This was our first visit to Crowborough for several years, a venue that’s always difficult for clubs to get anything from and this season has been no different with the Crows having only lost two of their last eleven home matches which included a win against high-flying Crawley Down Gatwick.

Meanwhile the Bears were looking for a reaction to their FA Vase exit a week earlier. Charlie Parmiter was back in the side having missed the game against Ascot United but top scorer Lewis Croal was still missing through injury.

The hosts started the match kicking away from the clubhouse down the slope which they used to their advantage looking to play long balls quickly to their forwards while Heath played a contrasting style of football building from the back through midfield to their forwards.

The first chance of the match fell to the Crows No.10 Harry Forster who ran at the Heath defence, found a bit of space 20 yards from goal but blasted high and wide of target. At the other end Jamie Chesworth struck the post with a left foot shot before Parmiter setup Alex Barbary for a shot from the edge of the penalty area but the striker’s effort went inches wide of the left post before Parmiter too shot into the side netting.

The Crows responded well at the other end with Harrison Mayhew getting on the end of a left wing cross but he too put the ball into the side netting and Liam Matthews was forced to make a good save low to his left to prevent Mayhew from giving his side the lead.

The deadlock was broken 10 minutes before the break when Barbary played a low cross from the left to Parmiter unmarked on the edge of the box and he took his time to compose himself before placing a right foot shot wide of the keeper into the bottom left corner.

Heath doubled their lead in the 58th minute, Jack Frankland crossed the ball from the right which took a deflection off a defender, the keeper came out to gather the ball but spilled it straight to Barbary who knocked it straight back into the empty net, 2-0 to the Bears.

The third goal came seven minutes before the end, Harry Mark took a corner from the left, Kyle Sim rose above everyone to head home at the near post for his first league goal of the season, ending a very good and solid team performance from the Bears.

Next up is another tough home match for the Bears on the 26th November when Peacehaven & Telscombe are the visitors. Kick Off 3.00.

Team: Matthews, Frankland, Chesworth, Weller, Sim, Brackpool, Penfold, Evans (Mark 73), Barbary, Parmiter, Lemon (Carvalho 68).