Folkestone Invicta come on strong to hand Chichester City third straight loss

City brought Miles Obodo – on loan from Reading – into the starting XI up top and Misha Djemaili also got the nod.

Kieran Magee was between the sticks alongside the usual back four of skipper Rob Hutchings, Emmett Dunn, Ben Pashley and Jamie Horncastle. Joe Moore, Joe Clarke, Lloyd Rowlatt and Isaac Bello began in the middle of the park, with Theo Bennetts, Olly Munt, Curtis Da Costa and Ethan Prichard on the bench.

On another wet afternoon the visitors won the first corner four minutes in after good play from Rowlatt. Then Montel Mckenzie linked up with Mikey Berry as the home team pressed.

Another delivery was cut out by Magee moments later and Berry and Hutchinson were flagged offside.

Dunn combined with Obodo, who won a throw which Bello launched long, before Magee made a fine stop at the other end to deny Berry.

Berry and Pigott combined but the final effort was parried by Magee for a corner which got headed out for another on the other flank by Pashley before Dean Rance fired wide of the mark.

Ted Collins easily denied Bello, and Pashley cleared as the home side ramped it up again. The first yellow card of the afternoon came on the half hour for Berry’s nasty challenge on the Chi captain.

Folkestone right back Ben Mason cut inside and had a go which was blocked. Bello blazed an attempt over the bar and Horncastle steered Mason’s delivery away.

A quick counter attack by the Kent side resulted in a shot wide of the post in the 41st minute and a slick move involving Djemaili and the two Joes led to a City corner which Rowlatt floated in and Collins gathered.

Referee David Spain’s whistle brought a goalless but entertaining first half to a close.

Two minutes into the second period left back Mckenzie drove dangerously into the Chi area and forced a corner before MoM and Invicta captain Kevin Lokko went down in the box – no penalty, said the referee.

Joel Odeniran was cautioned for a foul on Obodo, who shone in his first appearance for Chi, and Magee claimed a Berry set-piece.

Djemaili crossed looking for Rowlatt although Collins intercepted. Rance hit an effort off target and Berry was replaced by Donnel Thomas just ahead of the hour mark before a couple of long Bello throws caused problems for the Seasiders.

Hutchinson struck one wide on 62 just before he beat Horncastle and bagged the opener, tucking the ball beyond Magee.

Rowlatt and Obodo might each have equalised moments later. The hosts then broke swiftly and Hutchinson blazed a shot over before Magee got a yellow card for something he said to the ref.

Dolan came on for Rance with 21 minutes of normal time to go and Mckenzie had a cross cleared before Hutchings’ effort was deflected for a City corner.

Munt replaced Horncastle and Hutchinson was withdrawn for Ade Yusuff.

A rapid break from sub Thomas instigated the home side’s second goal through Pigott in the 80th minute.

Dunn was booked; Clarke was exchanged for Bennetts and a mistake by Pashley almost allowed the hosts to get in again.

As we entered five minutes of additional time Djemaili headed a corner over that he should have got on target – and Folkestone sub Dolan’s spectacular strike into the corner of the net from some way out wrapped things up for Invicta.