Cray Wanderers notched their second Kent derby win of the week as a clinical and professional display saw them earn their biggest away win of the season with a 4-0 win at Sittingbourne.  This was the first ever league visit to Sittingbourne’s Woodstock Park ground and after a fairly even opening to the game Cray eventually put their stamp of authority on the proceedings and in the end won the match well.

A goal nine minutes before half time after Leigh Bremner’s firm header from Jey Siva’s angled cross broke the deadlock, his first since re-signing for the club.  In the second half, Luke Medley who scored the winner at Herne Bay on Wednesday night netted four minutes after half time, and then on the hour, Ben Mundele rapped home a third.  The scoring was completed in the last minute when Medley tapped in from Dane Luchford’s cross.   The win keeps Cray in ninth place in the league table, seven points behind fifth placed Greenwich and very much still in the race of the playoffs.

Sittingbourne without a win in eight games started on the front foot and Hicham Akhazzan fired over in the opening minute.  Cray though had a couple of good chances to score first from a left wing corner, Jay Leader’s shot was blocked by a defender and following up Grant Basey fired wide from seven yards. Then Jai McKinlay came close when his close range shot was well saved by Simon Overland and Karl Dent shot over as the home side failed to clear their lines.

A Cray goal was coming and duly arrived in the 36th minute when Luke Medley won the ball in midfield and found Sean Roberts who swept the ball out to the left to Jey Siva who put over a high looping ball towards the back post which was met by Leigh Bremner who steered the ball wide of Overland for his 138th goal for Cray Wanderers in his fourth spell with the club.

Sittingbourne came close at the start of the second half when Tom Carlse’s cross from the left went across goal with no-one able to divert the ball on goal.

However, in the 49th minute, Cray scored a second goal when Bremner played a sublime pass through to Medley who held off a defender and from just inside the penalty area confidently placed the ball past Overland for his second goal in only his third start for the club.

Cray defended well all afternoon and repelled the home side’s attacks and then stepped up a gear and clinically added a third in the 60th minute with a well taken goal.  Dent played in Medley down the left who put over a cross to Bremner who held off three defenders to tee up Ben Mundele via the chest of Overland to rifle home a shot which wedged into the goal frame for his second goal of the season.

Cray had created more chances in the first half but scored their third goal of the half in the last minute and it was again very well worked with Siva finding substitute Dane Luchford down the left who played the ball across to the near post to Medley who got in front of Conrad Lee to turn the ball home from three yards to cap off a very satisfying afternoon’s work for Cray.

Cray:   Nick Blue, Ben Mundele, Grant Basey (Brandon Scott, 72), Jay Leader, Jai McKinlay, Lea Dawson, Sean Roberts, Karl Dent (Sol Taiwo, 78), Leigh Bremner (Dane Luchford, 84), Jey Siva:  Subs:  Timi Osidobu, Paul Lorraine

Att:  111