Sussex in the FA Cup: Lancing, Littlehampton, Eastbourne Town and Hassocks make progress

Littlehampton Town progressed to the preliminary round after beating Broadbridge Heath on Saturday at The Sportsfield. A crowd of 429 witnessed the Golds run away as 3-1 winners and seal a place in the next round.

Lucas Pattenden scored the opener in the 20th minute to ensure the home side led 1-0 at the break. Aaron Capon doubled the lead and made it 2-0 on 52 minutes. In the 76th minute George Gaskin put the game to bed to make it three,

Broadbridge Heath scored a consolation goal from the spot in the 81st minute but it was Littlehampton who advance. The Golds will face either Walton & Hersham or Kennington In the next round. East Grinstead beat Hollands and Blair 1-0.

Lancing join Littlehampton in the next round as they put Roffey to the sword at Culver Road with a 4-0 thrashing. The game was 0-0 at half-time but the Lancers ran riot in the second half scoring four times. Louis Veniti bagged a hat-trick and Faris Khallouqi scored his first and Lancing’s fourth of the game in the 89th minute to make it 4-0.

Eastbourne Town secured their place in the next round after a tightly contested home tie against Steyning Town. The sides went in even at the break at 1-1 but the Barrowmen fell slightly short and were the wrong end of a 2-1 scoreline. Hassocks pulled off a 1-0 win at home to Lingfield to make it to the preliminary round after an inexplicable own goal by the traveling team. The Lingfield left-back had all the time in the world but overhit a back pass which beat his own keeper and sent Hassocks into the next round.

Midhurst’s FA Cup debut was one to remember as they travelled to AFC Uckfield and were rampant 4-1 winners. Harry Tremlett, Billy Connor, Liam Dreckmann and Marcus Bedford got the goals. Nick Sullivan was the hero for Crawley Down Gatwick as he stole the tie with a 90th-minute winner. CDG ran out 3-2 winners away to Crowbrough AFC in what was a thrilling tie.