Chichester suffered their first back-to-back league defeat as goals from Vance Bola and then Ian Draycott, on the stroke of half time, gave Ashford all three points after Conrad Honore’s 17th minute strike put Chi ahead.
A Jean-Baptiste Fischer strike early in the first half and an unfortunate own goal late on condemned Chichester to a third league defeat in their last six.
It finished all-square in an entertaining end-to-end encounter between Isthmian League South East new boys Erith & Belvedere and Chichester after Joe Clarke put the visitors in front on 74 minutes only for sub Marcus Elliott to score a...
Chichester bounced back to winning ways in the league in this enthralling, frenetic, eight-goal Sussex derby between teams in seventh and eighth spot at kick off.
Chichester travelled to Sevenoaks in difficult conditions, in the knowledge that in their six previous meetings at Step 4 of the non-league pyramid against these Kent-based opponents, they had won three and drawn three.
A first half Steve Hutchings’ penalty and a Max Walsh equaliser after the break for East Grinstead meant it finished honours even in this Isthmian south east encounter.
Noel Leighton struck in the 56th minute to condemn Chichester to their first league loss of the season.
Goals from Conrad Honore, his third in three consecutive games, and striker Steve Hutchings maintained Chichester’s unbeaten start to the league campaign.
Chichester blasted the Cannons for five thanks to goals from Ethan Prichard (2), Steve Hutchings, Lee Seok-jae and Conrad Honore to move up to second place in Isthmian League South East.
Back-to-back 3-0 wins make it a good two days for City. Photographer: Neil Holmes
