Solid start for Chichester unviersity footballers

Ben Chick, after being promoted from the second team, nodded in a header from a pinpoint James Archer cross.

St Mary equalised but first-year players Aaron Blaxall and Scott Dormer combined for Dormer to put Chichester back into the lead.

After Chichester were pegged back for a second time, Mark Betts stepped up to score the winner to give the team a superb start.

Manager Danny Watts was pleased with how the new players had gelled with the older boys and praised Greg Forster for his performance in goal, which came despite him suffering a broken finger in the first half. Chichester’s second team made up for the previous weeks display with a 2-1 win at Canterbury after being 1-0 down.

Penalty duties were handed to Ford, who slotted home to square it at 1-1. The team battled for long periods of the second half and were rewarded with a sublime volley by Carrol to set up a nervous last 20 minutes.

Man of the match Stenning pulled off fine saves although a rare mistake left hearts in mouths until the ball was cleared of the line.

Chichester’s third, fourth and fifth teams all suffered defeats – to Sussex III, Reading II and Royal Holloway II.

Fisk scored for the fourths in a 4-1 defeat which saw Harding named man of the match. The Saturday team lost 1-0.