We need to take form on the road
Coach Robbie Blake revelled in Bognor’s best win of the season so far – and challenged them to take their winning home form on the road.
A hat-trick by Ashton Leigh and a goal by his brother Tommy secured a comfortable 4-0 win over East Thurrock at Nyewood Lane.
It followed a goodwin over Carshalton in the rocks’ only other home gamethisseason, against Carshalton, and was in stark contrast to some of their performance son the road, most notably the defeat sat hayes andch eshunt.
Blake said of Saturday’s win: “We askedtheplayers to respondafterthe Cheshunt defeat and they did. The play and the tempo was fantastic but it’s just a start.
“We’reokayonagood, bigpitchbut it’s the other side of the game, when we go away, that we need to work on.”
Blake said hat-trick hero leigh was outstanding and his all-round play was the main reason they were three up by half-time. He said the Leigh brothers were examples of the type of players the club needed to attract.
“We’re striving all the time to get good local players in. Geographically we need to get players from around the local area. Ashton and tommy are still learning and getting better.”
Margate visit Nyewood Lane on Saturday and Blake said: “It’s great playing at the Lane.
“The ground’s in such great nick and the pitch is great. Teams will like coming to us because of the surface but we have to make it a fortress where teams go away saying ‘they don’t half play well’.”
Brentwood 3 chic he st erc 2 FA Trophy 2nd qual round
Chi chester were knocked out of the FA Trophy in dramatic circumstances after Brentwood Town grabbed an injury time winner.
Gicu Iordache and Corey Heath put the visitors two up in an explosive first five minutes but Andy Freeman pulled one back just before the break and equalised on the hour. With a shootout looming Rob Harvey scored from close range to condemn Chi to a second cup defeat in five days.
In Chi’s best opening to a games of art his season lloyd Rowlatt skewed a shot wide with less than 60 seconds on the clock after a nice one-two between be np ashley and kale em Haitham.
Three minutes in I ordache put Chichester in front after a break by emmett Dunn on the right flank and a neat flick from Josh Clack.
Soon Brentwood struggled to clear Matt Axe ll’ scorner and both scott jones and Clackhadfollow-upsblocked before the ball broke to Coreyheath, whosteereditpast keeper Ollie Bowles.
At the other end Wilberforce Ocran headed wide before a super hit by Rob Harvey fizzed inches past Steve Mowthorpe’s post.
Mowthorpe brilliantly turned as hot by sam ban tick round his post. Jones almost got in only for Joe Heath to make a timely intervention.
Josh gray spurned another chance from a free-header.
Dunn shot wide after referee Graham Swanton ignored appeals for a set-piece after Iordache was brought down on the edge of the box.
Freeman pulled a goal back a couple of minutes before the break with an eat finish after the visitors failed to deal with a long ball upfield.
Chichester struggled to create decent opportunities after the break but Iordache pulled a good stop out of bowles.
Devon Fender replaced Jones in the 53rd minutejust before ban tick missed a golden opportunity as he arrived perfectly in the box to meet a lovely ball from Harvey but
couldn’t get the right sort of connection.
Freeman got the equaliser, with a goal that had been coming after Chi failed to clear their lines.
Sub Wyan Reid might have put his team ahead after a cross from the left flashed across the area and inches away from him at the far post.
With 20 minutes go ethan Prichard replaced Axell and the youngster was soon involved, sending in across that was cleared.
Substitute Robbie Rees won a set-piece on the edge of the Chi box in the third minute of additional time but Mowthorpe made an important save that looked to have sent the game straight to pens.
Harvey had other ideas however, steering home a cut-back fromfreemanwith practically thelast kickofthe game to give Brentwood an extraordinary win.
Chi return to Isthmian South East action on Saturday when they travel to Herne Bay.
There were contrasting fortunes in division one of the scflf ors elsey and midhurst.
Daren Pearce’s Blues enjoyed a 3-0 win at St or ring ton thanks to goals by Ryan Chittock and Cameron Jenkins (2).
But Midhurst slipped to a 3-2 home defeat to Bexhill, Jake Slater and Lewis Hyde their scorers.
Selsey host Worthing United on Saturday and go to Wick on Tuesday. Midhurst are at home to Hailsham on Saturday.
Copthorne 3 Bosham 2 SCFL division two
Mistakes and a sending-off undid bosh am at cop thor ne.
Bosham started strongly and in the second minute went n front thanks to Alex Barnes, who thumped in a rebound after keeper Jamie Cavenh ad saved at the feet of Josh Mines.
Copthorne grew into the game and started to cause a
few wobbles at the back for the Robins but the likes of Nick Edgington and Pat Bulbeck kept the hosts at bay.
For bosh a mollie hawkins created opportunites buthis teammates were wasteful in front of goal.
They were made to pay when, just after the half hour, Oscar Weddell drew Copthorne level after a Ryan Fenton cross.
A minute later, Hawkins terrorised thecopthornedefence and produced a quality ball to far post where Nathaniel Monk restore the lead.
Five minutes after the restart Harvey Weddell picked up a second yellow card and was sent off, leaving Bosham to play against ten men.
Against the run of play Copthorne levelled when Oscar Weddell converted a penalty after a trip in the box.
Team numbers were level again when Bulbeck had a momenttoforget, picking up a second yellow card and receiving his marching orders.
Bosh am were deal tanother blow when keeper jack Hickman was forced off with a knee injury with josh mines going between the sticks to deputise.
Mines was picking the ball out of his net when, with ten minutes to go, Boshamfailed to stop a surging run from Miguel Figuerda-donnewho fired low past his despairing dive and put the hosts in front.
Bosh am threw everything at Cop thor ne in the time remaining but couldn’ t find the equaliser.
This week Bosham entertain league leaders TD Shipley at Walton Lane.
Bosham manager Tony Hancock said: “I’m gutted as I feel it was definitely one that got away from us. Five minutes of madness in the second half, along with other mistakes, proved our undoing.
“We didn’t play badly and deserved to come away with something.
“Our next game will be a tough challenge but, rest assured, we will be ready.”