Whitstable Town FC

WTFC manager Marc Seager: Both the visitors Whitstable, and Eastbourne Town gave their all in a effort to serve up some Pre-Xmas fare only to be overshadowed by the man in the middle who seemed more intent on upsetting ‘all twenty two’ players who wanted to play football.

How sad that his shambled efforts at controlling the game should overshadow some good football by both sides. His part in the game aside; the game had it all, a handball resulting in a missed penalty by Whitstable’s Marcos Perona when they trailed by a single goal. Prior to that the ref missed a clear-cut penalty when Whitstable’s new signing striker Ian Pullan was pushed over inside the area two handed by a Eastbourne player. Both sides hit the post twice; Whitstable’s Steve Marshall twice pulled his side back into the game with well-taken goals. Whitstable had another penalty decision even more blatant than their first, the home side themselves had a stone dead penalty waved away minutes before they scored their injury time winner. Pity when the game was so entertaining that the man in the middle contrived to spoil it. He even managed to have a ‘stand up row’ with both captains, one in each half; looking for all the world like a school teacher remonstrating his errant pupil for daring to talk back. Full Match Report to follow:  WTFC ©