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Tuppeney free kick was headed in
by Scott McDonald to put the home side in front,
but Peacehaven were soon on the attack, and
within 5 minutes the scores were level. A direct
free-kick from Carl Dunk crashed against the
Sidley bar and fell at the feet of Craig Bunch
who hammered home from 3 yards.
Both sides then had the chance to
take a first half lead, with Sidley hitting the
bar from both a corner and free-kick, whilst in
the last minute of the half a Scott Marshall
pass found Carl Dunk through on goal but Bourne
did well to smother the ball before he could
shoot.
The first chance of the second
half fell to Peacehaven when there was a
scramble in the Sidley area but the ball
wouldn't fall to any of the forwards who seemed
to be lining up to shoot. With the advantage of
the slope, Sidley were keen to stream forward
when they gained possession, but any 2nd half
advantage they had from the pitch was thrown
away after 53 minutes. Already cautioned in the
first half, Mark Chandler received a second
yellow, and Sidley were down to 10 men.
Despite being a man down,
Sidley defended well and were still looking
dangerous on the break, but Peacehaven finally
got their noses in front 15 minutes from time. A
high ball into the box was shielded well by Owen
Callaghan, and Ashley Rees fired into the bottom
corner.
With 5 minutes remaining, the
result was put beyond doubt when a Carl Dunk
free kick found Wes Millis in the box and his
effort crept past the despairing dive of Bourne.
The home side had seemed less
than happy with the officials performances all
the game, and when they had a last minute goal
ruled out for offside, it just about summed up
their evening. For Peacehaven though, it was a
valuable 3 points in their push or a top 2
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