Page badly hurt in cup win

It just gets better and better for Peacehaven as they went top of the County League Division Three on Saturday and then won the Intermediate Cup on Tuesday evening.

The cup win was not without cost '“ Michael Page was taken to hospital with a serious head injury.

Manager Darren Guirey said: 'Michael was hurt after only five minutes following a collision of heads. He had eight stitches in a wound around the eye and has badly bruised the eye socket and cheekbone.

'That was a real sickener, but the lads were terrific on the night and played some great football. It was goalless at half-time but might have been 2-2, but we murdered them in the second half and were well worth our win. The goals from Ryan Walton and Simon Bailey were copybook from Jamie Wright crosses.'

Peacehaven were 2-0 up through Simon Bailey and Jason Stepney against Ifield Edwards on Saturday but Guirey said they 'went to sleep' as the hosts pulled back to 2-2. Stepney and Bailey each scored again for 4-2 and Mark Price made it five with the best goal of the game from a free-kick.

Peacehaven can make sure of the league title with a win at Forest tomorrow when Page and Ash Bailey, who is on a stag weekend, will be missing.