Mile Oak win again as the Whitty effect kicks in

By Community sport reporter
Published 1st Nov 2021, 08:30 BST
Mile Oak's form has picked up / Picture: David JefferyMile Oak's form has picked up / Picture: David Jeffery
Mile Oak's form has picked up / Picture: David Jeffery
Mile Oak made it three wins from three under the management of Anthony Whittington.

Including his game as temporary manager on October 6, a famous cup win v Eastbourne Town, Whitty has won a trio of games, the latest in the SCFL division one against Arundel.

There were two changes to the starting 11 v Oakwood as Matt Thompson and Eric Wedge-Bull came in.

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Both sides' pre match talks were disturbed by the news one of the officials had to withdraw from the game due to injury, and a spectator enjoying his afternoon in the Arundel clubhouse agreed to step in as a linesman. Mile Oak thanked him for stepping in.

Oak grabbed control of the game from the offset, Zach Haulkham and Wedge-Bull dominating the midfield battle, Enzo Benn marshalling the back line and Harry Furnell causing havoc up top.

On 20 minutes Furnell scored. Thompson had got in a number of times down the left-hand side, and this time he crossed for Furnell to sidefoot past the Arundel keeper. Fifteen minutes later he had his second - this time the lively Jack Stenning on the right showed some crafty wing play to beat his man and cross wonderfully for Furnell, and he leaped to send the ball back the way it came and over the keeper for 2-0.