Bridges lose at VCD

A last minute goal finally killed any hopes Bridges had left of gaining a point from a game that went end to end but saw VCD more clinical with their finishing.

Bridges were without the experience of Curtis Gayler, Tadley Bromage and Dan Perry, but they almost took a third minute lead when Ryan Brackpool headed just wide from Brannon O’Neill’s corner. The dangerous Youssef Bamba then shot wide for the hosts before forcing Mitch Bromage into a good low save.

This seemed to be the pattern of the game as both sides mounted good attacks but lacked a decent finish. So it seemed odd when VCD created an opener out of almost nothing in the 39th minute. Chris Edwards’ cross was good but looked to be safe until former Jamaican international Kevin Lisbie rose to head home.

And it got worse for Bridges two minutes later when a long ball from the right found Bamba on the left, and he drove forward before jinking inside and unleashing a perfect shot past Bromage.

Lisbie wasted a good opportunity to add a third eight minutes into the second half, creating the chance for himself with some fancy footwork but then volleying over the bar, whilst Ayman El-Mogharbel made a good interception and ran into the danger area before firing wide.

Michael Wilson, in his fiftieth League start for Bridges, also came close with a snapshot, whilst keeper Sam Mott made a superb flying save to keep out a free kick by O’Neill. Noel Leighton was also denied by Mott from close range, and suddenly Bridges found hope after 79 minutes when Callum Chesworth left three defenders in his wake before crashing the ball gloriously beyond Mott.

Bridges had already brought on Connor Colcutt for only his third appearance, and they then gave Reegan Jeffery his debut and also brought on Alex Barbary for his first game since injury in September. But the team couldn’t manage to get an equaliser despite some decent pressure, and a mix up between two of the side’s teenagers suddenly left Anthony Adesite the opportunity to charge forward and hit another unstoppable shot to claim a League double over Bridges.

Bridges Man of the Match – Callum Chesworth.

Bridges are at home to Whitehawk this Good Friday (15th) and are then away to East Grinstead Town on Easter Monday (18th). Both games kick off at 3.00 p.m.

			Home				Away				Total
			P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Pts
	C	Hastings United	17	12	2	3	18	13	2	3	35	25	4	6	76	31	+45	79
	2	Ashford United	17	10	4	3	18	11	2	5	35	21	6	8	73	41	+32	69
	3	Cray Valley PM	17	9	4	4	18	10	4	4	35	19	8	8	68	44	+24	65
	4	Haywards Heath Town	17	10	2	5	18	9	6	3	35	19	8	8	50	31	+19	65
	5	Herne Bay	18	11	2	5	17	7	5	5	35	18	7	10	56	34	+22	61
	6	Ramsgate	18	9	3	6	17	9	2	6	35	18	5	12	70	47	+23	59
	7	Burgess Hill Town	18	9	5	4	17	7	2	8	35	16	7	12	52	44	+8	55
	8	Corinthian	18	6	7	5	17	8	3	6	35	14	10	11	46	39	+7	52
	9	Sittingbourne	17	9	4	4	18	6	3	9	35	15	7	13	47	43	+4	52
	10	VCD Athletic	18	8	4	6	17	6	4	7	35	14	8	13	62	48	+14	50
	11	Chichester City	17	9	2	6	18	4	6	8	35	13	8	14	45	38	+7	47
	12	Three Bridges	17	5	5	7	18	5	6	7	35	10	11	14	56	69	-13	41
	13	Faversham Town	18	9	3	6	17	2	4	11	35	11	7	17	38	55	-17	40
	14	Sevenoaks Town	18	8	1	9	17	4	2	11	35	12	3	20	47	65	-18	39
	15	Hythe Town	17	3	4	10	18	7	4	7	35	10	8	17	39	68	-29	38
	16	East Grinstead Town	18	7	5	6	17	2	4	11	35	9	9	17	31	63	-32	36
	17	Whitehawk	18	4	6	8	17	4	5	8	35	8	11	16	36	51	-15	35
	18	Lancing	18	5	4	9	17	3	5	9	35	8	9	18	33	62	-29	33
	19	Phoenix Sports	17	3	3	11	18	5	3	10	35	8	6	21	34	59	-25	30
	20	Whitstable Town	17	4	4	9	18	4	2	12	35	8	6	21	38	65	-27	3