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Mussels after being left out of Peacehaven's FA
Vase tie against St Ives.
Peacehaven made a disastrous start, conceding
twice in the first twenty minutes. The first
goal came when a corner caused confusion,
allowing centre back Ollie Davis to side foot
in. That was then followed by Josh Heyburn
allowing a weak shot from Dean Smith to slip
through his hands and into the back of the net.
Nothing could have suited Shoreham's game plan
better than to have an early lead, and from that
point they sat back and looked to hit on the
break. With clever players like Kevin Keehan,
Rob Boddy, Richard Hudson and Callaghan in their
side they were always going to be good in
possession, but their conservative approach saw
the finish to the first half become a seige.
Peacehaven gradually built up a head of steam
and had two very strong penalty claims ignored
as they built up the pressure.
Rob O'Toole and Bradley Murray both went close
as half time approached, and it looked as though
the pattern would continue after half time. The
introduction of Fenelon, and the redeployment of
Wes Millis in a three man defence disrupted
Peacehaven's rhythm however and they were unable
to regain their momentum after the break.
They still had plenty of the ball, but with a
porous midfield they were increasingly
vulnerable on the break, and a tendency to over
commit in attack blunted their threat.
They did pull a goal back when Ryan Bradley slid
in at the back post to meet Fenelon's cross, but
by the end they had run out of ideas, were
reduced to long range efforts which were never
likely to threaten the visitors lead. |