Jon's Birthday Goal

BIRTHDAY boy and skipper Jon Tucker scored the goal that put Arundel within reach of their first senior trophy for 15 years when his decider broke the wind-swept deadlock against Ringmer at Crabtree Park on Tuesday night.

In a game in which both teams had done well in dealing with an awkward wind, the turning point came in the 76th minute when Sam Wincell and Ringmer keeper Darren Prior contested a 50-50 ball that left the Ringmer man having to be substituted with an injured shoulder.

His treatment and substitution with young Sam Figg had taken five minutes to complete and it was in that time added at the end of 90 minutes that Tucker sent in a wind-assisted last-gasp free kick.

To Tucker's delight, and that of his Mullet mates, the ball drifted over Figg to signal the start of the celebrations.

Score - Arundel 1, Ringmer 0

Full report in the Gazette, February 21.

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