The Blues move up to sixth
Copthorne 1-3 Chessington & Hook FC
On a hot and sunny day at the Fusion Aviation Stadium in Horsham, Chessington steam into sixth place in the SCFL Division One. With four league games left they are in a fantastic position to make the playoffs.
The away team stunned Copthorne when the deadly Kai Neil-Gray scored after just three minutes. The former Dover midfielder intercepted a poor back pass, rounded the keeper and finished with confidence.
Copthorne have been battling it out on the wrong end of the table this season, but they never give up. They are a very determined side who should be in Division One next season.
The second goal was scored by the hard working captain, Archie Morgan after 62 minutes. MotM Morgan is the engine room in the heart of The Blues midfield. Baek played Morgan through on goal who finished into the far corner with his weaker foot.
On 64 minutes, Copthorne pulled one back. A cross came in which hit defender Bailey Neil-Gray and bounced into the net, 2-1. Copthorne had hope and pushed hard for an equaliser.
The third and final goal for Chessington came well into injury time when fantastic substitute, Bailey Ellis, put the result out of Copthorne’s reach on the 92nd minute. The striker never lets his team down.
A pass from the opposition goalkeeper is intercepted by Bailey who rolled it into the empty net. The second mistake of the game for the Copthorne defence, overplaying out of the back has been the curse of the manager’s ego.
Next up for the Blues is a home match against Worthing United on Tuesday night, a six pointer in the race for promotion.