WHYTELEAFE, England (Interstat) — Visiting Burgess Hill erased a two-goal deficit and defeated Whyteleafe 3-2 on Wednesday at Church Road in Whyteleafe, Surrey. The home side made the stronger start and led by two goals inside the first half-hour, but Burgess Hill answered with three goals and held on for the victory. Charlie Lambert was Burgess Hill’s top star with two goals, while Toby Aromolaran and Matthew Warren each scored once for Whyteleafe.

Whyteleafe took the lead in the 22nd minute when Aromolaran scored. Warren doubled the advantage in the 28th minute, giving the home side a two-goal cushion. Burgess Hill responded in the 30th minute through Lambert, who pulled one goal back. Lambert’s first goal changed the momentum and gave the visitors a route back into the match before halftime.

Lambert scored again in the 43rd minute to level the match before the break. The teams went into halftime level at 2-2. The comeback was completed in the 83rd minute when Y. Edoukou scored for Burgess Hill. That goal proved decisive, and the visitors closed out the final stages to secure the win. The second half produced only Edoukou’s goal, and Burgess Hill held Whyteleafe scoreless after the break. Neither side scored between Lambert’s equalizer and Edoukou’s winner. The five goals came in the 22nd, 28th, 30th, 43rd and 83rd minutes. Burgess Hill scored three goals in total, while Whyteleafe scored two.

Burgess Hill’s season record in this competition is now 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Whyteleafe’s season record in this competition is now 3 wins and 3 losses. Across all competitions, Burgess Hill is now 5 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, while Whyteleafe is 3 wins and 4 losses. The result added to Burgess Hill’s overall record and gave the visitors a second straight win in all competitions after their earlier victory over Dulwich Hamlet.

Burgess Hill entered the match after a 4-2 loss at Welling, a 2-0 home win over Dulwich Hamlet, a 1-1 home draw with Aveley, a 4-1 home win over Maldon & Tiptree, a 6-2 home win over Winslow and a 6-2 home win over Winslow United. Those results were listed in reverse date order. Whyteleafe had beaten Dartford 2-1 at home and Whitehawk 5-0 at home before falling to Burgess Hill. Earlier in the campaign, Whyteleafe also won 2-1 at Maldon & Tiptree, lost 1-0 at Welling, lost 2-1 at home to Brentwood and lost 4-1 at home to Whitehawk. Those results were also listed in reverse date order.

The match was played at Church Road in Whyteleafe, Surrey. Burgess Hill was the visiting team, and Whyteleafe was the home team. Burgess Hill is next scheduled to visit Erith Town in the FA Trophy. Whyteleafe will look to respond after the home loss.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Burgess Hill 3, Whyteleafe 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Whyteleafe with an 84.5 percent probability to win. The total score of 5 went under the over-under line of 3.