They only had to wait another five minutes to open their account for the afternoon as Kevin Barden punished a mistake by Dan Rahaman with an accurate low drive into the far bottom corner. Despite being in control, Sidley almost conceded a shock equaliser but Neil Harris failed to hit the target with a free header. Sidley went in at the break two goals to the good as McMinigal tucked away a penalty after Taylor's run was illegally halted inside the area although Southwick rattled the crossbar with a deflected free kick just before the interval.
The Blues made the game safe on 50 minutes as Taylor got down the right hand side and crossed for Pogue to fire home. Rahaman appeared fortunate to only receive a yellow card when he pulled down the clean through Pogue but he was shown a second yellow card in the 77th minute for a foul on Sam Hesmer to leave the visitors to face the final minutes with just 10 men.
Sidley took advantage a minute later as Matt Maclean rounded off the scoring as he converted Whybourne's ball into the box. But then came Spice's dismissal when already on a booking, he dived in needlessly and caught an opponent, earning himself a second yellow card.
Sidley United put up a brave showing against a strong Borough side as they exited the Sussex Senior Cup. The Blues began slowly though against the side five divisions above them, conceding three times in the first 10 minutes as Matt Crabb tapped home before Ben Austin added a forutnate second with what appeared to be a cross which dropped into the net.
The fourth goal arrived from the penalty spot after Rea was harshly judged to have brought down Simon Johnson and the 32nd minute penalty was converted by Simon Weatherstone. However the Blues improved after that, and enjoyed a moment to savour as Kenny Pogue struck from the edge of the area just before half time to make the scoreline 4 - 1. Early in the second half Crabb forced Killick into a diving save before Jamie Taylor chested down a pass from Johnson and slotted home for number five in the 56th minute.
The game began to peter out somewhat after that but Borough struck three times in the last 10 minutes to add some gloss to the scoreline. Taylor coolly slotted home his second on 83 minutes and he completed his hat-trick on 87 minutes with a free header from a short corner.
And in the first minute of stoppage time Crabb rounded off the scoring to record an ultimately emphatic victory for the Blue Square Premier outfit. Whilst it was always going to be a tough night against a side just one division below the Football League, the Blues can hopefully use the experience to their benefit as they return to the quest for promotion.
Sidley United sunk the league leaders on Saturday to end their 16 match unbeaten run as they improved their own chances of securing promotion come the end of the season. Although conditions were very difficult both sides looked to get the ball down and play which made for an attractive and even spectacle.
There was little to choose between the sides in the first half hour but the home side survived a scare as Kevin Rose made a goal-line clearance to deny Perry Monks after goalkeeper Harry Killick had parried an initial shot. But after Kenny Pogue went close and Jason Taylor forced Loxwood goalkeeper Chris Coles into a smart save, Sidley took the lead 5 minutes into first half stoppage time when Matt Maclean was brought down in the area and Rose stepped up to send Coles the wrong way with the penalty.
Loxwood applied more pressure as they went in search of the equaliser but Sidley hit them for a second time as Taylor got away down the right and his cross fell kindly for Kevin Barden to prod home. Danny Spice became the third Blues player in as many matches to be sent off when he was shown a straight red card for an aerial challenge in the 6th minute of stoppage time leaving the Blues hoping the suspension that will come his way won't come back to cost them later in the season.
Two goals in the last 10 minutes from substitute Zac McEniry turned this game around for the Blues who were staring at a second successive defeat until McEniry's late brace. The opening period was something of a non event as neither side offered much in the final third.
But Sidley upped their game slightly after the break and Kenny Pogue wasted a glorious chance to open the scoring and the Blues were made to pay for that miss as Oakwood took the lead moments later as Gerald Manville scrambled home a goalmouth melee on 70 minutes. Sidley drew level on 83 minutes as Adam Day sent over a cross for McEniry to rifle home a near post finish. And as Sidley pushed forward sensing the need to win to maintain their promotion push, McEniry grabbed a winner from six yards out after Matt Maclean's shot was blocked.
It all went horribly wrong for Sidley United as they lost at home to promotion rivals Rye United and had 2 men sent off on Tuesday night. The first half hour was an evenly contested affair with both sides enjoying one good chance apiece. Danny Leach volleyed over for Rye from inside the six yard box while away goalkeeper Jon Gardner made a good save with his legs to deny Allan McMinigal.
