Paine pleased as East Preston end winless league run

Dan Huet netted as East Preston returned to winning ways in the league on Saturday. Picture: Stephen Goodger

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East Preston Football Club's three game winless run in the Southern Combination League Division 1 came to an end in fine style on Saturday.

Dominic Taylor, Dan Huet, Connor Bull and Jared Rance all netted in the opening 35 minutes to help EP to a comprehensive 4-2 home victory over Langney Wanderers.

Going into the contest, East Preston had recorded two draws and suffered a maiden league defeat, but Paine was delighted to see a return to winning ways.

He said: “I felt it was an excellent all-round performance, from our attacking play in the first half to our defending in the second.

“What really pleased me was the way we kept trying to play our football, under a lot of physical pressure and I can see the boys learning from previous games this season. Great credit to them for keeping their composure under difficult circumstances.”

A great first half performance saw East Preston race into a 4-1 lead. Chris Cook’s pass found Taylor, who embarked on a lung-busting run before firing into the bottom corner after six minutes.

Langney were back in it just four minutes later, though, after Cook failed to collect a cross Wayne Wilkinson was on hand to tap home.