Yemi injury blow mars Borough's 2-0 victory against Oxford

Eastbourne Borough gave Oxford City a lesson in finishing as they climbed to ninth place in National League South, just a point shy of the play-off positions, with a hard-earned 2-0 win over an impressive Oxford City side at Priory Lane on Saturday.

Blistering strikes from man-of-the-match Sergio Torres and Yemi Odubade sealed the points for Borough, although Odubade’s day was spoilt when he was stretchered off with a pulled groin muscle mid-way through the second half.

It was City who looked the most impressive early on, tormented by the skills of the tricky Rob Sinclair who was right out of luck when he rattled the crossbar from 20 yards in the sixth minute.

It was against the run of play when The Sports took the lead in the 16th, Odubade’s angled drive from the right taking a slight deflection from Zac McEachran en route to the roof of the net.

The goal seemed to settle Jamie Howell’s men who started to play some attractive football, but it was City who continued to create the chances, a superb last-gasp challenge from Ian Simpemba denying Matt Paterson before the same player saw another effort well saved by the sprawling Bailey V