Jersey Bulls impress in 3-0 Hassocks win

Rai Dos Santos scored a hat-trick as Jersey Bulls beat Hassocks 3-0 in Isthmian League South East.

The victory keeps the island side a point outside the play-off places and extends their unbeaten run to 10 matches.

James Queree and Dos Santos went close for Bulls in the opening 10 minutes before the latter gave the island side a 17th-minute lead.

He got on the end of Miguel Carvalho's cross, rounded the goalkeeper and slotted home for his third goal in five games.

Lewis Finney should have levelled moments later but blasted over from close range.

Dos Santos had two good chances to double the lead before the break, but made no mistake moments after the restart as he got on the end of Toby Ritzema's through ball and curled an effort into the top corner.

Hassocks came close to levelling straight away as Luke Campbell cleared off the line before James Sunley saw an effort deflected wide seconds later.

Ritzema went on to go close with a header while Bulls had a penalty appeal turned down when Dos Santos went down in the box with 18 minutes left.

Hassocks goalkeeper James Shaw pulled off an excellent save soon after to deny Lorne Bickley before Dos Santos completed his hat-trick as he calmly slotted home after breaking through one-on-one in the 89th minute.

"I didn't think we were very good first half to be honest, [we] scored a good goal but other than that we were wasteful and out of possession we gave far too many chances away," Jersey Bulls manager Elliot Powell told BBC Radio Jersey.

"I actually thought first half we gave away as many chances as we normally do in 90 minutes in a 20 minute spell, so we were disappointed.

"But credit to the lads, they listened, took the feedback on board and second half was much more comfortable."

But Powell was impressed by forward Dos Santos, who has scored five goals in his last five appearances for the island side.

"He's scoring important goals at important times," he said.

"The second goal especially was a moment of real individual quality.

"He's worked really hard, deserves his goals and deserves all the plaudits he'll get."