East Sussex League

Division 1

Saturday 9th April 2022

Kick Off 15.00 Actual 14.58

The Junior Club Tackleway 2 S.C. Pass+Move Arrows 0, attendance 57

37’ 1-0

78’ 2-0

@ The Dave Brown Memorial Playing Fields

Barley Lane

Hastings

TN35 5DX

No Admission or Programme.

This was 4th versus 5th in the league table, with both still in with a shout of taking one of the two promotion places, whilst Tackleway could still pip leaders Bexhill A.A.C. to the title. The fact that second in the table Sidley United Reserves were hosting third placed Rye Town, meant it was all to play for, with just three points separating second and fifth in the table.

It was a very tight game, played on a dreadful pitch, that was rock hard and bobbly and certainly not conducive to playing good football. Arrows started brighter and could easily have been ahead by a couple of goals. Tackleway came back into it, breaking the deadlock eight minutes before halftime, when a looping shot from the edge of the box saw a defender duck underneath it, giving the ’keeper no chance to react as the ball flew past him. The game could have gone either way, but twelve minutes from time, a ball over the top saw the striker race clear and finish emphatically to make it 2-0.

The top three, who all have one game to play, are locked together on 34 points. Bexhill A.A.C. have the best goal difference, of +36, with Rye Town +20 and Tackleway +17. With just two promotion places, it will certainly be a very exciting finish to the season.