the rain couldn’t dampen the mood. My guest at the football at the on Saturday was my quite hungover sister who isn’t much of a football fan, however she did quite enjoy the game and the experience. Ramsgate bought two full coaches worth of fans and more would have made their own way there and they certainly added to the atmosphere with a group of loud fans and a drum.
Match Report
Welling kicked off the bank holiday weekend double header with a home game against Ramsgate, who have enjoyed a mixed start to the season with two wins and two losses but an incredibly impressive 4 -0 win over St Albans City who will be promotion hopefuls.
The Wings raced into the lead after just five minutes when Zak O’Keefe whipped in a delicious cross over the Ramsgate keepers head and it was that man again Melvin-Lambert who managed to find himself on the end of the ball and bundled it in, sending the Welling fans into an early frenzy.
Welling continued to knock on the door looking for a second goal, with some lovely one and two touch football in and around the Ramsgate penalty area, with chance falling to Miller-Rodney with a shot from the edge of the box in with he blazed over, and Zak O’Keefe having an effort from a similar area and his effort meeting the same fate. The best chance for Welling United to double there lead fell to star right winger Anyadike when a phase of play down the Wings right hand side led to him barrelling down on goal from a tight angle but his shot was well held by the Ramsgate keeper.
Ramsgate did eventually find there way into the half and certainly ended the half as the stronger team without really creating a chance of note. The Rams found a lot thier success in the middle third but were lacking the cutting edge in the final third, with Foley commanding his area and claiming the crosses.
Ramsgate came back out of the second half a looked to pile the pressure on Welling and had the first chance of the second half when the there winger dragged a shot wide of the post from just outside the area. The game started to ebb and flow with Wings winger Anyadike having a goal ruled out for offside after a lovely ball across the box from Kingsford but the attacking midfielder was judged to be offside as he crossed the ball. Wings captain Nathan Bertram-Cooper also struck the post from a sumptuous Sam Smith free kick.
As the game ticked over the 80th minute and the scoreboard stopped working it was Ramsgate who started to pile on the pressure, pushing Welling United further back and more under duress as there where plenty of heart in mouths moments before last ditch tackles and block were made by the wings defenders. The closest the Rams came was deep into stoppage time when the ball feel to Rams Forward who was bearing down goal but Welling keeper Foley made and excellent one on one save with the re-bound falling to a Ramsgate player who clipped the ball to the back-post as a Rams player rose highest but headed just over.
Welling United have now won 3 in a row and have picked up where they left off from the end of last season (bar the Leatherhead game). Welling have won four of their first five games this season and have kept 4 clean sheets with the defence providing a solid base and the attacking starting to click. Ramsgate head back home for the second game of the bank holiday weekend double header, where they will be playing the leagues new boys AFC Whyteleafe in a game they will be keen to bounce back in.
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