Lingfield  2  Peacehaven & T.  4

Tues 20th Dec, 2011.     Sussex County League, Div 1

  Match details below 

Peacehaven continued their amazing unbeaten away League run on Tuesday evening, with a polished performance against a hard working Lingfield side.

Astonishingly, their last away game in the League was the demolition of East Grinstead six weeks ago, and there where echoes of that performance here at Godstone Road.

There was only one change to the side which had drawn with Lancing on Satuday, with Scott Marshall replacing Matt Fleming, but it was the home side

 

 

 
   
  who were to get off to a dream start.

With their first attack, Lee Flavin's effort from outside the box squeezed past Josh Heyburn and into the bottom corner.

Peacehaven seemed unmoved by this, and were soon making inroads into the home defence. First Carl Dunk played a perfect ball to Ryan Bradley, and he chipped the towering figure of Rob O'Hara in the home goal, only to see his effort go inches wide but with their next attack Peacehaven were level. This time Rob O'Toole's clever pass found Bradley in the area, and he slid the ball under the keeper to level the scores.

The pressure was starting to mount on Lingfield as they were losing any battle there was in midfield, and they nearly fell further behind when a long range shot from Wes Millis hammered against the bar, and away to safety.

Peacehaven's where making light work of the heavy playing surface, and their fluent passing suggested the lead would soon be extended. Lingfield where relying on the counter attack, and it nearly paid dividends midway through the half. The pacey Dean Roye found his way down the left, and his low cross caused panic in the Haven area, with the ball cleared off the line twice before being cleared to safety.

As we approached half time, the goal which Peacehaven had been threatening to score finally arrived. Wes Millis beat two defenders out near the left corner flag, and his low cross found Carl Dunk in the six yard box, who angled the ball past O'Hara to give them a deserved lead.

Ten minutes after the break they were two goals in front when Rob O'Toole did well to beat Alfie Dean out on the left, and his pass arrived perfectly for Ryan Bradley who fired past O'Hara for his second of the game.

Lingfield had suffered a very heavy defeat at the weekend, and you sensed that another large score could be on the cards but, to their credit, they managed to regroup and where soon back in the game. A through ball split the Haven defence, and Flavin held his nerve to fire past Heyburn.

From then on the home side were looking to pour foward, trying to salvage the game - whilst Peacehaven where happy to absorb the pressure, and hit them on the break. Haven survived a furious penalty appeal for hand-ball 10 minutes from time but all the while Lingfield's defence were playing a very high line, which was a dangerous game to play against a pacey Peacehaven attack who were eager to break at any chance.

With injury time looming the game was put beyond doubt. Lingfield had pushed forward in numbers for a free kick which was immediately cleared to Wes Millis who, after reaching the edge of the box, squared to the unmarked Jack Loraine who made no mistake from close range.

It was a convincing performance from Peacehaven, and the victory stretches their unbeaten away League run to 19 games.

 
 

 

 

Report by

 
Keith Parris
               

 

     
               
     

Tuesday 20th December 2011.      Sussex County League, Division 1

Lingfield

2 - 4

Peacehaven & Telscombe

Rob O'Hara

1

Josh Heyburn

Scott Elgar

2

Craig Hall  68

Alfie Dean

3

Matt Hill

Sayce Holmes-Lewis  81

4

Aaron Gunn  79

Jack Mooney

5

Connor Saunders

Dean  Roye  62

6

Brad Murray  89

Gareth Graham  73

7

Scott Marshall

Daryl Coleman

8

Wes Millis

Danny Oakins

9

Ryan Bradley  10   56   85

Lee Flavin  5   61

10

Carl Dunk  40

Lee Firmitt

11

Rob O'Toole

Substitutes

Dale Fisher  62

12

Harry Coker  68

Tom Hughes

14

Harrison Cullinane  89

Louis Gallagher  73

15

Jack Loraine  85    88

Tony Langridge

16

Jake Buss

Tom Coakley

17

 

Referee:-  Nick Brown

Line 1:-  Mark Jackson

Line 2:-  Darren Evans

 

 

 

g.d

Pts

1

Rye United

22

+36

50

2

Pagham

20

+30

50

3

Lancing

22

+23

43

4

Hassocks

22

+19

42

5

Peacehaven & T.

22

+16

39

6

Three Bridges

17

+11

37

7

Redhill

19

+23

34

8

Sidley United

23

-5

33

9

East Grinstead T.

26

-11

33

10

Lingfield

20

+15

32

11

AFC Uckfield

23

+6

32

12

Crowborough A.

25

-1

31

13

Horsham YMCA

24

-15

29

14

Selsey

20

-4

27

15

Worthing United

23

-23

23

16

Ringmer

21

-12

21

17

Shoreham

23

-20

20

18

Arundel

21

-27

17

19

St Francis Rang.

26

-25

14

20

Chichester City

19

-36

8

     
     
     
Peacehaven Man Of The Match  
Brad Murray
 
     
     

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