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Match Reports by Tony Rickson Saturday 15th September Bostik South East Sittingbourne 2 (Dawodu 12, Fagg 17) Whyteleafe 1 (Armstrong 78), Att 122 Wow. What a win by Sittingbourne. Battling, hardworking and determined, they became the first team to beat Whyteleafe in ten league and cup games this season. Not only was it a super win, it was also an excellent end-to-end game, well-contested and – dare it say – well-refereed too! Whyteleafe had won all four of their league matches going into the game but obviously they hadn’t come up against a team quite as organised and passionate as Sittingbourne. All the side played well and worked hard, but the two young central defenders, Ben Fitchett and Lex Allan, were outstanding – and brave, too - up against some skilful and pacy attackers. At the other end, Bola Dawodu and Tommie Fagg thoroughly deserved their goals, 20-year-old Fagg continuing to impress with his skills, goal threat, and great work ethic. Whyteleafe showed their attacking commitment by unusually keeping three players up on the halfway line when defending corners or free-kicks, but they fell behind to a 12th minute goal. Izzy Adebayo hit a beautifully weighted pass behind the defence, and although Dawodu’s initial shot was blocked he was alert enough to head home the rebound. No wonder his face simply lit up at a long overdue first goal of the season. Trying to protect their 100 per cent record, Whyteleafe battled to get back in the game but Sittingbourne’s defence were terrific and behind them, goalkeeper Patrick Lee has settled down to proving what an excellent shot-stopper he is. Sittingbourne attacked well, carving out far more chances than in the disappointing home FA Cup defeat the previous Saturday, Dawodu just missing the target from close in and Adebayo and Fagg having shots well saved. The Sittingbourne players energetically pressed very high to squeeze Whyteleafe out of their normal passing game, giving away a fair number of free-kicks in the process but doing a great job of disrupting the opposition. In fact, Whyteleafe’s protests at any perceived infringement finally got too much for the referee and he gave them a sort of public warning, shouting at the whole team to tell them to let him get on with his job. Lee made a couple of good saves to protect Sittingbourne’s slender lead as the game became more stretched in the second half, and Whyteleafe continued to look dangerous on the counter-attack. Sittingbourne looked as if they’d put the game beyond their Surrey visitors in the 77th minute when Fagg latched on to a loose ball following Lee’s free-kick, and dummied a defender before placing an accurate low shot into the far corner to make it 2-0. Immediately, Whyteleafe brought it back to just the one-goal deficit, with Armstrong striking a fine shot from outside the area within seconds of coming on as a substitute. Not so long ago Sittingbourne were letting winning positions like this slip in the dying minutes of games, but this young side showed maturity and determination not to let go of their winning position, and Dan Parkinson was the closest from either side to go nearest to adding a late goal, the Whyteleafe keeper just scrambling away his close -range effort. This win was just the confidence boost Sittingbourne needed after losing their last two league games, and the points took them up to eighth in the Bostik South East League. A long way to go yet, obviously, but this was a super victory against decent opponents and showed just what they’re capable of doing. Sittingbourne: Patrick Lee, Chris Webber, Josh Dorling (Reiss Crimmen,53 min), Dan Parkinson, Lex Allan, Ben Fitchett (Yellow card), Izzy Adebayo, Lewis Chambers (Harrison Hatfull, 83 min), Bola Dawodu, Tommie Fagg, Tom Loynes (Johan Caney-Brown, 68 min). Subs not used: Harry Brooks, Nathan Elder.
