Upper Beeding 5:1 Worthing Utd Res
(H-T: 2-1)

Just as the meagre crowd of 47 (plus one small black dog) believed that they
had found a cure for insomnia, Upper Beeding woke up and put their opponents
to bed. Something they should have done way before the last quarter of this,
at times tedious, affair.

Beeding were missing the influential David Smith, who failed a late fitness
test on his damaged thigh, and Mick Barry gave Glyn Edmonds the chance to
start up front with Gary Salter.

And it was Salter who opened the scoring after eleven minutes. Mat Doo,
preferred to Paul Barker in mid field, took the ball into Worthings' penalty
area and the ball fell for Salter, whose weak shot found the far corner of
the net despite the flailing hand of James Lee in the visitors goal.

Edmonds could have doubled the advantage within a minute but his header,
from Mark Salters' cross beat both Lee and the near upright.

Beeding looked comfortable enough, but the frustration of the poor quality
of their final delivery in particular, was enough to turn any discernible
cheers into groans.

Against the run of play, but with typical Beeding farce, Worthing equalized
on thirty minutes. Steve Barbers' neat one - two saw him threaten the
Worthing goal only for Lee to clear long to Tony Turton. Not for the first
time this season, or even the tenth, a visiting striker was free in between
Beedings' two marking defenders and with the sweeper still in his opponents
half, Turton took his time before beating Scott Redfern with a fierce left
foot shot.

Lee held a curling Edmonds shot before the young striker gave Beeding an
interval lead stabbing in Gary Salters' header back across goal from his
brothers' cross.

Doo should have given Beeding a two goal advantage within two minutes of the
restart putting high and wide from a few feet and Barber had an effort
cleared off the line as Beeding won the opening scrappy skirmishes of the
half.

Lee Strange replaced Edmonds after 78 minutes and the strikers impact was
immediate, albeit with a lot of help from Lee in the Worthing goal.

Stranges' first touch put Gary Salter away on the left, but although his
twenty yard shot lacked power, it proved too good for Lee who allowed the
ball to slip through his hands and just across the line.

Barry replaced Gary Salter (neck) and Simon Friend - James with Barker and
Mark Friend - James with ten minutes remaining, pushing Doo into a strikers
role and a minute later Doo was on the score sheet, finishing crisply, Jamie
Iresons' pass from Stuart Barrys' corner.

It was left to Strange to complete the scoring in the final minute, rounding
the unfortunate Lee having beaten Ian Cook to Mark Salters' through ball.

Upper Beeding: S. Redfern; T. Gretton, S. Barber (Capt), J. Ireson;
S. Barry, M. Doo, S. Friend - James, J. Burgess, M. Salter; G. Salter,
G. Edmonds.

Subs: L. Strange (G. Edmonds 78")
P.Barker (G. Salter 80")
M. Friend - James (S. Friend - James 80")
 
 
 

Sussex County League Division 3
4th November 2001
Pl. W. D. L. Fr. Ag. Pts.
Pease P 12 11 1 0 43 11 33
FrankVil11 9 1 1 29 9 28
Steyning11 9 0 2 28 9 27
Forest 12 8 2 2 21 11 26
Upper B 12 6 3 3 28 19 21
Hayward 12 6 3 3 21 16 21
CrowborAthletic 13 6 1 6 26 26 19
T.S.C. 12 5 3 4 30 19 18
St. Francis 14 5 3 6 25 32 18
Uckfield Town 11 3 4 4 17 23 13
Lingfield 15 4 1 10 20 37 13
Newhaven 12 3 3 6 15 20 12
Hurstpierpoint 13 2 2 9 17 32 8
Ifield 13 0 7 6 9 29 7
Bexhill Town 12 2 1 9 12 33 7
Ansty Rangers 13 1 3 9 11 26 6

West Sussex Football League
Division 3 (Central)
Pl. W. D. L. Fr. Ag. Pts.
Graffham 8 5 0 3 46 15 15
Rogate 7 5 0 2 22 13 15
Pulborough 4 4 0 0 20 6 12
Upper Beeding 7 3 1 3 25 18 10
West Chiltington4 3 0 1 16 8 9
Lodsworth 5 2 0 3 11 12 6
Slinfold 4 1 1 2 12 14 4
Rudgwick 5 1 0 4 6 20 3
Billingshurst 4 1 0 3 4 14 3
Fernhurst Sports6 1 0 5 7 49 3

Leading Scorers
Sussex County League LG Cup T
Garry Salter 7 3 10
Ian Barber 4 2 6
Lee Strange 3 2 5
David Smith 1 2 3
Stuart Barry 3 0 3
Joe Bennett 2 0 2
Mark Friend-James 2 0 2
Simon Friend-James 2 0 2
Mat Doo 1 1 2
Glyn Edmonds 1 1 2
Steve Barber 1 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 1

Total (15 Matches) 28 11 39
 

Leading Scorers
West Sussex Football League
Jamie Toombes 4 3 7
Joe Bennett 6 0 6
Glyn Edmonds 6 0 6
Ian Jackson 2 1 3
Darren Jordan 1 1 2
M. Trigwell 1 1 2
Mat Doo 1 0 1
Matt Gray 1 0 1
Steph Gretton 0 1 1
Justin Tarrant 0 1 1
Mark Weaving 1 0 1
Ian Barber 1 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 1

Total (10Matches) 25 8 33

Results 10th November 2001

Sussex County League Div 3
Lingfield 2 3 Forest
Venon Wentworth Cup 2nd Round
Upper Beeding 5 1 Worthing United Res
Sussex Intermediate Cup (Selected)
Ansty 3 2 Boca
Crowborough 6 0 GSK Sports
East Grinstead Town 2 1 Newhaven
Edwards Sports 3 1 Bexhill Town
Franklins Village 3 0 Ship (Aldwick)
Hurstpierpoint 3 1 Royal Soverign
Lancing United 2 0 Steyning Town
Pease Pottage 2 4 aet T.S.C.
St Francis 3 2 Southern Rangers OB
Uckfield 3 2 Cuckfield
Westfield 1 5 Haywards Heath

West Sussex League Div 3 (C)
Fernhurst 1 8 Rogate
Slinfold 2 2 Upper Beeding
Graffham 3 1 Lodsworth