Three Bridges  2  Peacehaven & T.  0 

This was never going to be an easy fixture for Peacehaven. They were still trying to work out how they'd only got 1 point from the last 2 games, whilst the home side went into the game with a 100% League record.

With Scott Marshall and Clive Snell both still unavailable, Peacehaven handed full debuts to 2 players (both pictured). Mike James started at right back, allowing Craig Hall to play a midfield role, and 17 year old Tom Tyler played in front of Matt Hill on the left wing.

Peacehaven coped well with the early pace Three Bridges were trying to impose on

As we neared half time chances were being created at the other end, the best of which fell to Craig Bunch. After timing his run perfectly, a through ball left him one-on-one with the keeper, but his shot was agonisingly tipped wide by Simon Lockwood.

Within 3 minutes of the restart, Bridges had doubled their lead. A defensive mix-up allowed Marlon Maxwell the simplest of tasks to score.

Despite this, Peacehaven were never out of the game. Another glorious opportunity fell to Craig Bunch who again beat the offside trap, only to see his header drop the the wrong side of the post, and a goalmouth scramble seemed only to require a Peacehaven touch to reduce the deficit, but it never came.

An "attempts on goal" count would certainly have put Peacehaven way in front, but that counts for nothing. Bridges' push for their first ever title continues, whilst Peacehaven will be focusing on their FA Vase fixture this weekend hoping to turn their fortunes around.

Report by Keith Parris