Tonbridge Angels secured a convincing four-two victory over Eastbourne Borough in a friendly match that saw an exciting second-half turnaround. Eastbourne took an early lead through J. Rees in the twenty-seventh minute and doubled their advantage just after the interval when G. Phillips found the net in the forty-seventh minute. However, Tonbridge proved their quality by mounting a powerful comeback, with J. Tanga starting the revival in the sixty-first minute before E. Sutcliffe, a Trialist, and H. Lintott added three further goals to seal a dominant win.

The result represented a modest surprise given the pre-match model's assessment, which favored Tonbridge with only a forty percent win probability. Tonbridge's clinical finishing in the final thirty minutes, particularly from Sutcliffe and Lintott who made telling contributions, proved decisive in overturning Eastbourne's initial advantage. The performance demonstrated Tonbridge's attacking prowess and ability to impose their game in the second half, though Eastbourne's inability to maintain their early momentum ultimately cost them the match.