‘Brilliant’ Steyning Town hailed by Hamm after Dockers are demolished
Steyning Town hammered Newhaven to move back level on points with Haywards Heath Town at the top of the Southern Combination premier division.
A hat-trick by Dion Jarvis and two goals apiece from Alex Brewer and Evan Hoarty secured a 7-1 win, with Ezra Roeg replying for the Dockers.
The win put Mike Hamm’s side on 65 points – level with Haywards Heath but second on goal difference and having played three games more than Heath.
Hamm told us: “It was important for us to bounce back from the loss in Guernsey. We made only one change from that game, bringing in Jazz Rance.
"I thought the team were brilliant Saturday – all over. I felt from training Tuesday and Thursday something was brewing but wasn’t quite expecting that.
"Newhaven are no pushovers and are holding their own just outside the play-off places so that just goes to show how we good we were on that day.
"Dion Jarvis was man of the match with his second hat-trick of the season but in all honesty it could have gone to anyone.
"This puts us level with Haywards Heath who have games in hand and who we face away from home in April.”
Steyning are at home to Wick on Saturday and then renew acquaintances with Newhaven – away from home – in the Peter Bentley Cup on Tuesday.
Elsewhere in the SCFL last Saturday, in Division 1, Arundel won 2-0 away to Dorking Wanderers B and are third in the table.