Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Merstham 5th with 78 points, Lancing 22nd with 22, 56 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Merstham 2.19 scored and 1.48 conceded per game, Lancing 0.88 and 2.81, with the league averaging 1.73.
Merstham had won three straight, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Lancing had lost eight in a row. From the last five rounds, Merstham held 13 points of 15 and Lancing 0.
The match was played at Moatside Stadium (capacity 2,000). Merstham led 3-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 3-0.
Goal scorers
Merstham: 3 goals with no recorded scorer