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November.
It was to be a game of very few
chances for either side, and it was midway
through the first half before there was a direct
shot on either goal - and it proved to be the
decisive moment. Rye were awarded a hotly
disputed free-kick just outside the area, and
Sam Adams curled his shot around the wall and
into the bottom corner to put the home side
ahead.
The lead was nearly cancelled
out within 2 minutes, when Carl Dunk's free-kick
found the head of Ryan Bradley in the six yard
box, but his angled header dropped inches wide
of the post, but it was soon the home side who
were causing scares. On the half hour mark, a
looping effort from Duncan McArthur sailed over
the Peacehaven defence and looked to have
dropped into the back of the goal, but
thankfully for the away contingent it was a
trick of the eye, and the ball was safely the
wrong side of the net.
As we approached half time,
there was one more chance for Peacehaven when
Harry Coker's header narrowly cleared the bar,
and from the resultant goal kick Rye almost
doubled their lead. The pace of Matt MacLean,
which was a problem all afternoon for Peacehaven,
took him clear, and Jake Buss had to be at his
best to block a thunderous shot.
The pattern of play was very
similar after the break with neither side being
able to stamp their authority on the game. The
introduction of the pacey Jordan Lang against a
tiring home defence started to open avenues for
Peacehaven, and it nearly paid dividends as the
half wore on. His teasing cross found the
unmarked Matt Fleming, but he was unable to
finish.
Jake Buss then produced a
spectacular one handed save at the foot of his
post from a McArthur header to keep the game
alive, but the final 10 minutes of the game was
mainly Rye running down the clock to grab a
valuable 3 points for themselves in their quest
for the title.
For Peacehaven, they were
never favourites to win this game, and the 19
match unbeaten away League run has finally come
to end. It also means 3 League defeats in a row,
and the last time that happened was the start of
last season....... they then went on an
impressive run which saw them brush most teams
aside before finishing in a creditable 3rd
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