Tshaka is Bognor Regis Town’s matchwinner at South Park Reigate
Kaya Tshaka scored the only goal of the game at South Park (Reigate) as Bognor Regis Town earned a victory that maintained Danny Hollands’ unbeaten record since becoming boss.
The 1-0 win at Whitehall Lane meant 11th-placed Rocks stretched their run to five games without loss under Hollands and have pulled even further away from the threat of relegation.
Tshaka, signed on loan from Gosport Borough last month, pounced in the 18th minute to give the visitors the lead.
It came about when Callum Barlow charged home keeper Daniel Bracken’s clearance before protecting possession from his opponent allowing the ball to eventually fall for Tshaka to crash home.
Bognor went into the game with Hollands shuffling his pack after last week’s 3-0 win over Met Police. Billy Allcock and Finley Walsh-Smith were missing — as was Brandon Chebby who joined Hanworth Villa — but Lee Seok-Jae made a welcome return to the side after a lengthy spell out injured.
And Matty Jones, missing for some time, came back in to the reckoning with a place on the bench.
After gaining the advantage, a resolute approach with hard work and superb team spirit ensured the visitors were able to fend off the challenge from the home side, now a point and a place behind Hollands’ men.
There was late drama when South Park’s Bradley Sweeney was shown a red card for a challenge on Harvey Whyte seconds before the final whistle.
Bognor get the chance to add to their points tally on Saturday when they host Harrow Borough at Nyewood Lane, 2pm.
Rocks: 1 Dan Lincoln, 2 Harvey Whyte, 3 Beau Mullins, 4 Ethan Robb, 5 Chad Field (C), 6 Henry Searle, 7 Lennie Smith, 8 Preston Woolston, 9 Callum Barlow, 10 Kaya Tshaka, 11 Lee Seok-Jae. Substitutes: 12 Charlie Glasspool – Lee Seok-Jae (66′), 14 Laurentiu Sendrea – Callum Barlow (84′), 15 Finlay Chadwick – Beau Mullins (57′), 16 Matty Jones – Lennie Smith (81′), 17 George Britton.