Dover Athletic v Sutton United

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Date Time League Season Attendance Dover Star Player Home Scorers
27th April 2019 12:30 pm National League 2018-2019 1,103 Mitch Walker Lewis (17), Effiong (76), Passley (90 pen)

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GOALS from Stuart Lewis, Inih Effiong and Josh Passley handed Whites a routine home win in their final match of the National League season on Saturday lunchtime.

Lewis fired in Reason’s flick in the first half and Effiong hammered in a second after the break as Andy Hessenthaler’s men registered a fourth consecutive victory.

Josh Passley converted a penalty with the last kick of the game as Whites’ ended the season unbeaten in nine league games to finish 14th on the National League ladder, missing out on a top-half finish by virtue of goal difference.

In a slow start, Alfie Pavey blazed well over after Stuart Lewis’ initial shot was blocked.

Pavey was on target with his next effort, heading Bobby-Joe Taylor’s free-kick straight at visiting keeper Ross Worner.

Worner was called into action again moments later, tipping over Mitch Brundle’s cross.

But Sutton’s keeper was helpless when Stuart Lewis’ fired the hosts ahead on 17 minutes.

Dover’s midfielder latched onto Jamie Allen’s pass and smashed the ball into the bottom corner for his second goal in three matches.

Anthony Jeffrey lashed one just wide after cutting inside and Pavey was denied a seventh National League goal of the season by the assistant referee after heading in Jeffrey’s cross.

Brundle went for glory from a free-kick, with Worner dropping down to palm away the skipper’s goalbound effort.

Brett Williams was just off-target with a fierce drive in a rare Sutton attack and the striker’s next shot was on target, but lacked the power to trouble Walker.

The away side went close to equalising shortly after the restart as Tom Bolarinwa smacked the crossbar with a curling effort.

Walker made his first save of the match, tipping away Williams’ bottom-corner bound strike.

Taylor went close to scoring his first goal for Dover, blasting Jeffrey’s cross inches over.

Worner prevented Allen from heading into the bottom corner but was left rooted to the spot when the home side doubled their lead on 76 minutes.

Sub Inih Effiong sprinted clear and slammed his ninth National League goal of the season into the top corner.

Williams almost pulled one back for United but was unable to get the better of Walker.

And Jeffrey’s went close to added gloss to the scoreline in injury-time as Worner scraped his drive wide.

However, the scoring was not over as Passley netted from the spot in injury time after being fouled in the area.

Earlier, boss Hessenthaler made one change to the side that started at Ebbsfleet on Bank Holiday Monday with Mitch Walker, making his final appearance for Athletic, replacing Lee Worgan in goal.

DOVER ATHLETIC REACTION

SUTTON UNITED REACTION

MATCH GALLERY

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Dover Athletic

1Mitch Walker Goalkeeper
2Josh Passley Defender 90 pen'
5Kevin Lokko Defender
26Scott Doe Defender
29Bobby-Joe Taylor Midfielder
27Stuart Lewis 16 Midfielder 17'
8Private: Mitch Brundle Midfielder, (c)
30Jai Reason 11 Midfielder
7Anthony Jeffrey Forward
10Jamie Allen Forward 17'
14Alfie Pavey 12 Forward
11Kadell Daniel 30 Forward Reason 69'
12Inih Effiong 14 Forward Pavey 46'
76'
16Joe Bedford 27 Midfielder Lewis 46'
28Joshua Debayo Defender
31Lee Worgan Goalkeeper
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Sutton United

1Ross Worner Goalkeeper
7Tom Bolarinwa 33 Midfielder
30Jude Mason 21 Defender
12Crossley Lema Defender
3Aswad Thomas Defender
10Jonah Ayunga Forward
34Neset Bellikli 16 Midfielder
19Harry Beautyman Midfielder, (c)
25Jonathan Barden Midfielder 33'
9Gime Toure Forward
28Brett Williams Forward
16Nick Bailey 34 Midfielder Bellikli 19'
17Ryan Green Midfielder
21Roarie Deacon 30 Midfielder Mason 67'
24Christian Mbeta Goalkeeper
33James Dobson 7 Midfielder Bolarinwa 84'
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First Team Manager: Matt Gray

Substitutions
3
3
Goals
3
0
Assists
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Officials

RefereeReferee's AssistantsFourth Official
Declan BourneDele Sotimirin
Gary Jerden
Isaac Searle

Ground

Crabble Athletic Ground
40 Crabble Rd, Dover, Kent CT17 0QJ, UK