Dover Athletic manager Jake Leberl on the 6-4 National League South loss at Worthing; Home matches against Dartford and St Albans City next up

Manager Jake Leberl cannot recall being involved in a match like Dover’s 10-goal clash at Worthing on Saturday.

National League South basement boys Dover, who were 3-0 down at one stage, were beaten 6-4 by Adam Hinshelwood’s second-placed side at Woodside Road.

Leberl reflected: “It’s certainly one that I cannot recall being involved in before. It was a strange game.

“They dictated the game, really, with the way they play. They play high-risk football, which means they have a lot of possession but, also, means that there’s chances for the opposition.

“They’re a good team and have a good manager - a manager who I believe has been there for seven years.

“It was always going to be a difficult task.”

Midfielder George Wilkinson scored twice - netting his first following a free-kick from out wide - while forward Archie Hatcher and midfielder Luke Baptiste, converting a first-half penalty after a lengthy delay due to a serious injury to home keeper Josh Jeffries, were also on target.

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While Whites again shipped too many goals, Leberl felt there were more positives to take compared to the previous weekend’s 3-0 loss at Braintree.

“On Saturday - believe it or not - that wasn’t as disappointing,” Leberl noted.

“At Braintree, we were not at the races and there was a lack of effort and fight. There were elements of that on Saturday from second phases at set-pieces, where they were a bit quicker than us.

“You can sort of understand it - but you cannot accept it. It’s very clear there was a little bit of a lack of effort from some of the boys to put bodies on the line.

“That left the keeper (Dan Jinadu) exposed.”

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