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Vs. Northiam (A)
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Starting XI
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Substitutions:
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Sean Tottman
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Adrian Gaylon
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(Steve Mumford 10)
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Andy Frere-Smith (c)
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Darrell Hartley
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Ian Nunn
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(Ollie Jeffs 80)
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Dom Fowler
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Pat Mammone
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Andy Mills
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Dave Mills
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Bryn Frere-Smith
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Tom Frere-Smith
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Referee: Paul Cook
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HT Score: 0-2
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FT Score: 0-4
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A depleted Battle
side took on a strong Northiam side which contained many Premier division
players. After five minutes Dom broke free but his left foot shot from a tight
angle cannoned off the bar. Twenty minutes in and Northiam took the lead. A
strong shot into the top corner caught out Sean and it fell just behind the
line. On forty minutes Northiam scored again when their left sided
attacker cut in and rifled a stunning effort into the top corner.
Battle regrouped at half time and tried to
take the game to the hosts. However, their superior class told and a superb
drilled effort from twenty yards found the bottom corner on the hour mark and
it was 3-0. Dom was then upended on 75 minutes after a spell of Battle pressure when Bryn
and Dave both went close. Bryn took the resulting penalty but unfortunately
blasted it high and wide. Tom then saw a free kick follow the same trajectory
before another good goal (although wasn’t it offside Ian??) made if 4-0 five
minutes from time.