By Tom Morris
MARGATE 0 BRIGHTLINGSEA 0 MARGATE were unable to break down a resilient Brightlingsea side and both sides had to be content with at least getting off the no-points mark for the season.
The Gate almost got off to the perfect start in the opening few minutes.
Jack Richards swung a free kick in from the left and after a mini game of ping-pong in the box the ball fell to Ben Swift, but he missed the target. On eight minutes, Margate had their best chance of the entire game.
Kadell Daniel was released down the right, bamboozled two defenders and drew a smart save from Charlie Turne...