Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Eastbourne Town 11th with 56 points, East Grinstead Town 22nd with 3, 53 apart. On the form table Eastbourne Town stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall. Against a league average of 1.77 goals per team per game, Eastbourne Town ran at 1.5 scored and 1.83 conceded, East Grinstead Town at 0.74 and 3.84.
Eastbourne Town arrived off five straight defeats. A win had eluded East Grinstead Town for 15 matches.
The match was played at The Saffrons Football Ground (capacity 14,403). On the scoreboard, East Grinstead Town led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Eastbourne Town: Nathan Hover (63'), Marcin Ruda (87'), 2 goals with no recorded scorer · East Grinstead Town: Camron Lawson (30')