48hrs after beating Saltdean United Oakwood were back at Tinsley Lane looking to Improve on their play and put the pressure on the others around the top of Division 1.

Within 6mins Mark Gilbert slide a ball across the Midhurst box for Toby Gilbert to step over it and allow Jack Nourse in on goal to side foot it past the stranded keeper.

Lee Bruton who came on for Mark Gilbert early in the game was down the left wing and in on goal and played across the goal for Toby Gilbert to score an easy tap in with 33mins gone.

4mins later Bruton was again involved, chasing down what seemed a pointless cause, when he kept a stray pass in play and managed to square the ball across to Gilbert who then quick passed the ball on to the on coming Jamie Lovegrove who swept the ball sweetly in the back of the net.

Second half started with Midhurst applying pressure and the back four dealt with it well. Clearing their lines and playing out of the back.

58min Bruton had been fouled on the edge of the Midhurst box. Piller placed the ball and Cawte made a late run past him down the right wing to cut in and drive a low ball in for Piller to hammer in the back of the net.

Midhurst still didn’t give up and threw everything at getting back in the game, a Midhurst player got in between Cawte and the Oaks out coming keeper Milborrow making the Oakwood keeper forced to dive at the strikers feet and catching him in the area. Midhurst converted the Penalty and were back in the game with 65mins.

Soon after conceding the Oaks were down to 10 men when J Lovegrove was given a straight red for decent. The Oaks continued to stay steadfast and didn’t change make any changes to counter the Midhurst onslaught.

The Oaks were under pressure but playing well and from another free-kick on the Halfway line J Nourse was played in and then crossed the ball in low for T Gilbert to get his 2nd of the game.

B Milborrow
M Bevan
C Adsett
G Manville
A Cawte
G Miller
C Piller
J Nourse
T Gilbert
M Gilbert
J Lovegrove

Subs
L Bruton
J Wanstall