Afc Eastney 1st 4
Drayton orient. 6
First game for about 6wks
Eastney kicked off on a very muddy bransbury park pitch
Drayton went straight on the attack and won a corner which was cleared for another corner by Eastney defence that was headed over the goal by Dayton
It was end to end but then on 10 mins Drayton took the lead to make it 1-0 to Dayton
The game contained to be end to end with Drayton slightly more in control but then Eastney had shot on target on 15 mins
But then Drayton on the counter attack and got another goal on 17 mins to make it 2-0 to Drayton
On 19 mins Eastney on a free kick about 30 yards out which was taken by Tommy chandler and went just over the cross bar
Then in 21 mins Drayton scored again because of a very good counter attack to make it 3-0
It was starting to be end to end again then on 31 mins Eastney had a shot on goal which again went just over the goal
Eastney was getting stronger and had another shot on goal on 32 mins which skimmed the outside of the post
Then, after the consistent persistence and fighting from Eastney Road Nick Collins scored on
36 mins assisted by James Donaldson to make it 3-1
Then a long ball was taken by the wind and Drayton scored again to make it 4-1
Second half
Eastney started fast and won a free kick on 3 mins was defended by Drayton
Then on 4 mins the Eastney keeper done a quick drop kick to to assist a goal scored by Anthony kirika who chipped it over the Drayton keeper to make it 4-2
The game was end to end again then Drayton had a free kick which went straight into in the keepers had then the Eastney keeper done another quick kick out which again went straight to Anthony kirika to assist the eastneys 3rd goal it was put pass the Drayton keeper again for his Anthony second goal and the Eastney keeper Romano Bradford’s second assist to make it 4-3
But on 20 mins Drayton scored again to make it 5-3
After a great end to end second half On 41 mins Drayton got a pen a converted it to make it 6-3 to Drayton
But Eastney did not give up Then on 46 mins Drayton was under presser by Eastney and the pass back to keeper went straight pass the keeper in to there own goal to make it 6-4
Eastneys man of the match was Anthony kirika
Goal scorers
Nick Collins. ⚽️
Anthony kirika. ⚽️⚽️
Drayton own goal. ⚽️
Cowplain 5-0 AFC Eastney Reserves
Eastney fell to defeat in their first competitive fixture of 2026 after a spirited first half performance.
And had not played for 12 weeks
The visitors kicked off with the wind and driving rain behind them but were unable to take any advantage the conditions might have offered, as the sides cancelled each other out in a pour first half that provided little in the way of excitement for the few hardy souls assembled to watch the match.
Eastney's lack of game time - with every fixture since December postponed due to either the christmas/new year break, or the weather - began to show after the break, as the hosts netted twice in the opening 7 minutes of the second half. Eastney tried to respond, but lacking the sharpness that comes with competitive football, were unable to find a way back into the game. Three more Cowplain goals in the final 15 minutes completed miserable afternoon for Eastney, who in truth did not play badly, and will certainly improve as they regain match fitness.