Slow to start Kestrels punished by lively FC Deportivo Galicia
FC Deportivo Galicia 5 Woodley 2
WITH the kick off delayed due to traffic, United were slow to start and found themselves a goal behind after four minutes.
Matti Orobio’s free kick into the visitors’ penalty area was headed goalwards where Bryan Vinueza scored from close range after his initial attempt was blocked by Andrew Walker.
United responded seeing Ciaran Carolan’s free kick go over the crossbar and home keeper Toby Perkins smoother a shot from Rafa Brandao in the 10th minute.
Brandao levelled the scored in the 14th minute when Kaylum Barlow’s shot beat Perkins but was cleared by a defender. Brandao reacted quickest to find the net from the edge of the penalty area.
Walker was immediately called on to tip a shot over his cross bar followed by Razy Nadeem heading the ball into Walker’s arms after 22 minutes, followed by Bevan
Van Wyk seeing a shot blocked by Perkins and his follow up put wide of the post.
With Deportivo moving the ball quickly, United struggled for possession and were called upon to defend more than create chances. It was unfortunate that Deportivo retook the lead when Jordan Goddard was caught in possession and the resulting pass found Vinueza unmarked for his second goal of the game.
Vinueza was denied by the cross bar from a hattrick three minutes later while Zach Tull had an opportunity to level a minute before half time but put his shot over the cross bar.
Woodley started the second half in positive fashion with
Gary Smith heading a freekick to Perkins and then being adjudged offside before Van Wyk put the ball in the net in the 50th minute. Being caught offside was a theme of United’s second half, and the undoing of their forward play.
They were made to pay 20 minutes from time when Fran Naut’s run saw the full back cross the ball low to Woodley’s far post to allow Aitor
Andon to tap home unchallenged.
It was Naut who score the fourth in similar fashion getting on the end of a low cross from his team’s right hand side in the 79th minute. Woodley’s Tull saw Perkins save a free kick to be followed by Tahir Carmichael’s cross to the far post going over Perkins’ head to reduce the deficit just three minutes later.
Buoyed by the goal, Woodley finished the game strongly with subs Archie Swell and Janash Brown lively in attack, but were punished in the fifth minute of second half stoppage time when tired challenges allowed Juan Devia to complete the scoring.