Wild and Parsons get Rocks back to winning ways

Jimmy Wild - pictured scoring against Guildford - was on target again at Kingstonian / Picture by Tim Hale

The Rocks moved fourth in the Ryman premier as goals from Jimmy Wild and Alex Parsons gave them the win at Kingstonian - putting behind them back-to-back defeats on the road.

Slick passing and resolute defending saw the Rocks get back to winning ways after setbacks at Harlow and Billericay, and this victory set them up nicely for two home games in the next week against Tonbridge and Burgess Hill.

James Crane’s early cross from the left was headed away then Wild’s header was too soft to trouble Rob Tolfrey in the opposing goal.

Billy Granger saved a long-range effort struck well by Sean Bonnett-Johnson on 3 minutes.

Youssef Bamba whipped a ball in from the right but it was headed away by Sami El-Abd on ten minutes and Bognor were able to enjoy a passing game that eluded them on Billericay’s awful pitch.

Wild trod on the ball and fell awkwardly and had to be seen to by the physio on 13 minutes.

Joe Turner won a corner after Doug Tuck had lost the ball cheaply but it was dealt with.

Bamba won the ball off a loose James Fraser pass. Bamba sped down the right before crossing into the box and Pelayo Pico Gomez latched on to it before blasting well over on 18 minutes.

Crane drove the ball into the area and Tuck smashed it goalwards but it took a hefty deflection before falling into Tolfrey’s arms.

Bamba’s corner fell to Bonnett-Johnson who blasted over on 25 minutes.

On 27 minutes the injured Tuck came off for Darren Budd - another injury problem for the management team to worry about and not the first the midfielder has had in recent weeks.

Pearce struck a free-kick from 25 yards out on the left and it curled towards the top left corner but Tolfrey pushed it away.

Fraser struck one from long distance, but the ball was always rising over the bar on 31 minutes.

Parsons was tripped on the right touchline and won a free-kick. Pearce swung it in searching for Sami El-Abd but Bognor lost the ball and on the counter-attack, Bamba blasted wide.

Dan Beck scooped a pass through that was just too much for Wild on 38 minutes.

A corner from Ks had to be punched away by Granger with half-time beckoning.