Eastbourne United enjoy week to savour - thanks to men and women's sides

The first team started the final week of the season with a terrific win over local rivals Eastbourne Town.

That was followed with the final game away to second-placed Saltdean, who needed to win to be in with a chance of winning the league.

Eastbourne United enjoy first town derby double for 16 years.

After a hard fought game the final result was a 1-1 draw with an equalising penalty being put away by Eastbourne’s Max Thompson.

There was a brief wait before we learned Eastbourne Town had only managed to win at home to East Preston 3-0, meaning United had finished in fifth place above Town in sixth.

Meanwhile United’s women’s team had travelled to the Sussex FA’s home ground at Lancing to compete in the final of the Sussex Cup against Steyning.

United kids complete the treble.

It was a game of four halves with Eastbourne going 2-0 up in the first half and Steyning coming back in the second half to make it 2-2 just before the final whistle.

It went into extra time and the first half passed quickly with no further score.

With penalties looming as the second half was underway a great passage of play down the right resulted with a cross parried out by the goal keeper and headed home for the winning goal by Eastbourne.

On Sunday the same two sides met again in the league cup final in Maidstone.

This also went to extra time with neither team able to score and was won by Steyning scoring the only goal of the game in the second period of extra time – a great advert for women’s football from all. Congratulations to both teams for both finals.