The manner of the defeat was infuriating, but in truth Peacehaven could have few complaints about the result, as but for some excellent goalkeeping from Josh Heyburn, and some wasteful finishing from Ashford the match would have been settled far earlier.

Lee Newman and Ashley Rees started in place of Rob O'Toole and Tom Levitt against a side whose attack was spearheaded by ex Brighton pro Kane Louis. They dominated the first half as Peacehaven struggled to cope with the power and aggression of their approach. Had it not been for an series of excellent saves from Heyburn they would have been ahead, as he kept out efforts from Jamie Lawrence, Jordan Kiffin and Louis. Against the run of play it was Peacehaven who went closest to opening the scoring though, as Rees low shot came back off the post.

The second half continued the pattern of the first, and it was little surprise when Lawrence played in Jones Awuah for the opening goal after 61 minutes. Despite two changes of formation and the introduction of Craig Bunch and Aaron MacMillan there was little sign of a comeback from Peacehaven. The match looked to be slipping out of reach when Adam Kneller conceded a penalty after bringing down Lawrence, but Heyburn saved Kiffin's spot kick.

With time running out Peacehaven had an unlikely life line as Billy Jeffreys handled on the line and the referee awarded the second penalty of the afternoon. Snell's aim was rather better than Kiffin's and somehow the match was level. The home defence then completely switched off, allowing a big punt forward to reach Mark Bitmead, who had a simple finish to put his side through to the next round against Worthing.

Manager Pete Edwards was less than happy with the performance saying he was disappointed with the way some people had applied themselves. "Fitness played a big part in this result - everyone has to accept that and deal with it"

HT 0-0   Scorers:- Peacehaven Snell 89 (Pen)  Ashford Town  Awuah 61, Bitmead 90.