Worthing United halt in-form Blues to strengthen promotion bid
Worthing United kept up their SCFL Division 1 promotion push with a 2-0 win at Selsey that kept them just four points behind leaders Godalming.
United made the trip knowing the scale of the challenge ahead. The hosts sat top of the form table, having won five of their past six, and were widely fancied going into the contest.
Despite being without several senior players, the Mavericks started brightly and took the game to their opponents from the first whistle.
Worthing’s positive approach paid dividends in the 27th minute. A corner delivered by Danny Kingston caused chaos in the Selsey box, eventually falling to Andrew Younger.
His touch off his face deflected perfectly into the path of Tom Butler, who showed superb technique to swivel sharply and rifle a left-footed strike into the top corner, giving the visitors a deserved lead.
The Mavericks continued to control proceedings, dominating possession and limiting Selsey to very few clear-cut chances as the home side struggled to find a way through a well-organised Worthing defence.
The decisive second goal arrived in the 58th minute. Ahmed Kamil displayed excellent skill with a deft touch and turn on the edge of the Selsey area before being brought down. Up stepped captain Dean Sherwood, who calmly stroked a low free kick beneath the Selsey wall and into the keeper’s bottom right corner.
Worthing saw the game out with maturity and composure, securing an impressive victory against the league’s in-form side. Mavericks boss Mark Curram said: “This was a dominant performance against the form team in the league and arguably one of the best all-round displays of the season. A special mention must go to 16-year-old Ben Barker, who made his debut and handled the occasion superbly.”
Worthing are away to Infinity – who are on their heels in third place – on Saturday.