Southwick Mens 1XI 1:3 Hailsham 1XI

9 min-0:1 - Hailsham converted a penalty corner Penalty Corner
11min Rob Lowe chance was saved
13 min Jon Westley missed chance on the reverse
21 min Hailsham rare attach produced a chance which was saved by keeper Matt Scrase
25 min Jamie Bird chance was foiled on the line
34 min with half time looming, a move involving 5 quick passes found Matt Vokes in front of goal but a brilliant intervention by a Hailsham defender kept the ball out.
0:1 Half Time
From the first half dominance it appeared to be a matter of time before Southwick would level the scores.
42 min Matt Rickson chance but with a good position he fluffed his lines
Southwick pressed hard and forced a succession of penalty corners but failed to convert.
58 min 0:2 - From a Southwick Penalty Corner Hailsham hit Southwick on the break
59 min 0:3 - From the restart Southwick showed a level of desperation and committed too many players forward and were again hit on the break.
66 min 1:3 – Finally Rob Lowe converted a Penalty corner for Southwick but with 9 min remaining this was too tall an order for Southwick to turn around.
A penalty corner count of Southwick 10 to Hailsham 4 shows the pressure that Southwick were exerting on their opponents but a return of one goal is clearly not good enough.
Next week Holcombe away.