Jon Smalldon was at the Pilot Field to capture all the action as well as a brief report from this tier six London & South-East Division One South encounter (22/5/23).
Above: Celebration time for Herne Bay yesterday. Photo: Jon Smalldon for Impetus.
Hastings Town 3-2 Herne Bay
A penalty from player-of-the-match Rubie Harris was the difference in this five-goal thriller at the Pilot Field.
Hastings, looking to end the season and bid farewell to manager Billy Wood with a win raced to a 2-0 lead inside the opening fifteen minutes before being pegged back after halftime. Both sides had plenty of chances in an end-to-end encounter, but it was Harris’s penalty that was decisive.
United finish the season in second, just missing out on promotion, with Herne Bay ending in fifth place.
Teams: HASTINGS UNITED: Bennett, Williams, Harris, Gurr, Creese, Roper, Bellehewe, Sharp, Rogan, Baitup. Substitutes: Muggeridge, Davenport, Staton, Main, Moody.
Scorers: Gurr 4′, Baitup 14′, Harris (pen) 70′.
HERNE BAY: Cooper, Potter, Nugent, Musmeci, Page, Styles, Golos, Maclennan, Brock, Lewis-Taggart, Harris. Substitute: Marsh.
Scorers: Harris 32′, Brock 64′.
Referee: Ken Brook.
Attendance: 291.
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