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FT - Sutton United 1 - 1 Brentford

Kick Off - 1:30

Kiszkis back on the bench. Harris-Walters in on the wing.
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Is at the athletics track as shown before. Stand and tea room up the stairs.
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Being made to sit in the balcony area, but running out of space here and no consideration for those with disabilities. It’s bloody freezing with the wind tooZ
Actually getting uncomfortable here…. Piss up and breweries springing to mind.
 

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We’re underway here & Sutton put the ball straight out of play. Think the wind here is going to play a part.
 

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First chance for Sutton who send a ball just over the bar.
 

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Abi Smith gets our first chance of the game, but scuffs her shot.
 

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Katie Gilligan puts Ashley through again…. But ball just a bit too much weight upon it for Cheatley.

Ball is proving difficult to judge, pitch is very bobbly…. Not quite a Ploughed field…. But pretty poor standard.
 

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Sutton penalty

Black & Reeves-Priestly get into a tangle. Completely unnecessary…. R-P brings the Sutton striker down.

Sutton score
1-1
 

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Sutton nearly get a second straight from the kick off. We scramble the ball away for a corner and Sutton then miss a sitter from the corner. Were suddenly all over the place here
 

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Bees now have a good shout for a penalty, Abbi Smith is bundled over in the box… it would have been soft…. But seen them given.
Interesting the lino started to flag for a foul, then changed it to a corner.
 

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Cochraine whips a cross across the box, but away from any incoming Bee player
 

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Louvrier is tackled in the box and a few of our players scream for a penalty, looked a good challenge to me. If not a little clumsy.
 

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Couple of half chances for Bees as we approach half time. But all a bit sceptical rather then anything clear cut. Bees struggling to keep the ball
 

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Cheatley puts the ball through for Abbi Smith, but Sutton defender gets in a crucial touch to just push it away from Smith
 

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Sounds like a win would be a good result whatever way it comes so need to grind it out.
 

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Their coach always seems to get them fired up against the Bees.
He seems to have a real chip on the shoulder about Brentford for some reason.
 

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Back underway here
2 subs at HT
Constantine & Cochraine off
Berry & Kiszkis on.
 

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Better signs here for bees. But still nothing clean cut. Cheatley suddenly doesn’t look so isolated now she has Kiszkis by her
 

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It’s all so scrappy. Game of pinball in the middle of the park. Could do with somebody grabbing the game by the scruff of the neck. Game crying out for Maddie Phillips, but she’s away.
 

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Cheatley has the ball in the net, but flagged offside…. The latest of a few dubious calls by the Lino this side
 

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Bees sub
Harris-Walters off
Teale on
 

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Gary Alen said:
It’s all so scrappy. Game of pinball in the middle of the park. Could do with somebody grabbing the game by the scruff of the neck. Game crying out for Maddie Phillips, but she’s away.
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Freya has come on for the last two games to slow things down... hopefully today
 

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Sutton has a freekick that just goes over our bar. Still not sure what the freekick was for
 

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Chelsie Berry beats the offside trap, but shot is well smothered by Sutton keeper
 

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Gilligan puts a ball through for Teale, whose shot is just wide
 

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Sutton just missed a sitter. Free header at the back post. Black not having her best game, lost the ball again in a dangerous place
 

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Smith broke the off side trap, and shot well saved by Sutton keeper
 

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Sutton get another golden opportunity. We do better with getting back, but can’t keep giving them chances
 

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Bees sub
Louvrier off
Worsely on
 

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1-2
Kiszkis

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1-1
Given offside…. Which is a complete joke.
Was only given after Sutton had a word with the lino. Was no way it was offside and the Lino was so far behind play he was just guessing
 

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Gary Alen said:
1-2
Kiszkis

Edit
1-1
Given offside…. Which is a complete joke.
Was only given after Sutton had a word with the lino
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Sounds like your not over thrilled with your afternoon so far hopefully the toliets are clean 😁
 

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Sounds like a frustrating day with contentious decisions going against us but if you can't win then dont lose...
 

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Afternoon went against us. Plenty of strange decisions, deflections and odd ball bounces. Add into the mix how tough Sutton are at home, and we were always up against it.

Hopefully will look back at it as a point gained rather then 2 points lost.
 

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Sunday 18th October 2026
London & South East, Premier Division
Sutton United vs Brentford
David Weir Leisure Centre, Sutton Arena
FT 1-1 (HT 1-1)

Frustrating afternoon. It’s always the case against a Lucy Clark side. Sutton have become a bit of a bogey side in recent years and she always seemingly rises Sutton against us and today they was no different. Good luck to them, they deserved their point and might feel unlucky they hadn’t claimed all 3.

That said, today was not just frustrating because of how Sutton played. The pitch, Carly’s set up and the officials all helped make it a frustrating afternoon all round.

It’s no excuse, if you want to be champions, you have to adapt to any pitch… but blimey what a lousy surface! Might be the worst since Rochester/Ebbsfleet last season. The grass was tufty with different lengths of grass across the pitch. There was no consistency regarding the play of the ball and the ball bounced up all over the place. There was a ball thrown out by Reeves-Priestly in the second half that must of hit a divot and turned like a Shane Warne googly. With our usual close interplay and sharp passes, it just wasn’t possible today. We had to resort to long balls over the top, just not our game and Sutton cut out most chances. We need to be better at a plan B, yes the pitch was dreadful…. But we struggled to come up with a play to bypass this.

