Sittingbourne ended their home programme in 2025 with a comfortable win over Beckenham Town for who their away blues continue.    

Ahead early on courtesy of Harvey Smith’s smart finish, Jean-Baptiste Fisher benefited from Richie Hamill’s quick free kick to double the lead.

Shaquille St Louie-Gordon immediately halved the arrears before Henry Sinai headed the Brickies’ third just after the break.

The home side could have had more as Smith, Ben Swift, Zay Asamoah and his dad Derek all went close, before Joe Boachie headed the fourth in stoppage time as the home side made it seven wins and a draw in the eight games since Reece Prestedge took charge.    

The first period was very tight with only the goals as clear cut chances. The home were ahead on eight minutes when Boachie sprinted clear down the left and his square ball was really well despatched by Smith beyond keeper Vinith Murugamoothy. 

The lead was doubled ten minutes later as Hamill’s quick free kick found Fisher whose balance was incredible as he skipped past a defender before firing past a wrong-footed keeper.  

Beckenham responded immediately as Shaquille St Louie-Gordon reacted first as a ball dropped into the Brickies box and the Beckenham man swept home his third goal in three games.  

The rest of the half became a chess match with the home side unable to find a third whilst Beckenham looked dangerous on the break.  

Sittingbourne’s third arrived just after the break and knocked a lot of the determination out of the visitors after Sinai’s piledrive had been blocked, Hamill’s corner was recycled, and Hamill’s second ball was deeper finding Sinai at the back post who wasn’t going to be denied.  

Beckenham needed to reply but this time didn’t and as the game wore on, the home chances kept coming. Smith couldn’t lift the ball high enough over the advancing keeper as he broke through; Swift couldn’t get over his header after Jack Steventon had helped on a corner; Sinai and Derek Asamoah combined brilliantly but Zay Asamoah couldn’t get over the ball to score and Derek Asamoah drilled an effort inches over after brilliantly creating room for himself.  

The Brickies finally got a fourth in stoppage time as a Hamill corner caused mayhem in the box and Boachie poached his fourth goal in two games to follow up his hat-trick against Eastbourne Town seven days before.  

SITTINGBOURNE – Grossart, Crowhurst (Swift), Fisher, Woodward (Sinai), Steventon, Hoyte, Foxley (Zay Asamoah), Hamill, Smith (Derek Asamoah), Theobalds, Boachie.

Sub not used – Graham  

BECKENHAM TOWN – Murugamoothy, Chalker (Corbin), James, Douglas, Holland, Wanogmo, Nunus, Gamble (Marshall), Gordon. Hever, Anderson (Dudley).

Subs not used – Agoro, Grieveson. 

REFEREE – Mr. Langley-Fineing  

Pictures supplied by Paul Golding.