East Sussex League

Premier Division/Division 1 Cup Group Match

Saturday 24th April 2021

Kick Off 14.00 Actual 14.03

Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club 0 St. Leonards Social 0, attendance 26

@ Sidley Recreation Ground

Canada Way

Sidley

TN39 4BL

No Admission or Programme.

We are heading towards that time of season where you have to try and get a back up game to your intended destination, as despite being without football for so long, some clubs still can’t be bothered to turn up and play games. Unfortunately, the East Sussex League is one of the worst leagues for this and it is worth noting that 5 of the 24 games scheduled today were off due to teams crying off. The good thing with this game though, was the fact it was kicking off an hour earlier than nearly every other game, so plenty of time to divert if necessary.

As it turned out, the game went ahead, although St. Leonards only turned up with the bare eleven players, but a substitute did arrive twenty minutes into the second half, entering the game some five minutes later, once he was into his kit. Despite this, they put on a very determined show, with some resolute defending, aided by some dreadful finishing from the hosts, especially during the second half. Bexhill A.A.C. squandered chance after chance, but lacked any quality to finish any of them off and overall a draw was probably a fair result.

Bexhill A.A.C. are in Division 1 of the league and were in third place in the table (Played 5, Won 4, Drawn 1) when it was brought to a halt. Their cup fixtures coming into this had seen them pick up two wins and two losses. St. Leonards play in the Premier Division, where they lay second in the table (P9, W4,D3, L2), coming into this with a win and two defeats from their opening group matches of the cup.