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For half an hour Peacehaven were
in total control, racing into a two goal lead, and
set for serene progress. Then they lost their lead,
and lost their goal threat as Craig Bunch was sent
off in a totally unnecessary fashion and ultimately
they lost the match. It was a turn of events which
left manager Peter Edwards feeling "physically sick"
and left most other observers feeling bemused.
Ryan Bradley and Conner Saunders
had come into the starting line up in place of Matt
Hill and Stacey Freeman, whilst Southwick included
two former 'haven players in Stuart Garrod and Idriz
Adedoja.
On a sticky pitch Peacehaven took
the lead within the first two minutes, as Bunch
drilled into the bottom corner. That lead was soon
extended as Bunch produced a fantastic second goal,
and his fifth in two games. Cutting in from the left
he arrowed an unstoppable shot into the roof of the
net.
Peacehaven should have been in
cruise control, but from that point everything
started to go wrong. Southwick pulled a goal back
through Adedoja after a corner hadn't been dealt
with convincingly, and astonishingly drew level
through a fine volley from Sam Blundell.
A drama became a crisis before
half time as Bunch was shown a straight red for an
attempted head butt, becoming the second Peacehaven
player to see red for the same offence in a week.
His managers were less than impressed, especially as
it left their side facing 45 minutes with ten men
against a resurgent home side.
Southwick went for the kill in the
second half, and put Peacehaven under huge pressure.
The introduction of ex Lewes youngster Ryan Storrie
added extra pace to their attack and at times
Peacehaven were hanging on.
Ryan Bradley was struggling
bravely at the other end, but he was desperately
short of support, and you sensed that the tide was
against Peacehaven.
So it proved as Southwick snatched
the winner seven minutes from the end. A cross came
in from the right and went all the way across to the
far post where Scott Hunt applied a simple finish.
Peacehaven laid seige to the home
side in injury time, but they were unable to find a
way through, and made a desperately disappointing
exit from the competition. Their frustration will
only have deepened upon hearing that their
opponents, at home in the Quarter-Finals, would have
been Crawley Down.
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Report by
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Southwick:-
Walsh, Garrod, Lipscomb, Finney, McNeil, Tidey,
Strevens, Hunt, Wetherspoon, Adedoja, Blundell.
Subs:- Bowler, Constable, Torre, Guy
Scorers:-
Adedoja 40, Blundell 43, Hunt 83.
Peacehaven:- Adams,
Hall, Saunders (Williams 87),
Kneller, Marshall, Gunn, Snell (Barker 77),
Bradley,
Bunch 44
,
Levitt, O'Toole
Unused Sub:- Tyler
Scorers:-
Bunch 2, 25.
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Peacehaven Man Of The Match |
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Not Awarded |
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