YM notch up fifth win in a row to move up to second
and we’ll change it and I take myself as a tactical genius for that.
“We needed to be more expansive and we needed more width so we put two players out wide to get in behind the full-backs and it worked a treat.
“It was a mediocre firsthalf. Both teams decided we didn’t want to score but we owned the second-half. We had good goals come at the right time.”
After a goalless first 45 minutes, YM needed just a minute after the restart to go ahead.
Nwachukwu’s shot from distance looked to be easy for Mullets ‘keeper Dan Stevens, but the Arundel stopper fumbled the ball over the line to give the hosts the lead.
Bown doubled the advantage on 57 minutes through a typical fox-in-thebox finish from the YMCA forward.
Sub Jack Frankland picked out Hartley at the far post to head home and make it three on 76 minutes.
Ross made it four with seven minutes to go as he tucked home after Alex Barbary’s shot was parried out.
Grey reduced the deficit from the spot with the last kick of the game.
Buckland added: “It’s nice to have some of the kids coming through and getting that experience.
“I’ve got no hesitations to start them in any game. I wouldn’t worry about taking them down to Newhaven for instance.
“What you do get is no fear with them. There’s no preconception about what they’re going to face and what they’re going to do.
“Kids at that age don’t pay any attention to the scoreline, they just keep going. At 4-0 up they were still hungry and wanted to carry on.”
YM travel to Lancing on Saturday.
Horsham YMCA: Jeal, Carden, Harding, Gilbert, Gedling, Nwachukwu (Frankland 72), Barbary, Bown, Eales (Wadhams 46), Hartley, J Ryder (Ross 70). Unused: Pavlovic, A Ryder.