Sittingbourne 5 (2) -v- Eastbourne Town 0 (0)

A hat-trick from Joe Boachie saw Sittingbourne continue their remarkable run under Reece Prestedge as Eastbourne Town were put to the Staxson Stadium sword on Saturday (13th February) afternoon.

The Brickies were two up at the break with two brilliant Boachie strikes - the first into the top corner and the second a great curling effort from Jean Baptiste Fisher's touch.

The game was over as a contest moments into the second period when Derek Asamoah played in Darren Foxley for the third before Boachie drilled home his third and the Brickies fourth. The icing on the cake came in the final minute when Harvey Smith drilled home the fifth to cap off a true five-star performance from the home side.

The home side dominated throughout and had the first chance as Asamoah was well denied by Eastbourne keeper Chris Winterton. With Richie Hamill instrumental in midfield, it was his ball that Jack Steventon rose to power just past Winterton’s right post before Boachie struck for the first time – cutting in from the right hand side onto Foxley’s pass and he drilled an unstoppable drive beyond the keeper and into the top corner of the net.

If the first was a screamer, Boachie and Sittingbourne’s second was a delight as the wide man was played in by Jean Baptiste Fisher’s lovely touch (from another Hamill pass) before Boachie cut inside and curled a stunner into the net.

The game was over as a contest minutes after the break as Asamoah broke down the left before playing the ball into Foxley who did the rest with a fine finish from the edge of the box.

Winterton denied Steventon a Sittingbourne fourth with a stunning save before the visitors had chances themselves. Debutant Brickies keeper Jamie Grosshart pulled off a super save to deny Alfie Rogers before Marcon Rudy blazed well wide after being found on the edge of the box.

Boachie completed his hat-trick with a crashing low drive into the bottom corner as the Brickies scored four in the League for just the second time this season (the previous occasion was a 4-3 win over AFC Croydon Athletic back at the start of November).

The Brickies icing came in the final minute when Jaden Crowhurst broke down the right and squared for Smith to slam the ball into the net as Sittingbourne made it nineteen points out of a possible twenty-one under Reece Prestedge and cement their fifth place in the Southeast table ahead of the Christmas programme.

NEXT MATCH: AWAY- Beckenham Town in the Isthmian League South East Division - Saturday 20th December, kick off at 1:30pm.