Breaking news: Lights go out on Rye

Rye United’s game at home to Shoreham tonight (Tuesday) was abandoned after just 10 minutes.

The Sussex County Football League Division One match was halted because of a floodlight failure after the lights on one of the pylons went out. The game was goalless at the time.

The Salts was plunged into darkness tonight as Rye United's visit from Shoreham was abandoned due to a floodlight failureplaceholder image
The Salts was plunged into darkness tonight as Rye United's visit from Shoreham was abandoned due to a floodlight failure

It means that Shoreham will have to make the three-hour round trip to Rye all over again at a later date. Rye remain ninth in the table with 15 points from 10 outings, while Shoreham are 14th with 11 from nine.

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