Capel prove capable and East Dean’s run is over

East Dean 1 Capel 3

East Dean were hit by unavailability and injury as they went out of the Centenary Cup to higherdivision visitors.

Capel started well but the Dean did open them up with a great ball from James Ford to Ed Wheeler, who was unable to turn the ball in.

The deadlock was broken in the 35th minute by Capel..

A quick break down the Dean right resulted in the Capel left winger slotting in at the far post with a fierce crossshot past the stranded Dean keeper.

In the final minutes of the half a Capel player received a yellow card for a late tackle on Matt Hope.

He picked himself up and curled the free-kick around the Capel wall only to see the keeper make a fine save low down to his right.

Early in the second half Aaron Freeman stung the bar from 15 yards. Minutes later a terrific cross-field ball for Freeman led to Ford being denied at the far post.

In the 55th minute Dean equalised with fine solo effort from Ford.

Receiving the ball with his back to goal on the edge of the box, Ford swivelled and turned his marker, hitting the ball high into the roof of the net.

The match opened up with lots of last-ditch blocks by the Dean defence and the outstanding Nathan Freeman and Tom Bann.

Capel regained the lead in the 70th minute when a strong shot from a Capel forward could only be parried by keeper George Philpott and fell into the empty goal.

In the 90th minute the visitors wrapped it up with a fine shot from the edge of the box that hit the Dean bar and fell kindly to a Capel forward who slotted home.