'Massive' win for Guernsey FC in relegation fight

Sam Murray's goal kept up Guernsey FC's unbeaten run since moving to Victoria Park

Guernsey FC manager Tony Vance says his side's 1-0 win over Southall was "massive" in their fight against relegation.

Sam Murray scored the only goal of the game as the forward finished well from Jacques Cauvin's 65th-minute pass to seal victory.

The win moves Guernsey up to fourth-from-bottom in Isthmian League South Central as they occupy the final relegation place.

They are three points adrift of safety with three games to play.

"It was a massive win, but it was also a massive performance," Vance told BBC Radio Guernsey.

"I thought the players were exceptional, there were some good moments in the game, big moments actually, where for example Josh (Addison) made a couple of really big saves, some good defensive displays and we had lots of final-third entries.

"We probably could have won by more in all fairness, but the bottom line is that doesn't matter because we've got the three points."

Tony Vance has never suffered a relegation as Guernsey FC manager

It was the first time since January 2023 that Guernsey had kept back-to-back clean sheets after a 2-0 win at bottom side Badshot Lea last week.

Vance's side are unbeaten in their last four matches, but the Guernsey boss knows survival is out of his hands ahead of a trip to mid-table Binfield on Saturday.

"We're still fighting. Obviously we still need a little bit of luck on the way," he said.

"In a funny kind of way this win means nothing if we don't beat Binfield and we've got to make sure we do that.

"That's a different game altogether than today, but we're on a decent run at the moment and have good momentum.

"The players have been fantastic and are really stepping up, but it's frustrating because I think it's 18 points we've lost from winning positions after 83 minutes and that might hurt us at the end of the day, but we're going to keep going and keep giving it the best shot we can."