Guernsey FC impress in Eastbourne United victory

Guernsey FC consolidated third place in the Southern Combination Premier Division with a 3-0 win over Eastbourne United.

Fin Patterson's third goal of the season gave the Green Lions a perfect start as he cut in from the right and blasted in from distance after six minutes.

Ross Allen and Jacob Fallaize both went close before the break while Allen forced an excellent block from a visiting defender 12 minutes after the interval.

Will Fazakerley replaced Allen for the final 30 minutes and, with one of his first touches, made it 2-0 as he pounced on a loose ball from a corner.

Fin Du Port completed the win with a powerful strike in the 86th minute.

The Green Lions' seventh win in eight games ensured the nine-point gap to second-placed Steyning Town did not increase, keeping their hopes of catching their rivals alive.

"It's an important win, a clean sheet which is great and to get three goals, it has been a good afternoon," Guernsey FC boss Tony Vance told BBC Radio Guernsey.

"We had to work hard for it to be fair, they were a decent side but I thought the first 10 minutes we were relentless and I thought we could really run away with it.

"But then we got comfortable and lost our focus a little bit and allowed them to settle, which showed that they were very good at second ball and probably better than us in that sense.

"Those are the parts of the game that we need to make sure we do relentlessly because of the style we play - we leave ourselves open and we push high, and if you're not getting ready for the transitions then you're in trouble.

"There were a couple of occasions where they got in and when it's 1-0 it's always tight, but we've got a great squad, an attacking team, attacking bench and Faz came on and scored with his first touch, which was great, and it's great to be able to make those changes to keep going for the 90 minutes."