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Leatherhead v Eastbourne Borough, FA Trophy first round

47 photos as Eastbourne Borough win FA Trophy tie at Leatherhead

Lewis Carey was the hero with FOUR penalty saves as Eastbourne Borough won a spot-kick shootout at Leatherhead to reach the second round of the FA Trophy.

Carey kept out four out of five Tanners kicks while Borough put away two of their first four to clinch the victory.

They’d looked to heading through the first round tie eearlier whne they went 2-0 up in the 90 minutes thanks to Max Sheaf and Nathan Laleye’s first goals for the club. But the hosts hit back with two goals in the last 20 minutes to take it to penalties.

It takes Steve King’s side into Monday’s draw, with Burgess Hill Town, Chichester City and Whitehawk the other Sussex sides to come successfully through the weekend’s first round.

See pictures from Leatherhead v Eastbourne Borough by Lydia and Nick Redman on this page and those linked, and get all the local football action in the Eastbourne Herald on Friday.

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