Vs. White Knight II (A)

 

 

 

Starting XI

Substitutes:

 

 

Tim Nunn

 

Chris Mammone (c)

(45 Loksan Harley)

Max Sztyber

 

Doug Morris

 

Elliott Henchy

(89 Steve Mumford)

Dale Scowen

 

Seb Elliott

 

Matt Lee

 

Stuart Batchelor

 

David Ndunduma

 

Dom Fowler

(79 Steve Chapman)

 

 

Referee: P Firman

Goals: Fowler (55).

 

HT Score: 0-0

 

FT Score: 1-1

 

 

 

Three successive wins proved just beyond the Baptist seconds as they rounded off an encouraging first season in 9th Place.

 

Gale force winds and a sloping pitch in Eastbourne made sure this was not a game for purists and it seemed it was not just the elements against good football when star striker David Ndunduma went over on his ankle after only ten minutes. He left the field for treatment and bravely came back on a few minutes later, during which time Dale Scowen had fired just wide.

 

Two free kicks from Scowen in the space of two minutes both brought good saves from the White Knight keeper, before Tim Nunn was called upon in the Baptist goal to save a low White Knight free kick.

 

Half time saw a reshuffle as captain Chris Mammone went off with injury to be replaced by Loksan Harley. Despite the winds and slope now being against them, the men in orange started with a bang and first Ndunduma could not get up high enough for a Scowen cross, before Ndunduma had a shot blocked and Harley fired wide.

 

The deadlock was broken on fifty-five minutes when good set-up play got the ball to Dom Fowler and he buried it in the corner.

 

White Knight hit back and Nunn made two excellent low saves then with ten minutes remaining Steve Chapman came on for Fowler. With eight minutes to go White Knight equalised when a well-struck inswinging corner went straight in, before the Baptists wasted a chance to go back in front when Ndunduma squared the ball to Chapman despite looking the favourite to score. Rounding off an action-packed three minutes Seb Elliott cleared off the Baptists line before departing manager Steve Mumford came on in the last minute.