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parts of the
pitch.
For various
reasons Peacehaven were without a whole list of
players, including Craig Hall, Connor Saunders,
Tom Levitt, Craig Bunch and his latest new face,
Callum Saunders, who has resigned from Whitehawk.
The conditions
favoured Peacehaven in the first half, with the
wind swirling towards the goal they were
attacking. Carl Dunk, whose brother Lewis has
been perhaps the Albion ’s best player this
season, had been given the playmaking role in
midfield and was influential from the start. It
was from his cross that Adam Kneller almost
connected at the back post. Unfortunately the
defender was injured in the process and had to
limp off, being replaced by Chamal Fenelon, who
had been delayed in traffic.
Then came the
most crucial moment of the night. O’Toole’s
diving header from Callagahan’s cross crashed
against the bar and was scrambled to
safety. Minutes later Callaghan blazed over and
Fenelon drilled a shot wide.
Peacehaven were
made to pay for their profligacy when Brighton
took the lead with their first meaningful
attack. Ryan Simmonds and Tobjorn Agdenstein
combined to bypass Matt Hill and Agdenstein
drilled a first time shot past Jake Buss.
That sent a
sense of deflation around Piddinghoe Avenue
which was exacerbated when the lead was doubled
just after half time with George Barker steering
a well placed shot past Buss.
Peacehaven
rallied and could have got back into things when
Ashley Rees narrowly missed the target with a
clever chip. They
did snatch a lifeline when O’Toole applied a
calm finish to reduce the arrears, but Albion
again showed their class with a well worked and
decisive third.
Barker got in
rather too easily on the left and fed Jamie
Smith, who appeared to have delayed too long,
only to find Agdenstein who calmly stroked in
his second of the night.
That was pretty
much that, and despite the result Peacehaven
could be pleased with their nights work. Their
attention will now turn to a potentially massive
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