Door to escape hatch is open – now can Eastbourne Borough get through it?

The Sports recovered from a terrible start – conceding a slapstick goal on ten minutes from an attempted short goal-kick – and equalised before half-time and then produced the best 45 minutes of football under Adam Murray’s six-week managership.

The victory followed a disappointing 3-0 defeat to Chelmsford City last Saturday, when Borough had looked second-best – prompting Murray into a call to arms: “It’s about mentality, it’s about mind-set. I understand that these players have had a tough season, and it’s not easy for them to change that mentality.