Momentum key for Angels
Tonbridge
the foot at the visitors’ expense and are up to 20th place. Manager McKimm said: “It was us or them, and fortunately we won.
“We’re unbeaten in two, which doesn’t sound like much, but when you’re down there you need to build momentum and that’s four points from the last six. “Supporters probably look at the table in detail but we just need to win as many games as we can. “We don’t want to be relying on other teams to drop points, you start that at the back end of the season when you’re thinking, ‘if they lose there and we win, it can do this for us’.
“That’s later in the season, when you’re desperate, but I’m hoping we’re not in that situation.
“At this moment we’re just ticking the games off and trying to get as many points as we can.” Greenhalgh, whose loan signing from Dartford was made possible by Angels’ 12th man scheme, made an instant impact with his free-kick.
Twenty yards out, and with little room to play with, he feathered the ball up and over the wall and back down.
“There’s no pace on it at all,” said McKimm. “If he tries to whip
Bearsted lost to Chatham for the second time in the space of five days on Saturday.
Edged 1-0 in the FA Vase last Tuesday, despite being the better side, Bears went down 3-1 in the Premier Division meeting at Maidstone Road.
Paul Vines, whose late goal settled it in from there, it isn’t happening. “It was a big moment in the game for us.
“His ability to get the ball up and down from there was worth its weight in gold.”
McKimm was also pleased for Da Costa, who capped a fine afternoon with the winner.
The Angels boss added: “Khale’s against his old club and sometimes you can try to overimpress but he stuck to his game and did what we asked him to do. He caused lots of problems and deserved his goal.”
Tonbridge host Bognor Regis in the FA Trophy third qualifying round this Saturday.
The Rocks play a level below Angels in the Isthmian Premier but arrive in good form after winning seven of their past eight games.
McKimm said: “We’ve had them watched, we know about them but it’s cup football, it’s who turns up on the day, takes their chances and defends better.
“We’re wary of them because they’ve hit a bit of form and they will come here thinking they can beat us.
“We’re in different leagues but on league placings we’re not a million miles apart.”