FOOTBALL: Selsey send Arundel packing

AFTER smashing eight goals past Hailsham on Saturday, Arundel failed to find the net at Selsey on Tuesday evening and exited the RUR Cup, 2-0.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Aug 2008, 18:33 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:09 BST

Mullets assistant-manager Simon Butler said: "We had most of the possession, but just didn't have the rub of the green.

"It's a shame we're out, because our side of the draw wasn't too bad. But, it was just one of those games, when Selsey had two chances and scored two goals."

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Selsey went ahead after just 10 minutes. Scott Hinshelwood got on the end of a free kick, although Arundel felt the ball went in off his arm.

Former Wick keeper, Steve Phillips, denied Mullets an equaliser on 20 minutes when he turned away Howard Neigh-bour's fierce shot.

Gary Norgate then had an effort cleared off the line, four minutes later, but Mullets did not threaten an equaliser again before half-time.

After the break, Arundel went close to drawing level three times.

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Norgate's lob over Phillips on 50 minutes hit the bar, Chris Hibberd's 52nd-minute free kick went just wide. And then Stuart Hack's close-range shot was blocked on the line by Selsey's Sonny Dobbs' face.

Mullets continued to push for the equaliser but Selsey caught them on the break with a minute to go to make it 2-0. Rob Brown headed home the clincher at the near post, and Selsey will now host Peacehaven or Crawley Down in the third round.

ARUNDEL: Kason; L.Walker, Hack, D.Walker, Axell; Biggs, Mike Huckett, Grove, Hibberd; Neighbour, Norgate. Subs: S.Towers (Neighbour 70), Wimbleton, Duncan.

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