Weekend Sporting Report

Some interesting results all round

Crowborough Athletic had to settle for a point from a two-all draw at Canterbury in the Southern Counties East Football League. 

Crowborough had led two-nil at half-time, but the home side rallied with two goals early in the second half, before Crowborough were reduced to ten men.

AFC Uckfield Town’s first team were without a game, but their Reserve team romped to a seven-two win at neighbours Buxted.  Elsewhere in the Mid Sussex League, Rotherfield drew one-all at AFC Southwick.  Ridgewood lost two-one at league champions Reigate Priory, while Uckfield United continued their title challenge with an emphatic five-nil victory at Ditchling Reserves.

In cup games, Maresfield and Plumpton Athletic both lost their matches three-nil. In Division Two of the Southern Combination League, Jarvis Brook drew nil-nil at Charlwood.

Lewes’s hopes of a play-off place in the Isthmian Premier Division suffered a setback with a three-two home defeat by Wingate and Finchley.

Another disappointing result for Brighton and Hove Albion, they could only draw nil-nil with bottom-of-the-table Norwich at the Amex Stadium.

In women’s football, Lewes ladies lost two-nil at home to Sheffield United, and there was defeat also for Brighton ladies, who went down by the only goal against Manchester United.

In local rugby, Uckfield crashed to a 57 points to 7 defeat at East Grinstead in the Sussex Division One Cup final, while Crowborough were beaten 26-17 at Deal.