Match in pictures: Newhaven on spot to beat Forest Row

Under an overcast sky and in a strong wind, Newhaven were soon taking charge and playing the ball around nicely.

Forest held fast proving very stubben but on 40 minutes Billy Oliver managed to battle through the defence and put the ball into the net for a1-0 half-time lead.

In the second half Forest came out like a train and caught Newhaven off balance and in the 47th minute Camron Lawson put the ball passed the outstreched hands of Frazer Trigwell to make it 1-1.

Newhaven piled forward time after time and on 65 minutes Forest made a mistake in their box and a penalty was awarded to the Dockers – up stepped Ezra Roeg to smash home the spot kick for what proved the winner.

The Dockers are ninth in the table and go to seventh-placed Roffey this weekend.

Elsewhere in the SCFL Premier, Seaford Town lost 4-1 at Lingfield on Saturday.

But things improved for the men from The Crouch in midweek when they won at home to Arundel in the RUR Cup – going through 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

Seaford are 14th in the table and visit Pagham in the league tomorrow.

In SCFL Division 1, Saltdean lost 2-1 at Infinity last weekend – but they took revenge over the same side with a 4-2 home win in the RUR Cup in midweek.

Saltdean – 16th in the table – visit Loxwood on Saturday.

See more pictures from Newhaven 2 Forest Row 1 – by Paul Trunfull – on this page and those linked.