August saw the 2025/26 campaign get underway for clubs across the whole of domestic football, and allowed four Sutton players to gain crucial minutes and experience away from Gander Green Lane.
Exciting forward George Vorster featured in all but one of Burgess Hill Town’s games during August, and scored just seven minutes into his debut for the Hillians before ending the month with a further three goals.
His first came by latching onto a great through ball before rounding the Cray Valley PM goalkeeper and cooly slotting home, and he later displayed an unbelievable of skill to pluck a ball out the sky perfectly, before spinning and firing a 50-yard diagonal ball that set up a chance for Martyn Box.
Vorster then continued his fine form into his second appearance for the Hillians with two goals in as many games in similar circumstances to his maiden goal for the club, as the forward nipped round the Aveley goalkeeper before keeping composure and tucking the ball home to give Burgess Hill the lead at Parkside in a match which ultimately ended 3-3.
The Sutton man would end the month with four goals to his name though, putting the cherry on top of an extremely successful start to life in Sussex as he scored two goals in five minutes to set the Hillians on their way to a 5-1 win over Wokingham Town in the FA Cup First Qualifying Round.
One defeat from their opening games to the season sees Burgess Hill sit 12th in the Isthmian League, one place above Liam Moore’s Cray Valley Paper Mills.
The U’s youngest ever captain made his competitive debut for the Millers while still on trial, playing the final 12 minutes in the 2-1 defeat to Vorster’s Burgess Hill.
He was subsequently formally announced as the club’s newest signing, before making his full debut in an impressive 3-0 win over rivals Welling United, although he was forced to go off after 15 minutes due to injury.
Moore has subsequently returned to Sutton, with the academy coaching staff set to assess his condition.
Over in Wiltshire, Hayden Muller played four times for Salisbury, including two starts, as his month-long loan with the Whites saw him contribute to three draws.
He made his Salisbury debut as a late substitute in a goalless draw with Dagenham & Redbridge, before making his first start against Dover Athletic, where he notably cleared a shot off the line just after the hour-mark, although it wasn’t enough to prevent a 2-0 defeat in Kent.
This preceded his second substitute appearance, playing the final 13 minutes as the Whites scored a late goal to rescue a 3-3 draw against Hornchurch, before earning another start the following week in a 1-1 draw against Horsham.
Finally, Henry Sandat played 90 minutes as Hornchurch beat Chippenham Town after goals from Angelo Balanta and Sean Scannell sealed a 2-0 win. Sandat had come straight into the starting XI after signing the previous day, and marked his debut with a yellow card midway through the second half.
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