Match Report
Brightlingsea Regent, 22nd on 24 points, faced a 24-point deficit to Wingate & Finchley (16th, 48). Wingate & Finchley ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Brightlingsea Regent ran at 0.98 scored and 2.57 conceded, Wingate & Finchley at 1.26 and 1.52.
Brightlingsea Regent had gone 10 games without a win.
The match was played at North Road (capacity 2,000). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Brightlingsea Regent: Z. Suleyman (45') · Wingate & Finchley: E. Long (2'), E. Long (77')
Key stats
Possession: Brightlingsea Regent 55% · Wingate & Finchley 45% · Total shots: 11-13 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 4-4