HENRY IS LANCING'S PROVIDER

IT WAS a local RUR double on Saturday when lowly-placed County League second-division opposition were shown the exit door. First-division United ought not to have been troubled by Peacehaven and so it proved, while Lancing were able to show in extra-time that they have the edge in quality over Wealden in their all-second division clash.

Mark Henry had a hand in all three Lancing goals. Jim Devers dived to head home Henry's 67th-minute cross for Lancing, then had an effort cleared off the Wealden line before Doug Lloyd equalised in the 78th minute from a non-cleared corner.

Devers then made it 2-1 seven minutes into extra-time after exchanging passes with Henry and sub Tom Cita, 21, despatched the clincher, left-footed, five minutes from the end, from Henry's through pass.

LANCING: Everett; Crush, Howarth, Court, Thompson; McDonald, Henry, Mtambara, Lopez; Devers, O'Regan. Subs: Cita (O'Regan 65), Cattell (McDonald 76), Rhodie (Mtambara 105), White, Aylward gk. Att: 56.

United scored in the ninth minute through Paul Brown and on the hour through Dave Schneider in a performance below par before half-time but improving in the second half.

The team got the ball moving and wide, and showed discipline but poor finishing meant Peacehaven escaped a hiding.

UNITED: Fuller; Footman, McCaffrey, Pickles, Hughes; Brown, N.Shelley, Bone, Sell; Schneider, Moses. Subs: Banks (Moses 60), Webb (Shelley 62), Warren (Schneider 68), S.Di Paulo. Att: 26.

United's league match at Hassocks on Monday was postponed owing to the need to empty a septic tank serving the clubhouse sanitation. United go to Oakwood tomorrow (Fri) in the League Cup.