Injuries to Tommie Fagg, and Adam Woolcott coming into the game means that Chris Lynch had Development players Will Hadler, Sam Stance and Liam Middleton on the bench joined by Harry Taylor and Johan Caney-Bryan who is now getting back to fitness.
Image: Ken Medwyn
Sevenoaks had ex Brickies Ben Gorham, Patrick Lee, Bradley Schafer and Dan Parkinson in their line-up.
In this entertaining end to end game Lee was instrumental in setting up the opening goal after just 4 minutes for Sevenoaks after his long clearance up-field was gathered by Lewis Collins who fired past Jordan Perrin in the Brickies goal. The lead lasted 18 minutes before Kane Phillip equalised for the Brickies after Lee had failed to hold the ball and Phillip pounced to slot the ball home.
Sid Sollis put the Brickies ahead 12 minutes into the second half when he beat players on the left before cutting inside and some 25 yards out let fly with a terrific shot that beat Lee all ends up. This was a sublimely brilliant goal that will rank amongst Sittingbourne’s goals of the season. Sollis was booked for his over exuberant goal celebration. In recent games the Brickies had succumbed to late goals so it was a nervy end to the game but it was the Brickies in the shape of Kane Phillip who went close to scoring again but Lee won the 1 on 1 battle.
This defeat for Sevenoaks Town was their first home defeat of the season.
Sevenoaks Town: Patrick Lee, Fraser Walker, Liam Smith , Dan Parkinson, Jack Miles, Ben Gorham, Louis Collins (Tyrell Richardson-Brown 73 mins) , Bradley Schafer (Alec Fiddes 60 mins), Tommy Whitnell (Adrian Stone 60 mins), Frankie Sawyer, Jake Beecroft
Subs not used: Thomas Ripley, Renford Tengue.
Sittingbourne: Jordan Perrin, Jack Smith (Yellow), Jason Freghene, Chris Webber, Lex Allan, Cory Walter-Wright, Enoch Adjhei (Harry Taylor 68 mins), Ikechi Eze, Sid Sollis (Liam Middleton 79 mins), Chris Barnard (Yellow), Kane Phillip (Josh Oliver 90 mins)
Subs not used: Will Holder, Samuel Stace.
Referee: Lawrence Torz Brown
Assistants: Tolga Inanc, Andrew Thomson