But Rye started to get on top and struck two quick goals as Sam Cole fired in a shot from distance which seemed to go straight through Harry Killick in the Sidley goal on 40 minutes before Duncan McArthur hit a pinpoint free kick into the top corner a few minutes later from just outside the area. Sidley made a half time substitution, bringing on Jason Taylor, and they began the second half well with Taylor firing a left foot effort wide before Josh Elliott-Noye had a firm strike well saved by Gardner.
But as the half progressed Rye began to snuff out any threat from the Blues and the game was effectively killed off when Sidley captain Sean Kelly, who left Rye in the summer, was shown a straight red card for a nasty lunge on Marc Gall in the 82nd minute. To compound Sidley's misery they conceded an 87th minute penalty when Chris Rea was adjudged to have fouled McArthur, despite most in the ground feeling that he had taken the ball cleanly.
Zac McEniry took his protests too far and was shown two yellow cards in a matter of seconds before McArthur sent Killick the wrong way to wrap up the win for the visitors. The opening 20 minutes on the mudbath of a pitch at Gullivers was fairly even but Sidley began to get on top albeit without really troubling Dan Foster in the Westfield goal. Former Sidley captain Graham Morris was stretchered off after picking up a nasty gash to his leg in a sliding challenge with Danny Spice in an otherwise average first half.
Sidley made the running at the start of the second half and they took the lead in the 58th minute when Foster completely missed a cross leaving Pogue with a simple tap in. The Blues striker then doubled his money after Kevin Rose's header was brilliantly headed off the line by Westfield's Duncan Jones only for Pogue to drive a left footed effort into the net. The Blues appeared to be cruising but after Lawrence Brand blazed over the bar from a free kick, Warren Parsons brought Westfield back into the game on 67 minutes as he stabbed home a Peter Baker free kick.
Pogue completed his hat-trick on 79 minutes as he rounded Foster and although his first effort was blocked on the line by Lawrence Brand, his second found the back of the net. Ex Sidley man Matt Dadswell set up a nervy finish as he headed home Baker's corner with 2 minutes to go but Sidley held on for the win to consolidate their place in the top three. A screamer from club captain Sean 'Irish' Kelly settled this close contest right at the end of extra time to put the Blues in the final of the local cup contest.
Sidley had the majority of the play but there were relatively few chances created from either side. Both teams made a number of changes to their regular line ups, perhaps reflecting where this match lay in both sides' priorities.
Common had the best chance though when they were awarded a penalty in the 18th minute as Jared Luster was brought down by Danny Spice but Lusted, who scored the winner when the two sides met on Boxing Day, saw his effort saved by Gavin Bourne.
Sidley enjoyed a good spell towards the end of the first half and Matt Maclean had a shot deflect onto the post before Sam Hesmer forced Common stopper Richie Gray into a smart save. With neither side able to break through in normal time, the match headed for an extra half an hour and Sidley had to play the final 10 minutes with 10 men as Jason Taylor had to go off injured after all 3 substitutions had been made.
It looked as if the game would be settled by penalties until Kelly took aim from around 40 yards out and his effort thundered into the top corner to set up a meeting with either Rye United or Bexhill United in the final. Sidley United moved into the top three on the back of a convincing victory over East Preston on Saturday. The game was delayed by an hour due to the late arrival of East Preston following a crash on the A27 but when the game did get going the Blues started very positively and were ahead within 10 minutes as Jason Taylor played a good ball through for Matt Maclean to fire past away stopper Maciek Kason.
Kevin Barden squandered a glorious chance to double Sidley's lead when he shot wide with only the goalkeeper to beat but he made amends by rounding the goalkeeper and tapping home after having been put clean through by Chris Agutter.
Sidley could have been out of sight before half time as Sean Kelly had a driven effort held well by Kason before Taylor and McMinigal both failed to hit the target when well placed as the Blues cut through the visitors back line almost at will. The third goal finally arrived in the 60th minute as Barden finally beat a well practiced offside trap and he rode a desperate last challenge before curling home a sweet finish.
Kenny Pogue ballooned a simple chance over the bar at the end of another good move before Maclean got the fourth goal on 87 minutes as he burst through the defence, rounded Kason and slotted home to complete the scoring. At the other end Harry Killick made his only save of the match in the final minute to deny Kevin Budge a late consolation.
