Big gulf: Horsham YM too strong for Lancing
There was a big gulf between the two sides at Lancing on Saturday with Horsham YM comfortably overcoming bottom-placed hosts Lancing in the SCFL premier division.
YM’s 4-1 win was their second biggest of the season, only eclipsed by beating Seaford Town 4-0 at the coast two months previously.
YM started brilliantly, putting Lancing under immediate pressure, Noel Fisher scoring in the second minute. Then Sam Hards tested keeper Callum Monks before Ousmane Balde Dansoko set up Adam Adam to put YM two up.
Lancing responded with a corner, Oliver Deda heading home. But YM quickly restored their two-goal advantage when Dansoko was fouled in the box and calmly converted the penalty, four goals having come in the opening 20 minutes.
Lancing’s Ellis Collier hit the bar, but only after Hards, Dansoko and Fisher had all peppered the Lancing goal without success.
Resuming 3-1 up after the break, YM retained control, with Hards again proving a handful, but although he skirted round Monks, the angle was too sharp to increase YM’s lead.
Jesse Sentamu replaced Dansoko and quickly added YM’s fourth with an excellent finish from Hards’ supply. With time fast evaporating Lancing were reduced to 10 men when Deda picked up his second yellow card.
Reflecting on another strong YM win – their fifth on the bounce – the YM management told the County Times: “That was a good performance all round the pitch and a really great result for us – in reality we could have scored eight or nine today,”
Alfie Jones got special mention for his tireless defending once again.
On Saturday YM return to their Herbert Direct Stadium to welcome struggling Shoreham before a home Sussex Transport Senior Cup game against East Preston on Tuesday.
YM remain third behind Steyning. All-conquering Haywards Heath are six points clear at the top of the table with a game in hand and a goal difference of 43, having let in just six goals.