Two-goal Ross seals derby tie

RUR Charity Cup3rd RoundCrowborough 4 Wealden 2Both sides were forced to make changes due to injuries, suspensions and arriving babies, so credit should go to the players for producing some good football.

The first half belonged to the hosts and as early as the second minute James Body curled a free-kick inches wide.

The movement of Dave Adams and two-goal Ross Treleaven was causing the visitors's defence to struggle although Sean Brownall was outstanding all afternoon for the Division Two side.

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On ten minutes one of the best goals seen at the Alderbrook all season arrived. Darren Clifton, Adams, Treleaven and Wayne Clarke all featured in crisp one-touch passing to feed Dean Chamberlain, who turned Paul Thomsett before firing low past Gareth Clarke.

Crows kept up the pressure and on 23 minutes had a two-goal advantage. Again a good passing move fed young Treleaven and from the edge of area with the outside of the boot he curled the ball into the far corner.

On 28 minutes Crows lost Nathan Golden after three crunching tackles all of which he won. Crows reshuffled and put on Danny Baker in midfield.

Wealden then lost Craig Ottley after he fouled Chamberlain near the perimeter fence for which he received a yellow card and never returned.

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On 41 minutes Body's corner was too much for the Wealden defence to cope with and in trying to prevent the ball going in they only helped it on its way.

Wealden brought on Andy Johnson at the start of the second half, but it was Crows who were still taking the upper hand. Adams forced Clarke to save well, and the goalkeeper pulled off another fine save, this time from Chamberlain, then Wes Tate saw a shot go just wide for Wealden.

The visitors had a good 15-minute spell before Adams hit the crossbar, and the ball fell to Treleaven who hammered home the rebound to make it 4-0.

On 78 minutes Tate scored a superb individual goal, smashing the ball past Kush Movaffagh from 25 yards.

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Crows should have been awarded a penalty when Clarke weaved his way into the area and was floored by Brownall. In the dying minutes Andy Johnson scored with a low drive to make it 4-2.

Crowborough: Movaffagh, Clifton, Meek, Godden (Baker), C Bishop, Munday, Clarke, Chamberlain, Adams, Body (Bull), Treleaven. Unused sub: Colbran.

Wealden: Clarke, Breeds (A Johnson), Thomsett, Brownall, Wooden, Ottley, Davis (Oliver), Verral (Mitchell), Ward, Tate, Hutchinson.

County League One

Southwick 1 Hailsham 2

HAILSHAM manager Kenny McCreadie was full of praise for his battling side after they played 85 minutes of this match with just ten men.

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McCreadie said: 'It was a great result in the circumstances. We're a fit team and won through sheer hard work. They put it all in and Ross Tanner made some good saves. We were kicking up the slope in the second half and the players finished very tired.'

The Stringers lost midfielder Simon Stevens after just five minutes when he was red-carded for handball on the goalline. 'It was definitely handball but the lad was only trying to prevent a goal,' said McCreadie. 'It wasn't his fault, I blame some of the others who should have closed their player down before he shot.'

Tanner had made an excellent save from Nigel Geary before a header looped over him and dropped just inside the far post. The ball hit Stevens on the hand and referee David Barnard ignored his claims that he had been pushed in the back by Southwick's Tony Timms and sent him off.

Southwick's Warren Levy was lucky to convert the spotkick as it cannoned off an upright but hit the diving Tanner and rebounded into the net.

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Stuart Lewis missed two good chances for Hailsham before captain Paul Richardson got away with a clear tug on a Southwick player and could have been sent off as last man. Fortunately the referee ignored the linesman's raised flag.

He waved play on and Hailsham won a free-kick at the other end from which Paul Richardson levelled the scores.

The referee allowed seven minutes of added time in the first half and deep into it Hailsham were awarded a penalty when Peter Cooper was brought down. Nick Barden fired home from the spot.

Hailsham missed several good chances before they were awarded another penalty when Lee Barnard, on for the injured Martin Richardson, was pulled down in the penalty area. Barden again took it but his shot hit the goalkeeper and bounced away.

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Richardson has ankle ligament problems and could miss tomorrow's trip to Littlehampton, while Ashley Jarvis is back in training.

Hailsham: Tanner, Satchwell (Morley), Early, M Richardson (Barnard), P Richardson, Spencer, Lewis, Stevens, Cooper (Pout), Dove, Barden.

County League Three

Hurstpierpoint 0 Peacehaven 7

PEACEHAVEN put themselves in a strong position just a point behind leaders Lingfield and with four games in hand after this overwhelming win.

Manager Darren Guirey said: 'This has been waiting to happen. We were very good after the first ten minutes when Hurst had three good chances.

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'After that we murdered them and the finishing was excellent. Before this week we've been creating the chances but not putting them away.

'Mark Price made four of the goals and he was a bit peeved at not getting one himself. I was particularly pleased with the performances of Robbie Brown and Luke Martin in midfield.'

Peacehaven opened the scoring on ten minutes with a Brown header from a Price cross, and on 20 minutes the same pairing saw Brown diving in to head home.

It was 3-0 at the break as Simon Bailey took on three players and fired into the corner from outside the penalty area.

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Martin slotted home the fourth on 48 minutes in a fantastic move of around ten passes, and number five fell to Jason Stepney two minutes later as he headed home Aaron Blackwell's cross.

Martin got the sixth with a superb solo effort on 75 minutes when he ran from the halfway line, beat two players and rounded the goalkeeper.

