Away win is a winter warmer for Summerley

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Barnham Trojans 0 Summerley Park Rangers 2

Summerley travelled to Barnham in near-Arctic conditions and came away with a 2-0 win to make it seven straight wins in the league.

Summerley had not had a game for two weeks and the lack of match sharpness showed.

The game opened with Barnham battling hard and making it difficult for Summerley to play football. Summerley had a few half-chances, with Barnham countering and winning a couple of corners.

The deadlock was broken in the 25th minute when Yates played the ball to Kilhams, who went on an unstoppable solo run and found the net from just inside the area.

Summerley were starting to have more posession and Millard, showing good strength in the middle of the park, won the ball and moved down the right to set up Hand for the second.

Summerley went in 2-0 up.

Barnham came out looking the more committed team. Summerley had several more chances but the Barnham keeper was on superb form and thoroughly deserved his second-half clean sheet.

Barnham never threatened the Summerley goal with defender Terry putting in a strong, composed performance to earn him man of the match.

The win left Summerley six points clear at the top of the table.

SUMMERLEY: Sargeant, Terry, Worlsley, Yates, B Smith, Kilhams, Millard, Rafferty, Tilley-Griffin, Groom, Mepham, V Smith, Hand.

Bognor Regis Town Colts 4 Highdown Saints A 1

It was an unbelievably cold Sunday morning when top-of-the-league Highdown Saints A visited Bognor Town Colts.

It was touch and go as to whether the game would actually go ahead but the pitch was declared playable.

Previous meetings had proved very physical and both teams went out with determination.

George Lawrence played a pass from the halfway line to Lloyd Rowlatt, who chipped the keeper to make it 1-0 to Bognor.

The second half saw Highdown put the ball in Bognor’s net within seconds.

Soon Jamie Horncastle played a ball into Craig Newson, who made it 2-1 to Bognor.

The Highdown keeper was injured trying to save the next goal by Horncastle but after treatment was able to carry on.

Bognor were kept on their toes by Highdown and Bognor keeper Ollie Suter was kept busy making a spectacular diving save and saving one on the line.

Rowlatt crossed for Newson to head in Bognor’s fourth.

BOGNOR: Ollie Suter, Jamie Horncastle, Jamie Jays, George Lawrence, Josh Irish, Lloyd Rowlatt, Sam Neal, James Walters, Callum Champ, Craig Newson, Nathan Ediker, Liam Davies.

Highdown Saints B 3 Midhurst & Easebourne 1

In freezing temperatures and on solid ground, the first half saw a very even game of football and it was 0-0 at half-time.

Midhurst missed the chance to go ahead when they had a penalty saved.

Highdown took the lead with an early second-half goal followed by a quick second.

After an injury Midhurst made some changes and Sam Cain brought them back to 2-1.

Midhurst tried hard for an equaliser but against the run of play Highdown scored a third.

Midhurst’s man of the match was Aidan Largan

MIDHURST: J Largan, Thompson, Greet, Taylor, A Largan, Cain, Burtoo, Field-Millard, Thornley, Murphy, Mepham, Wakeham, Warren.

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