Sevenoaks Town 5–2 Herne Bay

Sevenoaks Town: J. Perez (27') D. Duncanson (49') K. Diomande (70') R. Eruotor (81') J. Aibangbee (94')

Herne Bay: J. Tyrie (24') J. Jeffrey (57')

Sevenoaks Town produced a strong attacking display to beat Herne Bay 5–2 at The Bourne Stadium, with goals spread across the team in a confident performance.

The hosts started brightly and were rewarded in the 27th minute when Jaden Perez opened the scoring. Herne Bay responded before the break, with Joe Tyrie finding the net to level things up and keep the game finely balanced at half-time.

Sevenoaks came out sharper after the interval. Daniel Duncanson restored the lead early in the second half, but Herne Bay again showed resilience as James Jeffrey equalised to make it 2–2.

That was as close as the visitors would get. Sevenoaks stepped up a gear in the final stages, taking control of the game. Kevin Diomande made it 3–2 on 70 minutes, before Rodney Eruotor added a fourth to give the hosts breathing space. Deep into stoppage time, Jefferson Aibangbee capped off the performance with a fifth goal to seal an emphatic win.

It was a convincing result for Sevenoaks Town, who showed both attacking quality and depth, particularly in the closing stages where they pulled away decisively.