MUSSELS RELAXED IN VICTORY

SHOREHAM manager Roger Brace admitted his side had taken their foot off the pedal a little, despite their apparent comfort in defeating Worthing United at Middle Road on Friday evening.

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Apr 2002, 18:46 BST

Updated 7th Jun 2018, 23:45 BST

He said: "Maybe we relaxed a little too much, but we were always in control. I allowed myself to be talked into Paul Lockhart taking a penalty, instead of Martin O'Donnell, because Paul hadn't scored all season, so it is partly my fault too."

Lockhart's missed spot-kick came in the opening 10 minutes, after Lloyd Vanson was brought down, and, for the rest of the opening 45 minutes, both sides were employed in a sparring session.

Mussels made more headway eight minutes after the break, when Mark Pulling's corner was insufficiently dealt with, and Warren Levy came in with a firm header from eight yards to give Shoreham the lead.

For more details see April 11's Shoreham Herald.

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