Horsham have had to bring in a new goalkeeper for their final play-off push
The former VCD Athletic and Hythe Town stopper was handed his Hornets debut in their 6-1 smashing of Sittingbourne on Saturday.
He was signed by the club a number of weeks ago as cover for Pelling, who is missing the final two games of the Bostik League South East Division season.
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Hide AdThat is due to a pre-arranged trip, so Mant has been brought in to man the sticks and Horsham manager Dominic Di Paola decided Saturday was the perfect time to bring the shot-stopper in.
He said: “It is very difficult to come in at this stage as a goalkeeper. He has been training with us for a few weeks, so I felt it was a good time for him to get a couple of games under his belt.
“It is important he gets to grips with what we do and how we do it. It worked out well against Sittingbourne as I do not think he really had a save to make apart from the goal at the end.”
Pelling will be back available for any potential play-off matches.