FOOTBALL: Golds and Wickers share the spoils

Nick Green headed in Wickers' opener after just five minutes, they then hit the post and Ryan Walton hit his effort straight at Golds' goalkeeper Craig Stoner from six yards out.

After the break Matt Russell thought he had bagged Littlehampton's equaliser, only for his finish, from Joe Charman's cross, to be ruled out for offside.

After the break Wicker's again struck the woodwork before Adam Mitchall did net the equaliser after 65 minutes.

Chris Hazell and Charman again went close for Golds before James Wotherspoon missed a golden opportunity to win it late on for Southwick.

Wickers' boss Dom Shepherd said: "We had plenty of chances to win it and to be honest I really think we should have taken all three points.

"We didn't have to make many saves, although they had long periods of sustained pressure.

"I think they will be happier with a point than we are."

But Littlehampton joint manager John Suter wasn't happy with just a point as he felt his side had done enough to win it.

He said: "I thought it was two points dropped, we were one down at half-time after conceding a poor goal.

"But we were much better in the second half and played some good stuff.

"In the end I think they were hanging on to the game."

LITTLEHAMPTON: Stoner; Ward, McKay, Crawford, Hazell; Sayers, Russell, Hudson, Charman; Mitchell, Peacock. Subs: White (Hudson 45), Boutwood (Charman 77), Young, Askew.

SOUTHWICK: Harding; Timms, Rahaman, Donoghue, Stacey; Bean, Green, Strideford Shepherd; Walton, Wotherspoon. Subs: Steele (Wotherspoon 70), Mulvee (Green 50), Rhodes (Shepherd), Tighe, Chidgey.

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