This was the third meeting this season between the two sides and it was the third time the score has been level after 90 minutes play, although in the Sussex Senior Cup the Hillians did win the game after a penalty shoot-out.

For the game Heath Manager Chris Simmons made two changes from the team that drew 1-1 with Horndean, Sean Terry coming in for unavailable Tad Bromage and Jake Lindsey came in for Jamie Buchanan.

Heath started brightly but it was the hosts who had the first shot at goal on 4 minutes when Jay Beckford received the ball wide on the right of the penalty area and hit a right foot shot that flew across the face of goal and out for a goal-kick.

At the other end Terry was inches away from converting a Louis Evans in-swinging corner from the left with the ball finding its way into the side netting at the far post. Sam Lemon cut in from the left to strike a low left foot shot that also went across the face of goal and out for a goal-kick and Jamie Chesworth tried his luck with a left foot free kick from 22 yards that went inches wide of the post but it remained 0-0 at the break with neither goalkeeper troubled too much.

Minutes into the restart Lemon picked up the ball wide on the left and went on a run which ended with the Heath striker cutting inside to hit a right foot shot from 25 yards that flew over the top and wide of the post.

The hosts started to get on top with Reece Hallard getting on the end of a corner from the left but heading the ball well wide of target and Lewis Taylor cutting in from the left but being denied by George Evans, the Millwall loanee goalkeeper now putting on the style to deflect Taylor’s shot wide of the post.

Minutes later Lewis Taylor broke through the Heath defence but hammered his shot straight at Evans from 12 yards who pushed the ball up and over the bar for a corner. The resulting corner saw the ball find its way to Hallard who smashed it back first time but high over the crossbar.

Into the final minutes of the game and a rare Heath attack saw Mason Doughty get into the Hillians penalty area but Fin Holter the Hillians keeper was off his line quickly to deny the Heath striker.

The save of the match though had to be in the closing stages when a Hillians attack down the left saw the ball played into the Heath penalty area towards Taylor who stabbed a toe at the ball from 8 yards and despite moving to his left, Evans stuck out a right arm to deflect the ball over the crossbar, a save that certainly helped earn his team a point.

Next up, our last home game of the season on 23rd April v Hythe Town.

Team: G. Evans, Sim (Waddingham 28), Chesworth, Penfold, Terry (Buchanan 66), Brackpool, Lindsey (Dowdell 78), Lemon, Parmiter, L. Evans, Doughty.