Corinthian-Casuals 3 - 0 Burgess Hill Town
Bostik League Premier Division
Saturday 24th November 2018
Match report and photos: Stuart Tree (full set here)
Corinthian-Casuals notched up their third successive Bostik League Premier Division win with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over struggling Burgess Hill Town.
Casuals have climbed to eleventh in the table with the playoff positions in tantalising reach. Manager James Bracken will also be pleased with defensive form having kept two clean sheets in the trio of wins.
The Hillians arrived at King George’s for the first time in four seasons, on the back of a 3-0 win and a 3-0 loss in the past seven days. New boss Simon Wormull has given the Sussex side some pep and could’ve easily been a threat – especially with Andre McCollin, a player fond in the hearts of old Casuals supporters. McCollin played his early days in Chocolate and Pink and was reminiscing with old strike partner Jamie Byatt prior to kickoff.
If Burgess Hill were to get anything from this game, then they’d have to keep Casuals at bay in the early stages. Alas, in the sixth minute, Warren Mfula broke down the left and finished well to give Corinth the early lead.
The home side enjoyed much of the play and looked dangerous on every attack. A plethora of corners saw Casuals almost score a second. Jack Strange’s header appeared to have crossed the line before Josh James scooped it away, though wasn’t given.
As the half continued, Hill managed to get a foothold in the game but was abruptly halted by a fine effort from Hamilton Antonio. Picking up the ball in his own half, the midfielder evaded a couple of tackles before unleashing a beauty into the corner to make it 2-0. It’ll be hard to top that effort this season.
Casuals had a firm grip on the game and wasn’t going to let that slip. They reduced Hill to long range efforts of which the closest came from McCollin who’s strike clipped the outside of the post. Bracken only had to be sharp to one other effort in the half.
By contrast, at the other end, it was Casuals who continued to pile pressure on the visitor’s back line. Moves were free flowing and neat interactions were aplenty. Coskun Ekim forced a fine stop from James and Reece Hannigan also went close. But it was Strange who got his just rewards with five minutes left, converting a Jordan Clarke cross to condemn Hill to a successive 3-0 loss.
Read James Bracken's post match comments here.
Bostik League Premier Division
Saturday 24th November 2018
Match report and photos: Stuart Tree (full set here)
Corinthian-Casuals notched up their third successive Bostik League Premier Division win with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over struggling Burgess Hill Town.
Casuals have climbed to eleventh in the table with the playoff positions in tantalising reach. Manager James Bracken will also be pleased with defensive form having kept two clean sheets in the trio of wins.
The Hillians arrived at King George’s for the first time in four seasons, on the back of a 3-0 win and a 3-0 loss in the past seven days. New boss Simon Wormull has given the Sussex side some pep and could’ve easily been a threat – especially with Andre McCollin, a player fond in the hearts of old Casuals supporters. McCollin played his early days in Chocolate and Pink and was reminiscing with old strike partner Jamie Byatt prior to kickoff.
If Burgess Hill were to get anything from this game, then they’d have to keep Casuals at bay in the early stages. Alas, in the sixth minute, Warren Mfula broke down the left and finished well to give Corinth the early lead.
The home side enjoyed much of the play and looked dangerous on every attack. A plethora of corners saw Casuals almost score a second. Jack Strange’s header appeared to have crossed the line before Josh James scooped it away, though wasn’t given.
As the half continued, Hill managed to get a foothold in the game but was abruptly halted by a fine effort from Hamilton Antonio. Picking up the ball in his own half, the midfielder evaded a couple of tackles before unleashing a beauty into the corner to make it 2-0. It’ll be hard to top that effort this season.
Casuals had a firm grip on the game and wasn’t going to let that slip. They reduced Hill to long range efforts of which the closest came from McCollin who’s strike clipped the outside of the post. Bracken only had to be sharp to one other effort in the half.
By contrast, at the other end, it was Casuals who continued to pile pressure on the visitor’s back line. Moves were free flowing and neat interactions were aplenty. Coskun Ekim forced a fine stop from James and Reece Hannigan also went close. But it was Strange who got his just rewards with five minutes left, converting a Jordan Clarke cross to condemn Hill to a successive 3-0 loss.
Read James Bracken's post match comments here.
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