SMITH SAVES ROCKS’ DAY AFTER LEIGH OWN GOAL

BOGNOR REGIS 2 MERSTHAM 1
By Liam Goodley
BOGNOR recorded their tenth win in eleven home games when Dan Smith denied Merstham in the 89th-minute, after the Rocks’ Tommy Leigh had netted at both ends.
The Moatsiders thought they had snatched a point with an 81st-minute equalizer but Smith’s header from Bradley Lethbridge’s deep cross sealed the Rocks’ eighth win on the trot.
The Smith/Lethbridge combo nearly worked on seven minutes.
However, Merstham keeper Matte Pierson made the save and Doug Tuck to smash the rebound against the post. James Crane also struck the fra...

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