Steyning Town a ‘bit off the pace’ but through in Peter Bentley Cup
The Barrowmen got off to a great start after their ten day break as Rob Clark gave them the lead.
But the Blues pegged Town back 11 minutes before half-time through Ryan Morey.
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Hide AdBoth sides huffed and puffed but couldn’t force a winning goal in normal time.
Bradley Higgins-Pearce put the Division 1 outfit ahead in extra-time but Charles Romain hit back for Steyning two minutes later.
A six minute flurry sealed Town’s passage to the fourth round. Tiago Andrade’s spot-kick and a Toby Bloomfield goal wrapped up victory.
Murphy said: “We looked a bit off the pace having had a ten day break but (we are) pleased to have won the game.
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Hide Ad“Selsey are a very fit young side who probably feel a bit hard done by with the scoreline.
“We missed a few chances and rode our luck a bit at times.”
Ollie Hambleton broke forward and laid the ball off to Morey to tap home.
The game had to wait until extra-time for the next goal and it was Selsey who went ahead.
A Callum Dowdell corner on 109 minutes found Higgins-Pearce who bundled home.
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Hide AdBut Steyning levelled two minutes later through Romain’s spectacular shot.
Andrade fired home a penalty on 114 minutes before Bloomfield made the game safe.
Steyning visit Alfold in the league on Saturday and Murphy added: "We play Alfold Saturday, weather permitting, and Tiago (Andrade) going back to his old club adds a bit more to the fixture.
"He has been great for us since he arrived and sure he's looking forward to the game."
Steyning Town: Banasco-Zaragoza, Clark (Spano 67), Maher (Weston 56), Parazo, Levoi, Gathern, Faber, Romain, Andrade, Bull, Radmore (Bloomfield 60).