Met Police, after a dismal start to the season, finally got their act together with a very impressive performance against a Chipstead side that did not know what hit them.

Police striker Frankie Sawyer was on top form with a deserved hat trick. The first on 23 minutes as he evaded the off side trap and with 3 defenders closing him down still managed to drive the ball into the far corner of the net.

On 35 minutes it was the turn of midfielder Craig Brown who headed home a Lee Gledhill cross for the second.

The Police were playing out of their socks as they bombarded the Chipstead area with crosses.

A Marcus Moody corner was met by a firm goal bound header from Vernon Francis which somehow Martin Grant the Chipstead goal keeper deflected around the post for a corner. Not to be outdone James Greenaway also had a 6 yard header cleared off the Chipstead line.

Into the 2nd half and it was all action. Chris Sharpling playing up front for the Police gets better every game as his confidence increases, had a great run down the right flank finishing with a good high cross which Vernon Francis chose to head wide from 12 yards out when he really should have found the target.

James Greenaway was unlucky when his header then hit the bar and bounced out. On 78 minutes the ball was not cleared from the visitor’s area allowing Sawyer to drive home his 2nd from 10 yards out.

Chipstead may have been down but they were far from being out. Neil John had a glancing header just wide of the post after a good attack on the Police goal.

Finally into stoppage time. A gem of a cross by Brown fell to the feet of Sawyer who tapped in his hat trick.

Chipstead to their credit never gave up and on the 4th minute of stoppage time were unlucky not to snatch a deserved consolation goal when Wayne Grizzle hit the bar with a 15 yard drive.

Let’s hope the Police can now maintain this high standard of performance.