Dereham 5

Aveley 1

A DEFENSIVE horror show from Aveley saw Justin Gardner’s side ship five against in-form Dereham Town as they lost 5-1 at Aldiss Park on Saturday afternoon.

Craig Bussens’ goal after just six minutes set the tone for an awful afternoon for the visitors, with Bussens capitalising on a slip from Teddy Nesbitt to dink past Jack Giddens.

Luke Tuttle’s 30-yard thunderbolt was followed up by a goal from Shaun Bammant as he latched onto another defensive lapse from the Millers to all but kill the game off before half time.

There was some improvement from Justin Gardner’s side in the second half, but it didn't stop the hosts from increasing their lead when Bammant smashed home unmarked at the far post to make it four.

Junior Appiah, who had earlier seen goalkeeper Andrew Wilton deny him with an expert point-blank save, continued his rich vein of scoring form by grabbing a consolation with just over five minutes remaining.

But in the final minutes of the match Aveley’s misery was compounded when Bussens grabbed his second late on to inflict on the Millers their biggest defeat of the season.