Sonny Side Up - Late Winner for Millers

SONNY SIDE UP - LATE WINNER FOR MILLERS

PITCHING IN ISTHMIAN LEAGUE SE DIV

CRAY VALLEY (PM) 2 LANCING 1 - 25 FEB 2023 - ATT 120
Goals CV - Bennett 29, Black 88
L - Allen 50

Match Report by Steve Chapman

Sonny Black’s late winner for the Millers ended their recent run of poor form against a Lancing team that deserved more following a spirited second half performance.
The home side dominated possession in the first half but only had Dan Bennett’s tap in from close range in the 27th minute to demonstrate their supremacy . The Lancers levelled the score immediately after the interval when centre back Marcus Allen found himself with acres of space and calmly slotted past Miller’s keeper Chris Lewington. The game was looking to be heading for a draw when Tom Chambers deep free kick was headed across the box by Mitchell Nelson and Sonny Black was alert enough to divert the ball past Gregor Sham.

MATCH RATING ***

MAN OF THE MATCH – ADE ADEYEMO (CRAY VALLEY)

MILLERS: Lewington, Chambers, Williams, Tumkaya (Oshilaja 53), Black, Coombes, Samuels, (Anna 48), Nelson, Bennett D, Ibrahiym (c), Adeyemo
Substitutes Not Used: Majekodunmi, Medhurst, Edionhon Silvera
Cautions: Tumkaya, Williams

LANCERS: Shaw, Berry, Juwara, Daniels-Yeomans, Allen, Butler, Thompson (Powell 46), Goldsmith (Mthunzi 53), Louis (Madhani 78), Jammeh, Halland
Substitutes Not Used: Towning, Zabadne,
Cautions: Goldsmith, Berry

Referee – Steven Golden
Assistants – Thomas Nicholls and Ronald Albert

Thank you to our Kent Youth League U13's who were club mascots for today's game. They even got a mention on the official Lancing Twitter page ha ha "... 77: Got to love the Cray Valley ultras sitting next to me making a lot of noise. Wanting to get behind the millers who have not won a game in 7 games | 1-1... "

Photos courtesy of Paul Martin

Main pic - Tumkaya wins the header as the Cray defence look on and match photos from Keira - kphotography see album:
https://www.crayvalleypmfc.com/photos/millers-v-lancing-25223-photos-keira--kphotography-1052236.html