Another Late Goal

Yet another late goal denied battling Bridges a point in the brilliant Sheppey sunshine, but the performance overall was a marked improvement on recent displays by the visitors.

Kieron Pamment and Noel Leighton worked tirelessly up front for Bridges, and although neither scored, they were a constant threat and they certainly didn’t deserve to finish on the losing side. Sadly, a couple of defensive slips allowed Sheppey to take control in the latter stages to boost their own play off aspirations but ensure that Bridges were still nervously looking at the pack behind them in the lower half of the table.

Leighton headed frustratingly just wide from an early Pamment cross, whilst Curtis Gayler saw a free kick blocked before the second attempt found the wrong side of the near post. Sheppey had a couple of decent chances too, but it was Bridges who went in front in first half added time. This was the third free kick effort from CURTIS GAYLER, whose fierce drive proved too much for keeper Aidan Prall.

The second half could not have started worse for Bridges as within thirty seconds a clumsy challenge led to a penalty. Leo Anderson did well to block Richie Hamill’s spot kick, but WARREN MFULA was first to react to tuck home the loose ball.

But just five minutes later Bridges restored their lead when Pamment’s cross was driven home by KEVIN RIVERA. But a mixture of Sheppey pressure and Bridges not getting forward as enthusiastically spelt danger, although Prall was forced to make one excellent save as the ball careered off Pamment’s knee!

Bryan Villavicencio should have done better when presented with a chance, but his shot was too soft, but by then a cool finish by EDDIE ALLSOP had given United a 62nd minute equaliser.

Leighton was just wide from another Pamment cross three minutes from time, but the ball quickly switched to the other end, where MFULA finished a neat move for another body blow to Jamie Crellin’s side.

Bridges Man of the Match – Kieron Pamment.

			Home				Away				Total
			P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Pts
	1	Chatham Town	18	14	4	0	18	8	3	7	36	22	7	7	59	33	+26	73
	2	Ramsgate	18	11	5	2	18	8	6	4	36	19	11	6	69	45	+24	68
	3	Whitehawk	18	14	2	2	18	6	5	7	36	20	7	9	62	35	+27	67
	4	Beckenham Town	17	11	4	2	18	8	2	8	35	19	6	10	59	48	+11	63
	5	Cray Valley PM	17	10	3	4	18	8	5	5	35	18	8	9	65	34	+31	62
	6	Sheppey United	18	8	5	5	18	10	2	6	36	18	7	11	67	52	+15	61
	7	Hythe Town	18	11	6	1	18	7	1	10	36	18	7	11	45	33	+12	61
	8	Ashford United	18	9	6	3	18	7	3	8	36	16	9	11	56	44	+12	57
	9	Sevenoaks Town	18	9	3	6	17	6	3	8	35	15	6	14	51	46	+5	51
	10	Sittingbourne	18	6	6	6	18	6	6	6	36	12	12	12	45	39	+6	48
	11	Chichester City	17	10	4	3	18	2	7	9	35	12	11	12	49	46	+3	47
	12	Littlehampton Town	17	7	5	5	18	5	4	9	35	12	9	14	46	55	-9	45
	13	East Grinstead Town	18	9	2	7	17	3	3	11	35	12	5	18	39	64	-25	41
	14	Lancing	18	9	3	6	18	2	4	12	36	11	7	18	44	57	-13	40
	15	Three Bridges	18	9	3	6	18	1	6	11	36	10	9	17	52	60	-8	39
	16	Burgess Hill Town	18	5	3	10	18	5	5	8	36	10	8	18	49	58	-9	38
	17	VCD Athletic	18	6	4	8	17	4	3	10	35	10	7	18	40	61	-21	37
	18	Haywards Heath Town	18	5	7	6	18	3	5	10	36	8	12	16	48	72	-24	36
	R	Corinthian	18	3	4	11	18	3	5	10	36	6	9	21	30	58	-28	27
	R	Faversham Town	18	5	3	10	17	1	4	12	35	6	7	22	37	72	-35	25