Which brings us to our setup. Again we were set up too defensively. I appreciate it’s difficult getting all our talent into the squad, but again Kiszkis started on the bench and we played one up front. We just look light up front with Cheatley struggling up front on her own. She needs to play off someone. We looked so much better in the second half, but I don’t know why we don’t set up attacking to start with. What Wiktoria has done to upset Carly, who knows.

Whatever Wiktoria has done to be overlooked, Freya Worsley must have done something 10x worse. She must be one of our only regulars who cannot get a start. She comes on in the 85th minute, with barely a chance to make an impact. Today was a game perfect for her to unlock a difficult defence. It wasn’t Abbi Smith or Katie Gilligans day, and Rhian Cleverley in the defensive midfield role just doesn’t work. We had too many players playing out of position, and that responsibility has to sit with Carly. It was like we took today for granted and Carly played and tinkered with the side, and took the result for granted. That said, Carly cannot have expected our defence to play so poorly today. Makeba Black may have had her worse game in red & white today. We just weren’t with it.

Despite how strange our setup and play was today…. We were not helped by the officials today. A Lino who wasn’t fit enough to keep up with play and guessed decisions and a ref who gave some strange calls all afternoon. Don’t get me wrong, the result wasn’t because of the officials (although the disallowed goal was so baffling), but they helped add to the frustration of the day.

It’s another away game ticked, and we may look back as it being a point gained. Other sides are going to struggle coming to Sutton and that pitch. It’s just frustrating, because we can be so much better than today’s performance.

Good on Sutton players on the pitch, they did their job well and might be a bit disappointed they didn’t put away one of the chances to hit us on the break and take all three points. That said, as good as they were on the pitch…. The setup off the pitch was a shambles. Feel sorry for the Sutton fans if they have to put up with that week in week out. Compared with the lovely experience at Gander Lane last season, this was dreadful. Too many people in an unsafe balcony, when the ground has loads of empty spaces around it. “Stewarding” was a joke. Disabled attendees having to move every thirty seconds because the only seating was in the passage way. I actually felt unsafe in that stand. What a miserable place to watch football, and the most expensive we’ve come across this season too.

Back to FA Cup action next week. Talking of bogey sides, it’s against Dartford who got the better of us last year, so hope we can settle a few old scores and lay a few ghosts to bed. Great chance for a few to come down to see Honeycroft if you haven’t been.

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Gary Alen said:
1-2
Kiszkis

Edit
1-1
Given offside…. Which is a complete joke.
Was only given after Sutton had a word with the lino. Was no way it was offside and the Lino was so far behind play he was just guessing
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From looking at the highlights, I think Kiszkis was in an offside position.

However the ball was deliberately played by the Sutton defender when trying to stop the through ball. So on the current interpretation of offside in the laws, this was not offside.

I assume this was the issue the referee and assistant were discussing. Wrong decision IMO.
 

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Untouchable said:
From looking at the highlights, I think Kiszkis was in an offside position.

However the ball was deliberately played by the Sutton defender when trying to stop the through ball. So on the current interpretation of offside in the laws, this was not offside.

I assume this was the issue the referee and assistant were discussing. Wrong decision IMO.
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The following criteria should be used, as appropriate, as indicators that a player was in control of the ball and, as a result, ‘deliberately played’ the ball:

  • The ball travelled from distance and the player had a clear view of it
  • The ball was not moving quickly
  • The direction of the ball was not unexpected
  • The player had time to coordinate their body movement, i.e. it was not a case of instinctive stretching or jumping, or a movement that achieved limited contact/control
  • A ball moving on the ground is easier to play than a ball in the air

    Think it would fall under the fact the ball was moving quickly and the player was stretching and didn't have time to coordinate their body movement therefore I think it was the correct decision to disallow the goal but it was really messy from the officials.
 

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MichelleTaylor said:
The following criteria should be used, as appropriate, as indicators that a player was in control of the ball and, as a result, ‘deliberately played’ the ball:

  • The ball travelled from distance and the player had a clear view of it
  • The ball was not moving quickly
  • The direction of the ball was not unexpected
  • The player had time to coordinate their body movement, i.e. it was not a case of instinctive stretching or jumping, or a movement that achieved limited contact/control
  • A ball moving on the ground is easier to play than a ball in the air

    Think it would fall under the fact the ball was moving quickly and the player was stretching and didn't have time to coordinate their body movement therefore I think it was the correct decision to disallow the goal but it was really messy from the officials.
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We’ll agree to disagree. The ball travelled at least 20 yards, on the ground and the defender had a clear view of it at all times.

The laws also say:

“If the pass, attempt to gain possession or clearance by the player in control of the ball is inaccurate or unsuccessful, this does not negate the fact that the player ‘deliberately played’ the ball.”

IMO this was an inaccurate clearance and would be considered as deliberately played.

If this was the PL, I’d expect the referee to be sent to the monitor to consider a subjective offside decision and the goal to be given.
 
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