{"id":18735,"date":"2026-10-05T08:53:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sittingbournefc.org\/?p=18735"},"modified":"2026-10-05T09:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:29:50","slug":"match-report-sittingbourne-2-merstham-1league-03-10-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sittingbournefc.org\/?p=18735","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Sittingbourne 2 (Boachie, J Greenidge) Merstham 1 (Carvalho)<\/strong>
\nIsthmian League, South East Division<\/strong>
\n5th October 2026<\/strong>
\nReport by Mike Green<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sittingbourne returned to winning ways as Jordan Greenidge\u2019s late header settled a tough game at the Staxson Stadium.<\/p>\n

With both sides struggling of late, the result to both was clearly more important than performance given the opening half with chances few and far between with Joe Bochaie\u2019s opener for the home side a case in point.<\/p>\n

The Brickies play maker let fly from thirty yards only for the ball to hammer off the underside of the bar not once by twice and bounce out. There were loud appeals for a \u201cgoal\u201d on the first bounce \u2013 cries that got louder for the second at which point the referee signalled for the strike to count.<\/p>\n

Within five minutes though the visitors levelled as Gil Carvalho\u2019s shot took a huge deflection to take the ball so far out of the reach of keeper Jamie Grossart that the home faithful just sank thinking, \u201coh no, not again!\u201d<\/p>\n

And shortly after scoring Carvalho went close again but this time was denied by a combination of young George Rees and Grossart. Harvey Smith saw a shot blocked from neat Boachie work and the first half ended with a Merstham shot that went wider and wider and higher and higher \u2013 really summing up the opening half perfectly!<\/p>\n

The second period was an improvement as both sides went looking for an elusive win \u2013 the Brickies just their second in six games and for Merstham it was no wins in eight \u2013 which opened up the second period although there a massive sense of concern around Woodstock.<\/p>\n

Leo Young went close for the visitors but should have hit the target; Bagasan Graham stung the gloves of George Hill with a fierce drive and Khavarn Wiliams shot straight at the keeper when well placed.<\/p>\n

The home side thought they had retaken the lead on sixty-eight minutes but this time the officials ruled against the home side as Daren Foxley\u2019s cross was met by Jordan Greenidge, Hill\u2019s save was adjudged not to have crossed the line.<\/p>\n

The Brickies weren\u2019t to be denied and in the next attack, Greenidge got in behind the defence to angle a lovely header over the keeper and into the net.<\/p>\n

The visitors tried to up the tempo, but the home back line held firm and only on one occasion where Grossart finished in a heap after a corner, was the home goal really threatened.<\/p>\n

Brickies back up to third as they head off on their travels to Erith Town and Eastbourne Town.<\/p>\n

SITTINGBOURNE \u2013<\/strong> Grossart, Hill, Graham, Dua (Mongoy), Hoyte, Reiss Greenidge, Foxley (Rope), Boachie, Jordan Greenidge (Agbebi), Williams<\/p>\n

Subs \u2013<\/strong> Salmon, Uwandu<\/p>\n

MERSTHAM \u2013 <\/strong>Hill, Khinde (Greenwood), Johnson, Healy (Mengou), Young, Christie (Torseillo), Carvalho, Lewis, Lawal, Mullings (Jenkins), Bradford<\/p>\n

Sub \u2013 <\/strong>Allen<\/p>\n

REFEREE \u2013<\/strong> Mr Smith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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