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Guernsey FC won for the first time since March as a mixture of youth and experience secured all three points at Horndean.
They were without some key players in defence, but boosted by the returning Charlton Gauvain who had a hand in all of their three goals.
The Green Lions went ahead inside three minutes, Gauvain’s cross headed home by Sam Murray.
The home side levelled on 29 minutes, a long ball finding Rudi Blankson who fired it home into the bottom corner.
Ross Allen had the captain’s armband and as the game entered injury time in the first half he scored his first goal of the season from a slick corner routine and Guernsey went in with the lead.
GFC had the Five Heads Park pitch’s slope with them for the second half, but it was their opponents who came back into the game.
Daniel Sibley beat his man and picked out Billy Allcock inside the box, who then unleashed a powerful strike into the top corner.
But the Green Lions did not fold, and when Gauvain delivered a dangerous ball into the box, it was Matt Loaring who rose best to head it home.
????️ Horndean assistant manager Manna gives his assessment on today's defeat to Guernsey #UpTheDeans pic.twitter.com/5pMzzlJdIP
— Horndean FC (@Horndean_FC) September 28, 2024
GFC remain in the bottom four with four points.
Top of the table and unbeaten Farnham Town visit Footes Lane on Saturday, kick off is at 2pm.
Farnham have only conceded three goals in their seven games in which they have scored 27.
HORNDEAN: 1 Lloyd THOMAS; 2 Robert TAW (c); 3 Cade DYER; 4 Jordan PILE; 5 Kyle BAILEY; 6 Lewis COLVIN (12 Kelvin ROBINSON, 77’); 7 Casey BARTLETT-SCOTT; 8 Rudi BLANKSON; 9 Daniel SIBLEY; 10 Freddie CHESTER (14 Liam CALLAGHAN, 61’); 11 Billy ALLCOCK. Not used: 15 Tommy SCUTT; 16 Zackary WILLETT, 21 Cameron SCOTT.
Booked: Blankson.
GUERNSEY: 1 Josh ADDISON; 2 Niall HAINSWORTH; 5 Tom VAUDIN; 7 Charlton GAUVAIN (20 Alex WARD, 86’); 8 Matt LOARING; 9 Sam MURRAY; 10 Ross ALLEN (c); 11 Owen WALLBRIDGE (17 Brandon WALLACE, 63’); 12 Fin DU PORT; 14 Simon ARNOLD (25 Oscar LEADBEATER, 74’).
Booked: Arnold.
Attendance: 101.
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