Tonbridge Angels 0 Weston-super-Mare 1 match report: Jonathan Bastin’s first-half strike settles National League South clash at Longmead

Tonbridge are still to get off the mark in National League South this season after losing at home to Weston.

They lost 1-0 for the second weekend running, with the Seagulls taking the points through Jonathan Bastin’s first-half goal.

Angels bossed the second half, going closest when Stefan Payne hit the post as part of a big double chance, but wound up empty-handed.

Tonbridge boss Jay Saunders made two changes to the side edged at Worthing on the opening day.

Jernade Meade made his debut in place of the suspended Kodi Lyons-Foster, while Joe Turner came in for Nathan Wood.

Newly-promoted Weston, 1-0 winners over Havant on the opening day, had the best of the first half.

They looked sharper in midfield, with Angels sloppy at times, while Lloyd Humphries led a well-organised defence who were difficult to get in behind.

Angels had Jordan Higgs booked inside five minutes - one of those committed challenges that took the ball but often pick up a yellow card these days.

That gave the Seagulls an advantage in the middle of the park, with Higgs having to tread carefully, although there wasn’t much in the game in the way of chances.

The first opening fell to the visitors, with ex-Football League striker Reuben Reid firing wide with the angle against him.

Angels started to get Ruben Soares-Junior and Tariq Hinds into the game down the right while lone striker Tommie Fagg headed over from Lewis Gard’s cross.

The only goal came in the 25th minute.

Route one did the job for Weston with Kieran Thomas’ long ball forward catching out the defence and reaching Bastin, who fired past Jonny Henly from the edge of the box.

Tonbridge, who lost Ben Swift to injury before the half was out, went close to an equaliser when Soares’ strike was