Whitstable Town FC

Tooting and Mitcham 3 Whitstable Town 1: Hampered by an official who somehow managed to book five Whitstable payers in the first 45 minutes, (the same official who booked five or six of the same players in a friendly against Folkestone two weeks ago), they played as if they were treading on egg shells throughout the next 45 minutes.

In a game that was never over physical or remotely dirty, apart from playing one of the best, if not best sides in the league Town were un-done by the man in the middle’s performance which could best be summed up as; poor.

That aside; it was an entertaining game with flashes of good play from both side, visiting manager Marc Seager opted for Ian Pullman as the lone striker and a packed the midfield in search of a point, or maybe three. His ploy worked well until the 28^th minute when Town’s Gary Sayer was harshly adjudged to have committed a foul inside the box. The penalty put the home one nil head, they went two up before the break after Town’s defence played head tennis instead of clearing the ball. 

Midway through the second half, with Whitstable looking the more threatening, Tooting scored their third with a long range shot that looked to be well covered by Town keeper Kevin Fell, the deflection of the pitch he could do nothing about. Ian Pullman converted a penalty for Town as the clock ticked down, small consolation for his and the team’s hard work all afternoon.