Bognor hit for six and Cup hopes are over all too soon

Dulwich Hamlet 6 Rocks 1 Bognor shipped six as they crashed out of the FA Cup at Dulwich Hamlet.

While losing to a team from the next division up is no disgrace, fans will be alarmed at the size of the defeat at a time when the Rocks are struggling for form.

Now it’s a case of knuckling down to the Isthmian Premier campaign and trying to turn around results after just one win and one draw from the opening seven games.

Jimmy Muitt returned from his ankle injury and went into the starting lineup but even he couldn’t save them from defeat.

The Rocks fell behind early, and not for the first time this season, as on just two minutes a header across the box by Danny Mills enabled Quade Taylor to tap in.

It was 2-0 five minutes later. Jeffrey Monakana’s cross from the right fell for Nyren Clunis, who swept it home.

For Bognor Muitt made good headway before shooting but it was a comfortable save for Ashley Maynard-brewer.

In a good passage of play Muitt won a free-kick just outside the box. Tuck pushed it to Ashton Leigh but he smashed it into the defensive wall, that on 28 minutes.

On 53 minutes a corner was flapped at in the air and on to the back post by Durin, and Mills pounced to head it straight into the net for 3-0.

Nine minutes later, James Crane won a penalty as he went for a high ball and was caught.

Crane sent the keeper the wrong way to make it 3-1.

Dulwich sprang on to the attack and Monakana rounded Petar Durin but somehow the keeper and Ben Clark-eden cleared their lines.

But another Mills goal made it 4-1 on 73 minutes as a cross from sub Aaron Barnes bounced kindly for him and he dispatched it beyond Durin.

Mills teed up sub Adam Yusuff, whose low shot was stopped by Durin on 81 minutes.

But Dulwich scored again when Barnes’ pace took him deep into Bognor’s half. He passed to Yussuf, who did well to shoot low beyond Durin into the bottom corner.

Rocks sub Tommy Scutt set up Smith for an effort that was easily saved. Then the Rocks’ miserable afternoon was complete as Jack Connor and Mills combined to win a corner, which was eventually put away by Clunis.

In a last chance for Bognor, sub Dan Simmonds’ shot was deflected behind.