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Faversham Town joint-manager Danny Chapman believes Saturday’s 2-1 win over Whitehawk was another significant step forward for his young side.
The Lilywhites responded to going 1-0 down to turn the game on its head and frustrate their opponents with a mature second-half performance.
Having previously been guilty of sloppy lapses, Faversham learned from their mistakes to end their four-game losing streak across all competitions.
Chapman said: “We played well first half. There wasn’t really a lot in the game but we went one down – again we gave a bad goal away.
“We went in at half-time, there wasn’t any screaming or shouting, we just said ‘stay in the game, do the right things and we’ll get back in it’.
“We did that so we were really pleased. We are young and we will make mistakes when we get in good positions.
“You have to see games out and learn to win ugly, we were able to do that.
“We passed the ball a lot better which was pleasing. When it was time to play in behind we did and when it was time to go to the corner flags we did.
“We frustrated them second half and it was really pleasing.
“We made the right decisions, the game management was a lot better and that’s what has undone us in a few games this season. It’s all part of the learning.”
A pleasing aspect was Faversham’s ability to hand a debut to young goalkeeper Harry Earls.
Chapman added: “It was lovely to be able to give Harry his debut. When we signed him he couldn’t play but we’d been watching him in the under-23s.
“I thought he did ever so well. He talks well, he strikes a nice ball, he’s a good size and he’s a good goalkeeper.
“It was lovely to bring somebody from the youth section and it showed that if these young players work hard they’ll get their chance.”
The club, meanwhile, remain on the hunt for a recognised striker but have so far found their efforts unsuccessful.
“We put seven days in for a few strikers but for one reason or another they’ve chosen to go elsewhere,” explained Chapman.
“We’re still actively looking but like I’ve said before it has to be the right player for the club.
“We want to constantly keep the players on their toes and improving.
“A couple of months have gone by in the season and teams are being knocked out of cup competitions so they’re losing a bit of funding and players are being told they can leave.
“It’s difficult when there’s only a handful of players with so many Kent teams after them, but what we’re trying to do at Faversham is bring youth players through as well.”
