The 1st Team's preseason continued at Harlands last Saturday as Sevenoaks Town from the Southern Counties East Football League provided the opposition.

As with all of our games so far we faced a side competing in a higher division, a concious decision to ensure a proper workout.

Mickey Collins side arrived fresh from a credible midweek draw against Ryman Premier side Maidstone United & from the kick off it was obvious that they would provide a stiff challenge.

A well organised & physical team their direct game was a great test of our defensive qualities & as a side we can take much credit for the resolute protection of our goal.

The 2-1 final score was probably a fair reflection on the balance of play, at times we struggled to cope with the probing long balls but there were plenty of positives from the performance of a side missing the likes of Davey, Saunders.D, Wood, Lyall & Parsons.

A cracking Dan Barnard strike from the best part of 30 yards was sandwiched between two goals from the visitors, both of which were possibly avoidable had our shape been a little bit better.

In baking conditions the lads couldn't be faulted for the effort they put in & the disappointment in the camp at the result bares testament to the standards they have set themselves.

It was great to see a 20minute cameo from Callum Legate who despite only managing limited minutes showed his class with some intelligent running behind the Sevenoaks defence.

With another 2 training sessions under our belt we will turn our attention to this week's opponents Erith & Belevedere who compete in the same division as Sevenoaks following their relegation from the Ryman North Division last season. Any spectators wishing to attend the game at Harlands should note that the 1st team game is a 12:30 ko.