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Erith Town 0 Whitstable Town 4.

Mickey Lane

Erith Town 0 Whitstable Town 4
Goals from Marlon Button (12mins) Michael Lane (38mins) in the first half set the ?Oystermen? up nicely for the second half with goals from Sam Prett (72mins) and an own goal by (Price on 82mins) saw Whitstable record their second win of the 2006/07 campaign. Apart from a couple of scrambled clearances in the fist half, one when the ball pinged about inside Whitstable keeper Kevin Fewell?s penalty box, the other when a cross cum shot whizzed across the face of Fewell?s gaol; Erith failed to test the visitors. After a period of fairly even play Whitstable?s Marlon Button?s strike in the 12th minute had the home side on the back foot for almost the remainder of the match.
Button?s goal, after good work from four of his team-mates, was started by Steve Marshall who tenaciously won the ball inside his own half then evading some rough tackles carried forward into Erith?s penalty area. His lay-off to Mickey Lane gave Lane the space to find Marcos Perona whose delightful ball set up Button who ghosted in from the left. Button dropped one shoulder as if to go wide then drifted inside and let fly with sweet right-footed strike.

The home side won a succession of corners but a few scrambled clearances aside they failed to test Whitstable who defended in numbers. Manager Marc Seager demanding that Whitstable up the tempo, they responded with chances for Perona, and his mid-field partner Alex Hossick and striker Sam Prett before Lane scored in the 38^th minute. Lane?s goal was set up firstly by Marshall, and then Button linked well with Prett who played in a neat pass for Lane to run onto, Lane?s chipped left footed shot sailed over the fingertips of Erith keeper Craig Clark.

Whitstable's defence with captain Shane Davis and Josh Maine steadfast at the back held firm. For the home side the only real threat were coming from down both flanks as Kris Wollidge on one and Dominic Websdale on the other tested Whitstable?s Rob Thomas and Gary Sayer.

Half Time: Erith Town 0 Whitstable Town 2

As expected the home side came out with more intent, but they were well contained by Michael Adcock who alongside Maine looked a formidable partnership, Adcock replaced Shane Davis at half time. Not content to dwell on their two-goal lead the visitors pressed at every opportunity, with Marshall and Prett both denied by Clark when through on goal. Marshall in a particular looked to be back to his best; his direct running and cleaver holding up of the ball to bring others into the game was a joy to watch. Whitstable?s third was again after some great patient build up play, the ball finally played wide to Lane whose great whipped in cross wet met by a firm header from Prett to put the visitors in complete control.

At three-nil up Whitstable played some neat football, never overlooking the need to defend as the home side tried to claw their way back into the match. Goal scorer Button was carried from the pitch with a suspected hamstring injury after a robust challenge, his replacement Jake Gess missed an absolute sitter after Marshall?s pin-point cross found Gess un-marked just four yards from goal. He somehow glanced his header wide. Marshall then missed two great chances himself, the first with just Clark to beat, when he shot just wide. Then after some great approach play Marshall was hauled down inside the area, Clarke making a great penalty save to his left, his teammates scrambling the ball away as Marshall, Prett and Perona pounced. With two minutes of the match remaining Whitstable made in four-nil after Darren Price turned a great low driven cross by Perona into his own net, with Marshall and Hossick breathing down his neck.

At the finale whistle manager Marc Seager was purring with delight at his sides professional performance. ?I thought at time we played some great football today, Mickey Lane was bussing but the so was Sam Prett upfront and Steve Marshall was different class. He played the whole 90 minutes and I ?cant remember when Steve last did that and was still back defending in his own penalty box in the last five minutes. It was an all-round team performance and one we can build on to go forward. This was a good win but it means nothing come Monday?s game against Herne Bay, which will be as it always is a level playing field with both sides doing their utmost to win the match. This is not a game to be missed.?

Team:

Kevin Fell: Gary Sayer: Tom Parker: Josh Maine: (Rob Thomas: 82) Shane Davies (capt) (Michael Adcock: 46) Alex Hossick: Michael Lane:(g38) Marcos PeronaL Steve Marshall: Sam Prett: (g72) Marlon Button: (g12) (Jake Gess: 62)

Subs: Gess: Thomas: Adcock: Marl Lane: Stuart King:

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