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Newhaven FC host Chichester City FC in the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup at Fort Road |
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The Dockers ⚓ host the Lillywhites in the County Cup 🏆 2nd round. Worthing won it last year so it's Brighton's turn this year. The weather has suddenly turned cold, so it's time for a big (in more ways than one) coat to keep the wind out. Winters coming apparently! Chichester are in a higher league so will be favourites but it's the league that the Dockers want to be in do it's a good test. There are a few missing tonight with new favourite Josh Tuck missing along with Ryan Warwick and Connor Edwards. Good news is that Bailey and Lee Robbo are on the bench.
The Lillywhites took a little while to settle but were soon showing their class. The passing and pace are a step above the Reds. The Dockers do get a chance to take the lead with a free kick from Alfie which he hits low (instead of straight into the skate park) and forces a good save. Rio gets a chance but thew shot is too tame to trouble the keeper. There is a lot a defending for the Dockers to do especially out wide where the super speedy wingers are causing problems. When the goal comes it is a scruffy one from a goalmouth scramble and the visitors are in the lead. Just when we were thinking how good it would be to be level at the break then we never got to find out. 0-1 when the whistle goes.
The visitors just got better as the second half went on and the second came after a couple of minutes . Newhaven started playing well but could get the important 3rd goal. It was the visitors who found it making it 0-3 on 51 despite Jake making a couple of good saves. The Dockers were struggling to contain the pacey wingers and having to do a lot of defending The Lillywhites sealed it with two more on 65 and 67 to put it out of reach. The Dockers rallied again and had a good ten minutes but couldn't get what would now be just a consolation goal.
POTM: The man between the sticks, Jake Buss kept the score down with some great saves 🧤. Captain fantastic strikes again 🥇.
We have seen the Lillywhites play before at the Sussex Charity Shield when Doug Tuck's Bognor took the win. We weren't there the time we heard of them was when they made it to the FA Cup 1st round when they drew Tranmere away. They were beaten 5-0 at Prenton Park and instead of enjoying their big day out , they were singing anti scouse and north songs like a bunch of kids. They were clearly the better side tonight. Newhaven are doing well in the league and still in the Peter Bentley Cup and looking forward to the Vase. Big season in the league need to focus on that now. And maybe retaining the Peter Bentley Cup and maybe getting to Wembley in the Vase.
To continue the theme of being on our best behaviour we will say that all the officials were great. This is 9th division football after all.
Next up is an away trip to Chelsea.
Love Tranmerekat 🐾
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| Dark at Fort Road |
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| A few missing |
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| Watching the Ferry |
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| Down by the river |
