Hassocks beat Lancing in Peter Bentley Cup and extend run to six
Hassocks spent the week answering a question that had hung over them since a 3-1 league defeat at Lancing, a game they had led until the 87th minute. On Tuesday 3 November they returned to the GoCardless Stadium for the Peter Bentley Challenge Cup third round and won. Dan Turner and Liam Hendy scored, each from a corner, and the club said the result made it five wins in a row and booked a quarter-final place. Lancing confirmed their exit on the night.
On Saturday 7 November came the harder test, at Lingfield. The home side's own match report described an even game with chances at both ends and a single goal settling it: Omar found space unmarked inside the D on 53 minutes to finish. Hassocks said they became the first side to keep a clean sheet away at Lingfield this season, with Ed making a double save. It was their sixth win in a row and moved them back up to third.
The place they took belonged until then to East Grinstead Town, who lost 3-2 at home to Haywards Heath Town. Josh Wright scored twice in the first half and Lukas Franzen-Jones completed the scoring, according to the visitors. Lingfield described Haywards Heath Town as the league leaders, and Hassocks are now due to meet Lingfield again in the Peter Bentley Cup quarter-final. Lingfield also announced the signing of goalkeeper Mac Chisholm, 24, who came through the Fulham and Watford academies and was most recently at Bognor Regis in Step 4.
Hassocks now have a Vase third round tie at Rusthall on Saturday 28 November, a first for the club, before facing Lingfield again in the cup.