Steyning Town top the tree after Forest Row are beaten
Steyning Town moved back to top spot in the SCFL premier division with a 2-0 home win over Forest Row.
Town left it well into the second half on Saturday to seal the win as goals in the 68th and 85th minutes from substitute Alex Brewer secured another vital three league points for the Barrowmen.
It looked like Steyning might be frustrated in a game they dominated from start to finish.
The visitors came with a clear game plan to defend deep and frustrate and consequently didn’t register a single shot during the whole game.
That said, they were organised and defended well and it looked like they may well sneak away with a point until Brewer stepped in with two classy finishes.
Ethan McGrath in the Forest Row goal was superb all afternoon and pulled off save after save, and Town squandered chance after the chance in front of a vocal home crowd. However, there was a sense of much relief when the three points were finally sealed with Brewer's classy cameo.
With Haywards Heath losing in Guernsey this put the Barrowmen three points ahead at the top of the table but having played one game more than Heath.
It’s the first time all season Steyning have effectively been level on points with the hot favourites and the one-time runaway league leaders.
There are nine games to go for Steyning. A week off comes this week before they return the following Saturday (March 14) to home league action against Crawley Down Gatwick.
Steyning: M Bromage, Blencowe, Allen, Honore, Rance, Worrell, Daniels-Yeomans, Plummer, Jarvis, Hoarty, Bridgman. Subs used: Heath, Dowdell, Brewer. Not used: Freeman, Oladokun.