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After their agonising
extra time exit from the FA Vase three days earlier
a match against a fired up side from a league below
was probably the last thing Peacehaven wanted. They
were without Ashely Rees, who is likely to remain
out of action until Christmas after rupturing ankle
ligaments at Beckenham, but were able to welcome
back Craig Bunch and Craig Hall.
They took an early
lead when Bunch seized upon some dawdling in the
visiting defence and cut back for Tom Levitt to fire
in his first goal in seven matches.
That lead was soon extended as Bunch
headed in, unchallenged, from a well directed Clive
Snell corner.
Loxwood were in danger of being
swamped, but responded with good attacking play of
their own, and started to threaten the home defence.
Their main threat was front man Isvan Gulyas, whose
movement and hold up play was causing cosiderable
trouble to the Peacehaven defence. He reduced the
deficit when he got on the end of a clever pass from
Matt Hoyle, and suddenly Loxwood were back in the
match.
Their inability to deal with set
pieces soon proved to be their undoing however, as
Peacehaven restored their two goal advantage before
half time. Snell's free kick was helped on by Adam
Kneller, and Bunch applied another close range
finish.
Loxwood tired after the break, and
were never able to offer the same sort of threat.
Peacehaven started to control possession and you
sensed that the danger had passed. They almost added
to their lead when Kneller's header struck the bar,
and it wasn't long before they claimed their forth
goal. A ricochet off Tom Magnus send the ball
skidding into Bunch's path, and he applied a calm
finish to end the match as a contest.
Peacehaven probably should have
added to the score, as Bunch, Rob O'Toole and Darren
Wall all spurned presentable chances, but that would
have been harsh on Loxwood, who for at least half
the match had threatened an upset. Ultimately though
the victory was comfortable.
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Report by
Alex Panton |
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Peacehaven:- Adams,
Hall, Hill,
Kneller (Saunders 56), Freeman (Wall 65), Gunn, Snell, Marshall,
Bunch,
Levitt, O'Toole
Unused Sub:- J.Cullinane
Scorers:-
Bunch 16, 38, 60, Levitt 9.
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Peacehaven Man Of The Match |
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Craig Bunch |
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Loxwood:-
Coles, Holvey, Simpster, Hirschfield, Magnus,
O'Brien, Hancock, Matthews, Broad, Gulyas, Hoyte.
Subs:- Awcock, Lambkin, Copestake,
Aston, Bissett
Scorer:-
Hoyte 18
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