What a game. Certainly not for the feint hearted. Full of excitement, action packed and entertaining.

Following a couple of pitch inspections the game went ahead. Very heavy pitch down the middle and the sides were perfect. Good decision by the ref to play the game and great to see it through to the end. The officials had a great game from all 3 in very testing conditions. Although Lancing received 5 yellow cards the man in the middle Peter Lindsey showed a great attitude and control.

Lancing started brightly with the Seaford bench worrying about the possesion Darren Boswell was getting down the right of the park. Playing some good flowing football Lancing were on top and looked the most likely to open the scoring. Until a rash challenge from Michael Sims allowed Seaford to work the ball into the box and confusion between Luke Green and Luke Mighall let the Seaford forward get a touch on the ball to take the lead 0-1.
Lancing reacted as usual by taking the game to Seaford and following a flowing move involving a number of passes Ryan Loversidge burst into the box and scored a good goal with his left foot into the bottom corner of the net. 1-1.
On the half hour mark Dan Ford had to be replaced by Luke McCabe, Dan having a hamstring twinge, probably pulled it after celebrating the week before or he had been demonstrating to his work colleagues how he scored all week and it was over used.
The Lancers were then on the attack for the remainder of the half. Twice, after great work by Rob Partridge, they were denied at the far post, once when Bozzy fired wide and once when the Grif had his effort cleared off the line.
Then it seemed Lancing would get the deserved lead when the Grif was sent tumbling in the box and the ref pointed to the spot. Up stepped the usually reliable and expert penalty taker Rob Partridge but Levett got down well to his right to save the spot kick, a good save.
So the teams went in at half time 1-1.

The second half started with a bit of a mad moment. Luke Green, for some unknown reason decided he needed some shooting practice at him, so he threw the ball to the Seaford player to hammer it back past him. Luke stood head in hands, the gaffer said unlucky or something similar and on we went.
Lancing then had another great chance to equalise when a Seaford defender handled while lying on the ground under pressure from the Grif. this time Nick Green won the race to the ball. While others waited wanting to take it but standing back. Nick had the confidence in himself and took the responsibility but the effort was tame and Levett guessed the correct way to save to his left. How much would Lancing rue their 2 wasted penalties ?
Still being the side doing most of the attacking Lancing were punished again when Seaford counter attacked and Luke Green was beaten at his near post with an effort that he would feel he should have dealt with better. 1-3.
Very soon it was to be 1-4 when this time a well worked Seaford goal was finished with a good effort clipped over the advancing Green into the goal. It looked the end for Lancing. 4-1 down with 25 minutes to go. Surely only a case of how many Seaford might get.
But Lancing dug in deep and would not be denied.
The gaffer took off Rob Partridge and Nick Green who were both on yellow cards and suffering from post penalty stress disorder. Sent on Tobi Hutchinson, great to see Tobi back for his first involvement for 6 weeks and Shaun Skipper.
The impact was immediate with Tobi Hutchinson getting on the end of Bozzy's cross to glance the ball into the back of the net 2-4 and still 20 minutes to go. If only.
Luke Green reminded us all what a good keeper he is with a great one against one save that kept the score 2-4, if that had gone in it would have been all over.
Bozzy smashed the post with a brilliant free kick the rebound elluded Beard following up.
Into stoppage time, thank you ref for stopping your watch.
Dan Griffin latched onto a ball 8 yards out and rifled it into the roof of the net. Once again "Feed the Grif and he will score" what a great run he is on 9 goals now and showing the attitude of a teenager, loving every game, an example to all young players. We must keep feeding the Grif. 3-4. 2 minutes to go and could it happen.
Having missed the chance to send the ball forward earlier Luke McCabe this time didn't hesitate and eventually the ball was crossed into the box by Loversidge ? and Shaun Skipper showing how good and what he is capable of, reacted quickest to lift the ball over Levett and into the goal. 4-4 and scenes of wild celebration. Even the Gaffer was seen to sprint down the touch line, jumping about in jubilation. You would have thought it was a cup final not just a league point. But that is what it meant. Coming back from 1-4 down, missing 2 penalties, giving Seaford 3 goals, and yet the players still showed the character, desire and determination to get something from the game. Fantastic.