The Jersey Bulls were beaten 1-0 at Hastings United in the Isthmian League South East.
Hastings dominated much of the first half as Euan van der Vliet was forced to make a good save from Jordan Mase’s lob in the 13th minute.
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But the Bulls keeper beat a corner four minutes later and Eugene Asike was on hand to burst over the line to put Hastings 1-0 ahead.
The Bulls lost centre-back Luke Campbell to injury five minutes before half-time as he attempted to stop a James Stone attempt as the Islanders struggled to deal with the resulting corner.
Bulls boss Elliot Powell made three changes at half-time, with one of them – James Sunley – making his first serious effort as his shot was cleared off the line 12 minutes after the restart.
Miguel Carvalho curled an effort over the goal bar 15 minutes from time while James Carr forced a good save soon after, but the island side were unable to find a breakthrough.
The defeat keeps the Islanders in mid-table while Hastings moves clear of the relegation places.
