Haywards Heath Town back on Steyning Town’s heels as SCFL title race hots up
Haywards Heath Town are right back in the SCFL Premier title race – and boss Kev Green believes leaders Steyning could be feeling the pressure.
After Steyning beat Bexhill 3-0 and Heath lost 1-0 at Little Common on Saturday, the Barrowmen had a six-point lead.
But that was halved on Monday when goals from Camron Lawson and Mark Goldson plus an own goal gave Green’s men a 3-2 win over Steyning in front of another huge Hanbury crowd.
Both sides have three games left and this Saturday brings a trip to Seaford for Heath while Steyning host Eastbourne United.
Green said Monday’s win was fully merited: “Apart from the first 15 to 20 minutes, we were definitely the better side.
“It wasn’t a game with loads of chances but we controlled the majority of possession and had a couple of other decent efforts to add to the scoreline.
“I was a bit surprised by them, to be honest. Effectively, they could have won the league in this game but they seemed content just putting bodies behind the ball and didn’t really seem to want to go for it, which may be a sign there’s a bit of pressure on them now.
“But they’re still top, so let’s see how they respond over the next three games, two of which are very difficult games, in my opinion.
“We’ll focus on winning our games and see how they respond. If we play like we did on Monday in our last three, we have every chance of being where we want to be at the end.”