Brightlinsea Regent (A) - 20th August 2022

By Josh Cole

The ‘Gate continue their 2022/23 campaign with their third league game and second away game in succession against Brightlingsea Regent at North Road.

Last time out, Margate secured their first three points of the season beating Bowers and Pitsea 2-0 at the Len Salmon Stadium with the goals coming from Harvey Smith in the 7th minute and Montrell Deslandes striking in the 90th minute to secure the win. This result leaves the Blues in fifth position in the league after two games.

Following the first win of the season, Andy Drury commented on the result. “it’s always great to get your first win of the season, the boys are happy in there, me and the staff are over the moon, it’s a good three points as it can be a difficult place to come and play, we’ve got them quite early and although we were comfortable when it’s 1-0 you’re always a little bit weary of them just coming out of nowhere and grabbing a goal but once we got the second goal it was game over, the boys managed the game really well in the second half.”

The ‘Gate will travel to North Road with a full squad, and this will present manager Andy Drury with some selection headaches on Saturday.

Opponents, Brightlingsea Regent have struggled after the first two games losing 2-1 to Carshalton Athletic, and 5-1 to Canvey Island which leaves’ them 21st in the league table. The ‘Gate won here in the 2021/22 season as goals from Benas Vaivada and Crossley Lema helped the Blues to a 2-1 win in March.

Kick-off is 3pm with tickets able to be purchased on the turnstiles on the day. Supporters making the journey by car should note the ground address below.

Ground Address 

North Road
Brightlingsea
Essex
CO7 0PL

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