Controversial draw for Sidley

SIDLEY United secured 1-1 draw against East Preston at Gullivers on Saturday in an Sussex League match which ended in controversy.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Nov 2002, 15:37 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 19:40 BST

In the last minute, the referee awarded a penalty to the visitors but then amazingly changed his mind and gave a free kick on the edge of the area.

The result leaves The Blues stranded in 11th place in Division One, a massive 18 points behind leaders Burgess Hill.

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Matt Huckett gave East Preston the lead three minutes before half time with a brilliant 25-yard effort before United forward Dave Carey marked his return from suspension by equalising 10 minutes from time to claim his first goal of the season.

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