The Blues should have gone in front after just 70 seconds but Matt Maclean's shot was well saved by Richie Gray in the Common goal. Sidley were playing some decent stuff and Maclean gave them a 16th minute lead as he curled a left footed shot into the corner of the net from just outside the penalty area despite Gray getting a faint hand to it.
The advantage didn't last long though as Common levelled 3 minutes later as Jared Lusted's free kick found it's way through to Lewis Hole who guided the ball in off the far post while sliding for his 13th goal of the campaign. Sidley suffered another blow just before half time as Matt Darby had to be stretchered off having come off worse from a sliding challenge with Lusted. Common started the second half well and Stuart Weston had a shot from distance parried out to Lusted who blazed the rebound over the bar while Kenny Pogue brought a fine save out of Gray low to his right with a deflected effort from 25 yards.
But Common struck for a second time on 70 minutes as Lusted got the better of Danny Spice near the byline before cutting in and beating Killick at his near post.
Sidley pushed for an equaliser but Common defended resolutely and Andy Matthews did have the ball in the Sidley net for a third time but the offside flag denied him. The heavy rain fall throughout made it difficult for players to keep their feet and so the entertaining spectacle which the teams produced in their first league meeting for well over a decade should be a credit to the efforts of the players but it will mean far less to Sidley than their cross-town rivals.
A stoppage time winner from Jason Taylor clinched this game as Sidley United recovered from falling behind to claim all three points. Sidley almost went in front in the opening 90 seconds as Kevin Barden fired wide from a tight angle having rounded the goalkeeper. Despite that good start, Sidley were second best in the opening quarter and Rickie Mitchell could have put them ahead as Harry Killick dashed off his line before gathering at the second attempt.
Barden gave the Blues the lead in the 42nd minute as he knocked the ball over the goalkeeper and tapped home following good work by Jason Taylor and Chris Agutter. Clymping came out strongly in the second period though and almost levelled when David Gaskin fired just wide of an unguarded net before they equalised when Joe Stokes headed in a free kick on 60 minutes. The visitors went in front just 2 minutes later when Joe Shelley smashed home a through ball only for McMinigal to equalise on 77 minutes as he beat the goalkeeper to a ball over the top and finished from the side of the area.
Both sides pushed for the winner with Killick making a good save from Gaskin while Kevin Rose headed against the bar after Zac McEniry had flicked on a free kick. It seemed certain somebody would score again and it was Sidley who did as Taylor prodded home Agutter's cross deep into added time to secure the points, sparking wild scenes of celebration involving all 11 Sidley players, manager John Lambert and the substituted Kenny Pogue in front of the main stand of supporters.
Despite rain throughout the match adding to the recent batch of bad weather the pitch held up surprisingly well and allowed Sidley to play some good football in the first half and by the end of it they had opened up a two goal lead.
Allan McMinigal got the first with an accurate low drive from the edge of the box before he provided the assist for the second as his cross into the box was met by the knee of Jason Taylor and the ball looped over the home goalkeeper and into the net. Goalkeeper Harry Killick had only one first half save to make but the second half was a more scrappy affair and the home side got a goal back in the 55th minute through Barney Boutwood.
Killick then made two good saves to preserve Sidley's lead although Kenny Pogue may have done better as he blazed over the bar at the end of a counter attacking move. The Blues finally did get the third goal as McMinigal pressured the full back into a backpass to the goalkeeper which didn't have enough strength, allowing McMinigal to pull the ball back for Matt Darby to apply the finishing touch.
Sidley United made light work of the whipping boys of Division Two with a tremendous win to boost their goal difference. But the visitors put up a brave first half resistance and they had a good chance through Luke Smeldrich but his finish lacked composure. The Blues often gave the ball away in the early stages and it took until a minute before half time for them to finally break the visitors' resistance as Kevin Rose scored a twice-taken penalty after Kevin Barden was brought down in the area.
But after the break it was a different story and one-sided doesn't really accurately describe the level of dominance Sidley enjoyed. Some dozy defending inside the first minute allowed Sam Hesmer to drive in a cross for Barden to score from close range while the third goal followed on 53 minutes via a bullet header from Danny Spice who got up to beat his man at a corner.
Soon after Allan McMinigal's dinked cross was given the perfect finish by Hesmer's downward nod into the corner and Sidley's fifth goal was tucked away by Jason Taylor's neat clipped finish from Barden's low centre into the near post.
