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A solid bank holiday weekend for the V’s with 4 points
Following our disappointing performance last Tuesay, in the Peter Bentley Cupm where we lost 4-1 to Newhaven, Brad and Haig wanted a reaction from the squad and I’m pleased to say they delivered this weekend
On Saturday we won 1-0 away at Crawley Down Gatwick with a well taken goal from MOM Omar Bukleb, from a superb free kick delivered by Owen Benfell. Crawley Down dominated play in the first half but resolute defending meant we went in at 0-0. In the second half got into the match and apart from Omar’s goal hit a post and had another near miss while minimising any chances for the opposition, resulting in a hard fought win.
And so onto Bank Holiday Monday where Brad kept the same starting eleven and the boys got into the groove immediately with a disciplined hard working performance. Morris Dench had a golden chance on 25 minutes after a wonderful move but missed the target with a fierce shot. Hassocks of course are a decent side and were passing the ball around well but the V’s limited their chances and we always looked dangerous on the counter attack, and so it proved as Kian Nandhra was set free only to be brought down when converging on the goal. The ref played on and Aiden was also brought down in the area. The ref seemed in a quandary and pulled the game back to the original foul and gave a red card to Dan Turner. Hassocks suffered the double blow of their other centre half going off with a knee injury.
The game then meandered for the 2nd half with the teams cancelling each other out with no real clear cut chances. Marley Bigg was our MOM as he put in a tidy display at left back. 2 clean sheets, 4 points… Happy Bank Holday weekend
A great 1-0 win for the V’s over Bexhill United in a tight encounter
It felt good to win for the first time at Centenary Park, in a hard fought match against a strong Bexhill United side. We are becoming a team that is difficult to break down and despite having much of the possession in the first half Bexhill failed to convert this into clear cut chances. In fact the best chance fell to Kian Nandhra who maybe snatched at an opportunity in the penalty area when he would have expected to hit the target.
The second half started with Bexhill full of vigour and intent and that culminated in two quality strikes, from outside the box, by to stalwarts of the league, Vickers and Shonk, which were equalled with two superb saves from MOM Louie Sullivan. The defining moment of the match came from a free kick floated in by Owen Benfell which was helped on by Belal Ouchan and finished calmly by Emman Osei-Asomah who was outstanding in midfield.
Bexhill seemed to lose their way for the last 20 minutes playing long ball with a wind behind that often took it behind for a goal kick. We saw out the final moments of the match with a disciplined defensive display from back to front and were delighted to hear the final whistle.
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