Burnham Ramblers netted twice in the final ten minutes to come from behind to defeat Brightlingsea Regent and claim all three points at Leslie Field in their Thurlow Nunn Eastern Senior South contest.
Both sides knew that a win could see them go to the summit of the table, albeit after only a handful of games, but even so it’s nice to see your club’s name at the top isn’t it!!! And it was the visitors who grabbed an early lead when a poor mistake at the back allowed Samson Alalade in to fire home off the keeper’s hand and into the roof of the net.
It was a poor start from the hosts, a start that could have been made even worse moments after when Regent should of doubled their lead but somehow fired over from ten yards out, before the home side then sent in a dangerous cross which keeper George Ponta could only spill but regather at the second attempt.
The hosts then lobbed wide before Regent then saw a good block deny them, and then Ramblers broke down the other end but a great tackle denied them too. Ramblers then sent a volley at goal but this was straight at Ponta who saved.
Regent then saw an effort go straight at the keeper before the hosts saw a flick towards the back post cleared away before an attacker could get on the end of it, and then the visitors came so close to a second but saw a close-range header brilliantly saved.
Adekunle Adeyemi then put an effort over for the hosts before another opening for the home side was sliced wide of the target, and then Bagnall twisted and turned before firing at the visitor’s goal but this was saved by Ponta.
And in the final piece of action of the half the hosts came close when Adeyemi cut inside but saw his effort go wide, and then the visitors burst forward but fired over. It meant that early goal was still the difference at the break.
Half Time Burnham Ramblers 0 Brightlingsea Regent Reserves 1
The hosts came out straight on the front foot in the second period and saw a great opening missed completely before a follow up was blocked, then Bagnall managed to get in but was taken out by Ponta who received a yellow card for his troubles. The resultant free-kick was curled wide.
It had been all Burnham in the opening fifteen minutes of the half and they saw another effort deflected wide, and then a lovely diagonal ball found hosts full back Joe Howard who fired just wide of the far post. And then Ponta somehow saved a close-range header from Adeyemi as the visitors somehow stayed ahead.
Ponta then almost undone all his hard work by sending an awful goal kick straight to Adeyemi but the strikers finish was straight at the keeper, and then Regent almost nicked a second in their first attack of the half but sent an effort trickling wide of the far post.
Regent then forced a save before sending another effort over the bar, before Ramblers missed another decent opening when poking over, and then another guilt edged chance passed the hosts by when they headed over. It really was looking like it wasn’t going to be their day.
Regent then fired wide of the near post before an awful mistake allowed the visitors to drive at goal, but they could only fire at the keeper, and then with ten minutes remaining Burnham managed to finally level when substitute Brad Morgan lobbed keeper Ponta and saw full back Will Putt force over the line to make sure and the hosts had a much deserved leveller.
And five minutes later then won themselves a penalty after a handball from Regent skipper Jack Higgleton, who received a straight red for his troubles, and Morgan stepped up to fire an emphatic spot-kick beyond Ponta and give his side the lead.
Regent flicked a header wide late on but they didn’t really trouble the hosts too much apart from that meaning Ramblers took the win and moved level on points at the summit of the table.
Full Time Burnham Ramblers 2 Brightlingsea Regent Reserves 1
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