Defending is in short supply in nine-goal feast
East Dean edged a nine-goal thriller at The Gasson.
Early on Dean’s Pete Caveney got on the end of a flick to square to Andy Gould, who made it 1-0.
The goal gave the home side a confidence boost and in the next attack Caveney latched on to a George Phillpott goal kick and volleyed through the legs of the keeper.
Moments later, Tom Ferre, playing his first 90 minutes of the season, whipped in a ball from deep which found the head of Lee Bessey who glanced the ball into the back of the net.
East Dean relaxed and let their foot of the pedal, allowing Petworth to find two goals before the break to go into half-time only 3-2 down and still in the game.
Petworth began the second half as they ended the first and made it 3-3.
East Dean started to gain control again and a ball through to Caveney gave him the chance to get his ninth goal of the season.
An Aaron Freeman ball set Zach Dray away to score East Dean’s fifth.
Petworth made the last minutes of the game interesting with a fourth of their own, and despite a chance each for Alex Smith, Freeman and Dray, East Dean couldn’t find a sixth.
MOM was Caveney.
East Dean: Phillpott, Ferre, Strain, Freeman N, Reed, Bessey, Oram, Richards, O’donnell, Gould, Cavaney. Subs: Dray, Freeman A, Millard, Smith.