Steyning Town go top of premier with win over YMCA – Horsham beat Shoreham to clinch third place
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Steyning Town 3 Horsham YMCA 0
SCFL Premier
There is no shame in being beaten fair and square by robust, experienced new leaders Steyning on their Shooting Field patch.
But this was another case of what might have been for YMCA, who enjoyed equal possession and created chances.
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Hide AdYM made the early running, but Steyning soon perked up, squandering a one on one opportunity before Charlie Meehan accepted a ball from the right, putting it over YM keeper Aaron Jeal in.
Steyning then hit the post but YM kept running, and just before the break, Sekou Toure couldn’t reach a cross that might have produced the equaliser.
Early in the second half, Steyning’s Harry Shooman cut in to intercept, firing into the bottom corner for an opportunist goal.
Chances followed at either end – until, with 11 minutes let, MoM Shooman latched on to a pass, slotting home to put the result beyond doubt.
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Hide AdThere was still time for further goalscoring, but, with an empty net beckoning, somehow the Barrowmen contrived to find the side netting when a 4-0 win looked a certainty.
Steyning coach Danny Wood said: “They were well-taken goals in another top performance.”
YM manager Dean Carden told the County Times: “We had equal possession, but we started the second half slowly, as we’ve been doing, letting them through to ship in another goal, making it very difficult for ourselves against a good, strong side.”
On Saturday, Steyning visit Little Common, while YM host Peacehaven & Telescombe before welcoming Midhurst & Easebourne next Tuesday.
MARTIN READ
Shoreham Women 1 Horsham Women 2
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Hide AdWith Saltdean and Eastbourne Borough having secured the top two places in the Sussex Women’s & Girls’ League Premier, Horsham beat Shoreham in the battle to secure third – which may yet bring promotion.