Hythe came from behind to take all three points in a 2-1 against struggling Molesey on Saturday afternoon at Reachfields.

Kieron Campbell, who spent the afternoon tormenting the Molesey defence created the first opportunity after just one minute as he broke in along the left hand by-line before feeding the ball to Ryan Johnson whose toe poke was deflected wide.

There followed three efforts from the visitors as firstly Anthony Kozakis broke in from the left but his shot was deflected wide and then Dre Groblar miss hit an effort well wide. This was followed by a tame free-kick by Jordan Smith that rolled into Hythe keeper, Will Godmon’s arms.

However on a quarter of an hour Molesey went ahead as Kozakis pounced on a defensive error and slammed the ball past Godmon. Their lead only lasted two minutes as Hythe hit back. Dean Grant crossed into Sid Sollis whose looped header went over Molesey keeper Liam Allen’s head and into the net.

This seemed to spark the Cannons into action as they began to take control of the game as a Ryan Palmer cross was flicked on by Johnson to Mitchell Dickenson who fired straight at Allen.  Campbell continued to threaten down the left and on 32 minutes he was brought down by Grobler as he broke into the penalty area. There was little surprise that the referee pointed straight to the spot and Ben Wilson stepped up and sent Allen the wrong way to give Hythe the lead.

Within two minutes Molesey should have been even as again Kozakis stole the ball but his attempt went wide went it looked easier to hit the target. It was the Cannons who continued to dominate the possession as Sid Sollis blasted over from the edge of the area and then the ball came out Grant whose shot was deflected wide.

This was followed by a long range effort from Palmer that sailed into Allen’s arms. There was one more effort at the other end as Craig Lewington laid off a free kick to Reis Stanislaus who screwed his effort wide.

The second period started with the same pattern with the hosts looking the more likely. Grant firstly broke free but fired wide and then a curling Campbell free kick from 25 yards was easily saved by Allen.

Grant was again to threaten on the hour as he hit a left foot attempt just wide. Molesey did have some opportunities as Stanislaus broke free but did not test Godmon but the majority of the chances were coming at the other end with Johnson firing over the bar.

Hythe were unlucky on 74 minutes as Wilson played the ball into Sid Sollis who dipping effort was tipped over superbly by Allen and then from the resultant corner Palmer crossed to Dave Cook who was denied by Allen.

Jordan Johnson-Palmer who was distributing the ball well in midfield sent Campbell free down the left. He surged forward crossing into Charlie Webster whose effort was blocked by Allen. Johnson-Palmer again fed the ball to Campbell who moved in but shot just wide.

However Molesey threatened as time ticked away but the Hythe defence marshalled superbly by Dickenson with Jerald Aboagye looking strong on the right held firm preventing any meaningful chances and it was Hythe who came closest to extending their lead in the last minute as a deep Wilson free kick found Webster who slammed the ball into the side netting.

It was a hard earned three points that keep the Cannons in seventh place as they prepare for next Saturday’s home fixture against Phoenix Sports.

Team: Will Godmon, Jerald Aboagye, Ben Wilson, Ryan Johnson, Mitchell Dickenson, Jordan Johnson-Palmer, Dave Cook, Ryan Palmer, Dean Grant (Charlie Webster 74 mins), Sid Sollis, Kieron Campbell.

Scorers: Hythe Town – Sid Sollis 17 mins, Ben Wilson 32 mins (pen). Molesey – Anthony Kozakis 15 mins.

Attendance: 143