United sunk by Leatherhead

By The Newsroom
Published 25th Jan 2014, 19:17 BST
Hastings United lost 3-0 away to Leatherhead this afternoonHastings United lost 3-0 away to Leatherhead this afternoon
Hastings United lost 3-0 away to Leatherhead this afternoon
It all went wrong in the second half as Hastings United lost away to Leatherhead today (Saturday).

The U’s went down 3-0 against their fellow Ryman Football League Division One South promotion hopefuls with all the goals coming after the break in their first away game since Boxing Day.

With captain Ben Judge sidelined by a neck injury and full-back Tom Gilbert unavailable, United were forced into a defensive reshuffle against a second-placed Leatherhead side playing its first home fixture since its Fetcham Grove ground was badly flooded over the festive period.

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Tim Olorunda dropped back to centre-half alongside captain-for-the-day Sean Kelly with Matt Darby coming in at right-back. Andy Henson returned from injury at left-back, and there were starts in midfield for Ronnie Dolan and Bailo Camara.

United edged the opening 45 minutes, but Leatherhead had the better chances. Danny Ellis and Sam Adams were off target for the visitors early on before Adams had an effort blocked and Kenny Pogue couldn’t quite get on the end of a Tom Vickers cross.