Guernsey FC's season is ending on a sour note, with their form hitting a major rough patch. The Green Lions were handed a brutal 5-0 defeat away to Pagham in the Southern Combination Premier Division, marking their third consecutive loss.
This heavy scoreline equals their worst defeat of the campaign, a painful reminder of a 6-1 loss back in November. While they still hold third place in the table, the pressure is now firmly on for their final match. They must secure a win to guarantee that crucial home advantage for the upcoming play-off semi-final.
Pagham, sitting seventh, seized control early. Josh Irish opened the scoring in the 13th minute, capitalizing on a long ball to beat goalkeeper Josh Addison. Guernsey showed brief flashes of fight, with Callum Le Lacheur rattling the post and Sam Murray going close, but they couldn't find the breakthrough.
Any hope of a comeback was extinguished after the hour mark when Kaleem Haitham cut inside from the left and fired home to make it 2-0. Pagham then turned the screw in the final stages. Mason Vince added a third with 10 minutes left before a stoppage-time collapse saw Haitham grab his second and David Crouch round off a dominant 5-0 victory, leaving Guernsey with plenty to ponder before their decisive final game.
