Worthing slipped quietly out of the Velocity Trophy at the quarter-final stage, with ex-player Zack Newton starting the comeback, as Cheshunt cruised into the semis.
An individual mistake and a lapse in concentration cost Worthing three points and their eighteen-match unbeaten run but some solace was found in the fact that closest rivals, Folkestone and Hornchurch both lost too.
Reds returned from Bishop’s Stortford with three more hard-earned points against a side that can consider themselves unlucky not to get something out of the game.
Go one-nil down, equalise with an own goal, then win with a last minute penalty; job done (!)
It is said that the mark of a good team is picking up points when not playing well. That was certainly the case at Woodside Road on Saturday, as Worthing took seventy-four minutes to break down a nine-man Cheshunt before eventually running...
A much-changed Worthing laboured to a hard-fought win against a stubborn Leatherhead side to reach the quarter-finals of the Velocity Trophy.
A brief chorus of “We love you Bognor” broke out on the terraces, as Worthing’s win at Brightlingsea was matched by two late goals from our local rivals to send Folkestone crashing to defeat at Nyewood Lane.
A rampant Reds hit Merstham for six to power their way to the top of the Isthmian Premier.
Worthing fought their way back from two goals down at Horsham to book their place in the semi-finals of the Sussex Senior Cup.
Both sides contributed to a highly entertaining goalless draw as Worthing remained level on points at the top of the table.
