On a pleasant Good Friday evening down at AFC Whyteleafe FC, Eastbourne United comfortably beat Lingfield in this Southern Combination Premier Division match in front on 70 spectators. United moved into third place in the league with two games to play ahead of the Saturday afternoon games.

Eastbourne started strongly, causing Sammie Saward to make an early save. However, on 6 minutes, the inform Ollie Hyland gave them the lead, heading home from a superb Arthur Grout cross. James Hull then missed an opportunity to double the lead shortly afterwards.

After some brilliant build up play through the midfield, Arthur Grout again crossed the ball in and the hardworking Ollie Hull, turned the ball into the net, on the 23 minutes. 

It became three on 35 minutes. James Hull played the deadly Charlie Ball though, and he placed his shot into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 

Just as the referee was about to blow for halftime, Arthur Grout hit a corner which found the curly haired Koby Farrell, who scored a great header to add a fourth. It was an avalanche of first half goals and Lingfield didn’t know what had hit them. 

With a few minutes left at the end of the game, David Heaton got a consolation goal with a great header, to make the final score 4-1. MotM went to Arthur Grout for his three assists.