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East Grinstead had beaten
Peacehaven on the opening day of the season, but
since then their anticipated title challenge has
failed to materialise, and they arrived in the midst
of a run of five defeats in six matches (and having
only ever won once before at Peacehaven in 15
previous attempts)
Craig Bunch returned to the
starting line up for Peacehaven, with new signing
Ryan Bradley starting on the bench. The wasps were
clearly nervous in defence, after conceding an
alarming number of goals in recent weeks, and they
opted for a safety first approach, with one striker
and a packed midfield.
That handed the initiative to
Peacehaven, who soon took the lead. Aaron Gunn won
the ball on the edge of the area, and found Craig
Hall, whose low cross left Ashley Rees with a tap
in.
East Grinstead responded well, and
should have been level before half time. A chip from
Chris Dicker was met by a glancing header from Liam
Baitup, which flew just wide, and the same player
narrowly failed to find the target with a snap shot
shortly afterwards.
The decisive moment of the match
came midway through the second half. Bradley and
Clive Snell had been introduced to pep up a tiring
home attack, and they combined to put Peacehaven two
ahead. Snell's clever pass found Bradley inside the
area, and he spun off Peter Featherstone and drilled
a low shot into the back of the net.
Peacehaven should have been in
cruise control, but Marshall then managed to collect
two yellow cards in five minutes for arguing with
the referee, and the wasps sensed there might still
be a chance.
They had plenty of the ball, but
were unable to exert any consistant pressure, and
Peacehaven emerged with a comfortable victory.
Report by
Alex Panton
Peacehaven:- Adams, Hall, Hill,
Kneller, Bowles, Gunn, Rees (Bradley), Marshall,
Bunch (James), Levitt (Snell), O'Toole.
Unused Subs:- Gilmour, Saunders
Scorers:-
Rees 16, Bradley 70
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Peacehaven Man Of The Match |
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Aaron Gunn |
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East Grinstead Town:- Harwood, Wilson,
Dicker, Sinclair, Head, Featherstone, Bell,
Gellatley, Collier, Baitup, Die
Subs:- Sindon, Shinnors, Johnson, Lardent
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