The final goal fell to substitute Simon Whitney, who slotted home after another good move.

Peacehaven: Parsons, Murray (Cook), Rider, Brown, King, Bailey, Martin (Preece), Brown, Blackwell, Price, Stepney (Whitney).

Sussex Senior Cup 2nd Round

Mile Oak 3 Seaford 1

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SEAFORD midfielder Ben Dartnall was sent off for a reckless challenge as Town were sent spinning out of the Sussex Senior Cup at Mile Oak's Recreation Ground.

Dartnall was dismissed for a tackle from behind on 50 minutes by referee Nigel Bullen, who totally ignored the fact that the Mile Oak player retaliated with several punches.

Seaford, who had a good record at the ground having not lost there since 2001, were again without Adam Kneller and Scott Allison, and Oliver Stanyard started again in defence with Peter Buhlman in midfield.

Mile Oak rattled the Seaford crossbar on 11 minutes with goalkeeper Kieran Maher beaten, while at the other end Buhlman was narrowly wide before Tristan Job's lob rebounded off the Oak woodwork.

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Three minutes into the second half Town conceded a soft goal as they failed to pick up Clive Jackson and with time and space he netted the easiest of chances from inside the penalty area.

Dartnall was dismissed two minutes later and Town went further behind on the hour when Dave Ayres's free-kick proved too good for Maher.

Oak got their third with ten minutes left when slack marking allowed Tony Burnett to tap in from close range.

Town did get some consolation on 86 minutes when youngster Liam Keith, on in place of Jobe, scored with a great lob as he caught home goalkeeper Richard Whittington off his goalline.

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Seaford: Maher, Moore (L Plastow), Mayo, O Stanyard, Doherty, Wingate (Hammond), Buhlman, Dartnall, Jobe (Keith), Callaghan, C Stanyard.

County League Two

Saltdean 0 Selsey 2

SALTDEAN manager Mark Smeaton was unimpressed by high-flying Selsey even though they took all three points at Coombe Vale.

'They work hard and are well organised, but in the first half they just gave the ball to their right back and lumped it over the top,' said Smeaton. 'I gave my players a bit of a rollocking at half-time and said I'd put my boots on again if we couldn't cut him out.

'We were poor in the first half and so were they. They had one chance and scored from a cross when slack marking allowed them a headed goal.

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'We came out flying after the break and had several good chances. Ian Costello shot just over from the edge of the penalty area, Richard Ogoe had a good chance and Craig Bunch saw his header go just round a post.

'We were right in it until ten minutes from time when they broke away and scored.' Smeaton is gradually getting some of his better players back but suffered two more injuries on Saturday when son James Smeaton damaged a knee and Michael Pietzak suffered an ankle problem. Both will be missing for some weeks.

Saltdean: C Smeaton, Washington, J Smeaton (Hamilton), Newman, Bradbury, Saxby, Costello (Southwell), Ogoe, Cole, Bunch, Pietzak (Loader).

County League Three

Pease Pottage 1 Newhaven 0

NEWHAVEN manager Jason Tighe was gutted after his team dominated the game and failed to score for the second successive week.

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Tighe said: 'If it was a boxing match it would have been stopped, that's how much on top we were.

'We had four good chances but their goalkeeper made some great saves.

'Simon Halsey beat the offside trap but was just wide, then he was put through by Chrissie Georgiou, who ran the game, but the keeper saved with his feet.

'Then I beat the offside trap from a Georgiou free-kick but the keeper dived the right way while Ross Newman had a great chance in the second half.

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'With five minutes left they sent a long punt over the top which caught us out and they scored the winner.

'The irony was that it was the first time this season we have been at full strength.

'It was nice that Pease Pottage sent us a letter this week saying how unlucky we were.'

Newhaven: Hildersley, Edwards, Tighe, Leiper, Shappveld, Georgiou, Holmes, Breach, McGill (Bartholomew), Newman, Halsey.

County League Three

Uckfield 1 Little Common 0

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Missing Ian Morris with a hamstring injury, Town promoted warhorse midfielder Mark Chalk from the bench, with Matt Michaels reverting to left back. Joe Tubon was on Sussex Youth duty, and Town had Scott McLeary, Danny Gardiner and Rob Searle as substitutes.

The first-half exchanges were tentative, Stuart Mouland going closest for Town with a dipping free-kick.

The second half was more open, and the visitors wasted a golden opportunity on the hour. A break down the left saw a Little Common striker shoot against the foot of the post, and the ball rebounded to the feet of another Common forward who was denied by a fine reaction save at pointblank range from Graham Leach. Still the danger was not averted, and a third Common player latched on to the second rebound but his effort clipped the crossbar.

Town then began to expose Common's lack of mobility in defence. Dan Barnard worked himself clear of two defenders but just as he prepared to shoot the ball bobbled and Common's goalkeeper smothered.

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Young winger McLeary was introduced for Matt Watts and it was his arrival that ignited Town. In the 87th minute Mouland released the wide man down the right channel and McLeary delivered a superb cross into the box. With his back to goal, Dan Barnard initially miscontrolled the ball, but the marksman regained his composure to fire a fabulous bicycle kick into the roof of the net from 12 yards.

In the dying moments Common's captain was red-carded for a frustrated kick at Adam Barnard.

Uckfield: Leach, N Walsh, Michaels, G Sawyer, Hunter, Watts (McLeary), Mouland, Chalk, A Barnard, D Barnard, Booth. Subs not used: D Gardiner, Searle.