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fire Peacehaven into an early lead.
A big scoreline looked on the
cards as Peacehaven extended their advantage 5
minutes later when Carl Dunk's cross fell
perfectly for Matt Fleming, and he drilled the
ball home from outside the box.
Midway through the half they
had the chance to go further ahead when a foul
on Chamal Fenelon resulted in another penalty
decision, but this time Hitchman saved Dunk's
spot kick to keep the home side in the game.
Chichester's only real chance
of the half saw Ben Vassollo produce a good save
from Adams, but the majority of the action was
in the opposing area where Dunk, Murray and
Fenelon all looked capable of scoring at any
moment.
The second half continued in
the same pattern with Peacehaven dominating
possession but unable to add to their lead.
Fenelon was unlucky not to register his first goal
for the club and as the half wore on it was
increasingly obvious there was no way back for
Chichester.
Tom Levitt was introduced to
the action, making a welcome return after a 3
month absence, but within 5 minutes the injury
curse which has plagued Piddinghoe Avenue this season
was to strike again. Wade Johnson's clattering
challenge on Rob O'Toole earned him a red card,
and O'Toole an ankle injury which will keep him
sidelined for 4 - 6 weeks. Ironically he was
replaced by Adam Kneller who was returning from
a 6 week lay-off !
It may have been a predictable
victory, and Peacehaven will have tougher
challenges to face before the season ends, but
Shaun Saunders will be happy with the way his
side controlled the game for long periods - and
the fact that, for the first time this season,
they kept a clean sheet for a second game in a
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