Canvey Island 0-5 Bognor Regis Town

(Fraser 3’, Muitt 45’, Adebayo 54’, 71’, 83’)

From Frost Financial Stadium

Ryman Premier

CANVEY Island suffered another heavy defeat as they were hit for five by Bognor Regis Town at the Frost Financial Stadium.

The home side had good spells in the first half and were unlucky to be two behind, thanks to goals from James Fraser and Jimmy Muitt, before the break. Elljah Adebayo scored a second half hat trick to add to the Gulls’ misery.

The humbling leaves Canvey 23rd in the Ryman Premier and, despite some good spells in the first half, Gulls manager Danny Heale was disappointed with the humiliating defeat to the league leaders.

Heale said: “I feel we were naïve defensively. Apart from the two goals we conceded, we dominated the first half and the goal just before half time was a real sucker punch.

“My side really are like a wounded animal at the moment but we need to start picking up points from somewhere.

“The final ball keeps letting us down, which is disappointing. Two deflections for two of their goals really summed up the day. When you’re at the top those things go for you and when you’re at the bottom they don’t unfortunately.”

Canvey Island got off to the worst possible start as Fraser gave the visitors the lead. A shot from the corner of the box was parried by Conor Gough straight to the onrushing midfielder and he drilled home from the edge of the box.

The home side nearly produced the best response. A scramble in the box was initially miscued and Calum Ibe produced a half volley which crashed against the post.

Against the run of play, the away side doubled their lead. Harvey Whyte was given too much room on the right hand side and he had time to pick out a cross, which fell kindly to Muitt, whose half volley went straight under Gough.

Adebayo notched his first just after the interval. The forward cut in from the left and his deflected effort found the back of the net.

The away side compounded more misery on the Gulls as Adebayo added his second and Bognor’s fourth, after Alex Parsons squared the ball to the striker.

Adebayo completed his second half hat-trick with a low strike on 83 minutes.

Canvey Island: Gough, David-Wrightman, Dumas, Adelowo, Howlett-Mundle, Mbamarah, Pitty (Chatting), Merrifield, Sykes, Ibe (Curran), Lawson