Vs. Northiam (A)

 

 

 

Starting XI

Substitutions:

 

 

Sean Tottman

 

Adrian Gaylon

(Steve Mumford 10)

Andy Frere-Smith (c)

 

Darrell Hartley

 

Ian Nunn

(Ollie Jeffs 80)

Dom Fowler

 

Pat Mammone

 

Andy Mills

 

Dave Mills

 

Bryn Frere-Smith

 

Tom Frere-Smith

 

 

 

Referee: Paul Cook

 

 

HT Score: 0-2

 

FT Score: 0-4

 

 

 

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.