Peacehaven pushed Ryman League Horsham all the way, and will probably feel they should have won after spurning a succession of chances in an action packed match.

Horsham arrived with an understrength team, but one which included ex Lewes and Eastbourne Borough man Anthony Storey, and highly feared forward Lee Farrell as well as four other first choice players.

They were caught cold though, as Peacehaven grabbed the lead with their first attack. Jamahl King was caught dozing in defence by Ashley Rees, and Hassan Nyang's attempt to make amends saw him slice towards his own goal, with Rees helping the ball in. The lead should have been doubled when Rob O'Toole broke clear after more indecision in the visiting defence, but he dragged his shot wide.

Peacehaven were made to pay for his profligacy when Shane Graham drove in from the left and fired into the roof of Josh Heyburn's goal to put Horsham level.

With Horsham starting to fizz the ball around it looked as though it may be curtains for Peacehaven, but they rallied and managed to go in level at half time. A quickly taken free kick found Ryan Bradley, whose shot trickled home. They should have gone in ahead, but Tom Levitt was unable to find the target after breaking clear.

The excitement died away rather in the second half, with Horsham growing increasingly dominant against a tiring home side. Peacehaven were well organised and very difficult to break down, and Horsham failed to create any clear opportunities.

With neither side keen on extra time a compromise was reached which saw five minutes played each way in order to try to force a result. It almost worked when a Horsham attack broke down and Peacehaven launched a counter attack which saw Ashley Rees and Craig Bunch both advancing on the Horsham goal. Unfortunately they got in each others way, and the chance was gone.

The penalty shoot out was a disappointment for the home side, with only one of their penalties converted, and Horsham winning 3 -1. It was still a hugely encouraging night for the Tye though.

Report by
Alex Panton

Tuesday 1st March 2011.   Brighton Charity Cup 2nd Round Peacehaven & Telscombe 2 - 2 Horsham Josh Heyburn 1 Mark Zawadski Craig Hall 2 William Pearoux Matt Hill 3 Ian Payne  89 Adam Kneller  4 Jahamal King Connor Saunders 5 Hassan Nyang Aaron Gunn 6 Anthony Storey Scott Marshall 7 Joss Knowles  55 Ryan Bradley  40   57 8 Tony Nwachukin Ashley Rees  2 9 Lee Farrell  20  70 Tom Levitt 10 Steve Davies Rob O'Toole  66 11 Shane Graham  10   65 Substitutes Harrison Cullinane   12 Josh Clack  65 James MacKenzie  66 14 Kouya Winter  70 Matt Lago 15 Jamie Cade  55 Joe Adams 16 Rob Frankland Craig Bunch  57 17             Penalty Shoot-out   X Aaron Gunn 1 Steve Davies X Connor Saunders 2 Anthony Storey Adam Kneller 3 William Pearoux X Craig Bunch 4               Peacehaven Man Of The Match Scott Marshall