10 Men Put in Brave Display

Herne Bay (0) 0

Cray Wanderers (0) 1
Luke Medley 46

Ryman Isthmian League Division One (South)
Wednesday 1st February 2017
At The Altira Park Stadium, Winch's Field

Att: 181

(photo credit: Steve Barton - Gary Sayer receives the MoM bubbly from Graham Wood)

Herne Bay continued their run of defeats despite matching their opponents in this rescheduled fixture at Winch's Field. A mostly uneventful first half gave way to an action packed second 45 with former Chatham Town striker putting Wanderers ahead in the opening minute of the second period. Jack Delo saved Medley's first effort but he tucked the rebound away. Stung into action, Bay poured forward but lost Kane Phillip to a second yellow card just before the hour mark. The reduction to 10 men seemed not to phase the home side and they enjoyed their best period of the match from then on with the visitors defending their slender lead in depth unable to make their numerical advantage count. Walder and Williams both went close but Bay were unable to salvage the point.

Herne Bay manager Sam Denly told the KM, "It was another good performance against a top seven side, and a game we shouldn't have lost, and sums up our season".

Herne Bay: Jack Delo, Michael Turner (James Turner 70), Gary Sayer, Ben Gorham, Liam Quinn, Connor Sanders, Danny Walder, Taser Hassan (Adam Woollcott, 64), Danny Williams, Mark Lovell, Kane Phillip.

Subs not used: Chris Elliott, Nathan Eastwood, Toby Wood.

HBFCSA Man of the Match: Gary Sayer