Matt Bulley’s under 14s were back in County Cup action today in the replay of last week's abandoned fixture.
Horsham very nearly suffered an early setback when, in the 2nd minute, Dan Petchey was adjudged to have pushed a Devils player in the back inside the area. George Borer’s first action was to face a penalty, the resulting strike was dragged left and hit the outside of the post.

In the 9th minute, with both teams pressing hard, Horsham almost took the lead when a cross from the right found Matt Clarke free on the far post. Two minutes later, new signing Josh Clack controlled a long ball and slotted home firmly to put the Hornets ahead. A further two minutes had elapsed when the lead was doubled when a rattled Crawley defence failed to clear and Clack produced a great turn and found the bottom right of the net.

With both sides putting on the pressure, the Horsham players had a strong appeal turned down in the 27th minute when the ball appeared to have been bundled over the Crawley line. Horsham finally got their 3rd when David O’Callaghan’s solo run ended with the ball being passed past the keeper and Clack was on hand to tap in for his hat trick. In the last minutes of the half, Crawley clawed one back when Joss Knowles, having made a superb tackle, then headed into his own goal from the resulting corner.

The second half carried on with both sides pushing hard and, on 45 minutes, Horsham were nearly rewarded when Dan Petchey just headed over the top from a corner. Horsham were again starting to get the upper hand and, 24 minutes into the half, Clack scored his 4th after a solo run from a throw in on the right. The Devils were straight back and, within a minute, they pulled one back with a headed goal from a cross on the left.

Not to be outdone, the young Hornets restored the three goal margin within minutes when a shot by George Hall was deflected over the Crawley 'keeper. The remaining 9 minutes saw Horsham comfortably keep Crawley at bay and they now progress to the 4th round where they meet Hailsham United Juniors at home.