Match Reports by Tony Rickson Saturday 23rd September 2018 Bostik South East Guernsey 1 (Fazakerly 64) Sittingbourne 2 (Loynes 23 & 81) Attendance: 634 Tom Loynes got a pair of tremendous goals to give Sittingbourne their first win in Guernsey. Make no mistake, winning at Guernsey is no easy feat. The match comes in the middle of a 16-hour round trip, made up of car, plane and minibus journeys, with loads of waiting around in between. The match preparation has to be spot on, and even then there’s a 600-plus home crowd to try and quieten, and all the time without any away support at all as owing to uncertainty over FA cup dates fans were priced out of the trip by the time it was known that this fixture was definitely on. . Luckily for Sittingbourne, manager Aslan Odev is an expert at preparing his team properly, and he was determined to make amends for last season when he felt his team under-performed and let down the fans who on that occasion had been able to make the journey to the Channel Islands. This is the sixth season since Guernsey arrived at this level of football, and Odev at last steering a team to victory makes him Sittingbourne’s most successful manager ever in international football! And it was quite a win, built around the qualities that have made Sittingbourne successful this season – hard work, good organisation, great team spirit, and an ability to take their chances. Although Guernsey – hospitable and generous as ever off the pitch – moaned that it was a defensive error that won the game for Sittingbourne, it was nothing of the sort. It was just that Loynes thought quicker and acted quicker to win the ball and finish it off. It was no more than Sittingbourne deserved, having dominated the first half, and been much the better side apart from a short spell around the time of Guernsey’s goal in the second half. With heavy morning rain at last subsiding, the game kicked off in sunshine as a blustery wind blew the last clouds away. Sittingbourne were at it straightaway, pressing high and preventing Guernsey play the sort of passing game out from the back that they clearly prefer. Within the first 10 minutes, Lewis Chambers blazed a shot over, Bola Dawodu had his header from a long throw saved, and Dan Parkinson got the ball in the net but was ruled offside. Guernsey were struggling to get into the game and Sittingbourne went ahead midway through the first half. Izzy Adebayo worked himself some space near the corner flag, captain Chris Webber crossed first time from his pass, and Loynes anticipated beautifully, getting ahead of his marker to magnificently deflect a firm header into the far corner. For the first time I can remember in many years of watching Sittingbourne, utter silence greeted it - the only sound to be heard was Loynes screaming his delight at what he’d done. No Brickies fans had been able to make the trip as by the time this Sunday fixture was cleared to be played on an FA Cup weekend, only very expensive flights – or none at all – were available. Bet there was some cheering in the Woodstock clubhouse, though, as the match was beamed back there. Patrick Lee made a lovely full-length save – one for the camera, that – to keep the lead but generally it was all Sittingbourne, and Tommie Fagg, Adebayo and Loynes had shots which failed to properly test the keeper. Loynes blotted his copybook after an otherwise terrific first half effort by shooting over after a good move but generally it was a great 45 minutes’ work by the Brickies. And they carried on at the start of the second half with two chances for Parkinson, who was now playing further forward after Fagg had gone off with a knee injury. A bit of a sickener for him. But Parkinson’s first effort skidded across the face of goal, and his second, after a great one-two with Dawodu, was just inches wide. As Guernsey at last began to get of a handle on the game, Lex Allan was magnificent in defence for Sittingbourne, but could do nothing to prevent the home side’s 63rd minute equaliser. An excellent 25 -yard shot pinged back off the post, and, luckily for Guernsey, came back at just the right place for Fazakerley to stroke in with Lee still recovering from a dive to keep out the initial effort. But it was Sittingbourne who showed the extra energy and determination to regain control of the match – and go on and win it. Loynes showed great anticipation to intercept a passing move across the back four and nicked the ball, ran forward, and confidently placed a beautiful shot into the corner past the advancing keeper. A fitting winning goal, welcomed by the whole of the jubilant subs’ bench piling on to Loynes and a squashed corner flag underneath the bundle. Again Sittingbourne competently managed a narrow lead to the end and it was Dawodu who went closest to adding another goal, heading wide from a good position. A great day out, a long one but a good one, and a great result to go with a flying visit to remember. Sittingbourne: Patrick Lee, Chris Webber, Josh Dorling,Lex Allan, Ben Fitchett, Lewis Chambers, Tom Loynes (Yellow card), Dan Parkinson (Yellow card) (Johan Caney-Brown, 63 min), Bola Dawodu (Yellow card), Tommie Fagg (Harrison Hatfull, 38 min), Izzy Adebayo. Subs not used: Reiss Crimmen, Joe Denny, Harry Brooks.
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