Peacehaven's unbeaten league run, which had stretched to nearly six months, finally came to an end on Tuesday night. It was something of a shock result, against a side who are cut adrift at the bottom of the table, and hardly the ideal preparation for Saturday's crunch match at Crawley Down.

Having fallen behind early on it took the Tye an eternity to get going, and once they did they were continually frustrated by a surprisingly well organised home side.  Having been beaten by nine goals to one earlier in the season at Piddinghoe Avenue Eastbourne had a point to prove, and they came out clearly fired up. Some of the visiting players appeared to have their minds elsewhere, and they were caught cold by an early goal.

James Bucket was allowed an unchallenged header in the box, which he steered past Joe Adams. Peacehaven were struggling to pass the ball on an unco-operative pitch, and the goal had given the home side a huge boost. They were playing with tremendous energy, but Peacehaven were playing into their

A change of emphasis in the second half saw Peacehaven finally start to build up some pressure. They adopted a more direct approach, and began to create chances. Ryan Bradley's fiercely struck shot was well parried, and Adam Kneller put a powerful header wide from a corner.

Bradley then had another attempt scrambled off the goal line, and Clive Snell hit the bar with a free kick. Peacehaven by now had the home side pinned back and it appeared that a goal must come. Yet the ball continually ran away from their forwards, or a defender got in a last ditch block, and time kept ticking away.

Despite playing with five forwards at  the end, Peacehaven were unable to break down Eastbourne's resistance, and their unbeaten run was finally at an end.

Report by
Alex Panton

Tuesday 8th March 2011.   Sussex County League, Division 1. Eastbourne United 1 - 0 Peacehaven & Telscombe Grant Fitzgerald 1 Joe Adams Adam Daubney 2 Craig Hall Luke Le Beau 3 Matt Hill Ollie Lee 4 Adam Kneller  Ashley John-Baptiste  86 5 Connor Saunders S. Stacey  89 6 Aaron Gunn  79 Siao Blackwood 7 James MacKenzie  30   62 Nik Chamberlain 8 Scott Marshall  82 Jamie Strong  74 9 Ryan Bradley Jamie Bucket  5 10 Ashley Rees Nick Barden 11 Rob O'Toole Substitutes Jamie Bunn 12 Clive Snell  62 Sammy Bunn 14 Tom Levitt  79 Howard Davey  74 15 Harrison Cullinane  82 Scott Powell 16   Lee Daubney 17           Peacehaven Man Of The Match   To be announced