Clarke's debut to remember - Eastleigh 2-1 Sutton United

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Eastleigh made it eight games unbeaten and are yet to lose a game under the leadership of boss Ronnie Moore and his assistant Kevin Watson.

Goalkeeper Ryan Clarke had a debut to remember as he made save after save and crucially kept out a late Sutton penalty to ensure Eastleigh held on to all three points.

The Spitfires went 2-0 up early in the second half as Luke Coulson popped up with two goals in as many minutes. It was his third goal in two games as Coulson also netted the winner in Eastleigh's last game away at Macclesfield.

The visitors pulled a goal back to set up a tense finale with a strike from Ross Stearn.

As Sutton increased the pressure they won a penalty and the chance to level the game late on and take a point.

Ryan Clarke, whose performance in goal for Eastleigh was hailed as "one of the best goalkeeping displays" that his boss Ronnie Moore had ever seen, made an excellent stop to deny Sutton a share of the spoils to keep out Gomis' spot kick.

Clarke proved to be the difference in the end, with a stunning performance between the sticks to help secure victory over former Eastleigh manager Paul Doswell's Sutton.

Clarke's debut to remember - Spitfires unbeaten run continues with 2-1 win over Sutton (with images, tweets) · eastleighfc

Eastleigh 2-1 Sutton United

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