Shae Whybourne fired his first goal for the club just 30 seconds after coming off the bench and Rose rounded things off with goal number seven after the Midhurst defence failed to deal with a corner. Sidley could well have got to double figures against a hapless Midhurst side which has conceded a staggering 53 goals in 11 league matches so far. Zac McEniry, playing up front in place of the suspended Kenny Pogue, gave Sidley the lead after a defensive mistake with his first goal of the season giving Sheldon Levett in the home goal no chance.
McEniry might have had another before half time but his instinctive shot from five yards out hit a defender and went over the bar. In the second period, Sidley had two or three chances to double their lead before they did just that as a good move down the left allowed Josh Elliott-Noye to find space at the far post to bundle the ball home. Chris Stanyard pulled a goal back for Seaford with their first dangerous move of the match with around 10 minutes remaining but Sidley stayed strong enough to hold on for the three points.
Sidley United recovered from 2 - 0 down to claim a point at lowly Steyning Town but manager John Lambert was far from happy with the Blues' worst performance of the season. Steyning took an early lead as Gregg Hearne struck for the home side but they missed three or four good chances to pull themselves level before the break. The failure to do so ensured they received more than a stern word from Lambert at half time and they spent the early stages of the second half camped in and around the Steyning penalty area only to unbelievably fall further behind when Steyning completed a breakaway move.
Jason Taylor, a recent signing from East Sussex Football League side Hooe Sports, pulled a goal back with a good finish having been put clean through on goal and Matt Maclean then equalised on his debut for the Blues and when they drew level it appeared there was only going to be one winner. The game then saw a major flashpoint as Adam Day was shown a straight red card when he appeared to punch Steyning's James Edmonds who had just committed an awful two-footed tackle for which he was also rightly dismissed.
The Blues still seemed firmly in charge but Steyning took the lead again with just moments left after another defensive error by Sidley and at that point they seemed to have thrown the game away. But the Blues came forward again and levelled in stoppage time as Kenny Pogue's shot was parried out to Taylor who followed up to even things up once again. The Blues began well and could have been four goals to the good before Agutter did give them the lead, striking from 25 yards for his first goal since the opening day of the season.
Shortly afterwards Sidley squandered a golden chance to double their lead as they won a penalty but Adam Day fired wide of the target. In the second half Sidley had further chances which went begging until Agutter turned and smashed home from 8 yards after good work on the right by Jason Taylor. Pogue also rattled the crossbar with a thunderous strike from the edge of the area. But despite all their superiority, Sidley gifted Lancing a route back into the game with 10 minutes to go as Dan Griffin made no mistake with a free header from a corner which beat debutant goalkeeper Harry Killick.
A wonder goal right at the end of extra time meant that 10 man Sidley United had to settle for a replay in the Sussex Senior Cup. On a windy and rainy afternoon, the Blues fell behind in the 8th minute as Matt Ward's shot from the edge of the area skipped off the greasy surface and defeated the dive of Paul Nessling in the Sidley goal.
Sean Kelly headed away from near the goal-line a minute later as the first half ended even. Chances were few and far between in the second period as neither side really looked like winning it although Matt Russell thought he had put Littlehampton in front 2 minutes into the extra half hour that was called for but his effort was ruled out for offside.
And straight after that Sidley went up the other end and won a penalty Gregg Berry was upended in the box but before the kick could be taken Kenny Pogue was shown a second yellow card following a clash with an opposing defender who was also booked. Adam Day sent Stoner the wrong way when the penalty was eventually taken to put Sidley within sight of victory. He almost gifted Sherwin Stanley a goal two minutes later when his clearance fell straight to the striker but his shot from distance was just off target.
Stanley had a golden opportunity to make it four when he raced clear of the Hastings defence but instead of passing to an unmarked Dadson he went it alone and shot wide. Subs not used: Darren Quinton, Ryan Edgar. Recent news. Match details Match date. With the game effectively sealed, Sidley turned to the bench to give Simon Tomlinson a senior debut while Joe Rogers also earned a rare outfield appearance.
Ringmer must have known it wasn't to be their day when, in the final minute, they hit the underside of the crossbar but Sidley held on for the win and the clean sheet. The Blues are at home next week to Balcombe.
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