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MATCH rEPorT

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Combined Counties League • 8th February 2020 • Grand Drive

A great second-half comeback earns United a share of
the points on a rainsoaked Chalky Lane pitch

he winds of change blew down Chalky
TLane with new players brought in
to replace those leaving, including Dan
Green and leading goalscorer Ellis Lentell.
Winter sunshine welcome the teams onto
the pitch but the playing surface was still
fairly sodden from the previous week’s
rainfall.
After an opening spell which saw the vis-
itors looking more likely to score, it was
down to Chessington & Hook stalwart
Martyn Gange to open the scoring after
18 minutes, turning on a pass from Kane
Sergeant.
Bagshot’s pressure after falling behind paid
off with two goals from Kenan Muganda,
the second coming just before the half-
time whistle.
United came out after the break chasing
an equaliser, Cameron Peters hit the back
of the net but was ruled offside, it was hadn’t ended yet. United won a free-kick
down to Kane Sergeant to level the score, with 30 seconds of added time remaining,
slotting the ball past the keeper. and it was Kane Sergeant who fired the
With 72 minutes on the clock, Mugan- shot through the defence for his brace and a
da claimed his hat-trick, and as the time nerve-jangling finish to the match. All credit
ticked away it looked certain Bagshot to the Chessington & Hook United players
were going to make it three wins out of for not giving up and snatching a draw from
their last three games, but the drama what looked like a lost cause.