HORSHAM

Anthony Jupp

Greig Gander

Harry Garman

George Hole

Harry Smith

Ollie Clarke

Zak Comber

Jake Legrange

Used subs

Ben Collier

Albie Aldridge

Stanley Rice

Goalscorers

POLEGATE GRASSHOPPERS: -

Polegate Grasshoppers 0 HORSHAM 6

Sunday 18th September 2011

Sussex Sunday Youth League Cup First Round

The first round of the League Cup saw Horsham travel away to Eastbourne to play Polegate Grasshoppers United from League 2.

Horsham played some very neat football in the first half, keeping the ball well and limiting Polegate to very few chances. The centre midfield partnership of Captain Alex Parsons and Harry Smith worked well with the two breaking up opposition play and creating much of Horsham's attacking play. Despite the scoreline, the Polegate goalkeeper had a fine game, making some smart saves, and it was not until the 35th minute when the deadlock was broken when Zak Comber shot hard and low through the 'keeper's legs and the young Hornets went into the break 1-0 up.

H/T Polegate Grasshoppers 0 Horsham 6

With Lewis Blaney having very little to do in the Horsham goal, it was time to introduce Aldridge for his debut. Shortly after half time a delivery from the right from full-back Waller saw a fine controlled side foot volley from Smith double Horsham's lead. Stanley Rice then went close after spinning in the box but fired wide.

Polegate then had a great chance to get back in the match, when the normally reliable Jupp and Gander at the centre of Horsham's defence allowed the Polegate forward to latch onto a through ball. However, Aldridge came out diving low and bravely at the forward's feet to make a fine save. Unfortunately both players took knocks in the challenge with neither able to continue.

Following this scare Horsham soon got back to playing some fine interchanging passes, with Hole and then Garman making great runs down the left flank, and it was from this position that Garman cut in to fire the third on 53 minutes. Comber was then on hand  to calmly slot the ball into the keeper's left hand corner in the 61st minute.

In the 70th minute, Ollie Clarke beat his defender down Horsham's right before delivering a delightful ball across the 6 yard box where Rice was on hand to add the finish and score Horsham's 5th. The game was wrapped up when Garman scored his second on 76 minutes, following some delightful football by Horsham and culminating in a killer pass from Rice. Not on the score sheet today but Man of the Match went to Jake Legrange whose energy and constant closing down typified Horsham's display.