Burgess Hill Town ended Ramsgate’s 100% winning league start to the season as the Hillians good form continued against the high flying Rams in a 2-2 in front of a big crowd of 914.

Managers Gary Mansell and Jay Lovett made four changes with Bobby Price, Lewis Taylor, Ben Pope and Ollie Davies, who hit a brace last weekend, coming in. Hillians were without big defender Nathan Cooper who was away.

Visiting Hill started brightly in Kent as Stefan Vukoje whipped a great ball in and Ben Pope got across his man and turned it goalwards but it’s saved by Tom Hadler in the Rams goal. Soon after Ollie Davies wins the ball back high and Kieran Rowe whips it in and it falls to Pope who hit the bar.

At the other end the Rams had a huge chance as we gave it straight to the prolific Joe Taylor but he scuffed wide. Taylor again missed the target before the Hillians took the lead.

Pope beat Myles Judd for pace and strength and gets to the byeline and cuts it back for Davies to tuck home.

Things got even better for the Hillians 10 minutes later as the Hill doubled their lead. Skipper Brannon O’Neill whipped in a corner  and Alex Malins thundered a bullet header into the back of the net for his first Hillians goal.

High flying Ramsgate were in danger of losing their 100% league winning record and looked to get straight back into it which they did. The dangerous Taylor had his back to goal, spins and rifles a left footed shot across Slav Huk and into the net for 2-1.

Hill nearly got a third though as Davies almost gets in but he just can’t beat Hadler to the ball, or it was a certain goal. The hosts had a dangerous shot fly just over on the stroke of half time as the Hill went in at the break in the lead.

On 57 minutes the Rams got themselves level when the hosts were awarded a penalty and Taylor stepped up and scored his second of the game and his tenth of the league season.

Hillians had a half chance minutes later as a long ball drops to O’Neill on the volley but he thunders it just over.

It was end to end and the Rams nearly took the lead in the 70th minute when after an almighty scramble the ball doesn’t go in. At the other end O’Neill whipped in a free kick which is just an inch ahead of Vukoje at the far stick.

Huk made a terrific save to keep the scores level when he saved from a header. On 86 minutes the Hill break when sub Joe Overy bursts down the right and he found Chris Whelpdale who hit and effort just over.

Huk again came to the Hill’s rescue with a couple of crucial saves late on as the Hillians ended Rams 100% winning league record and took home an excellent point back to Mid Sussex.

Hill: Slav Huk, Bobby Price, Hamish Morrison, Brannon O’Neill, Lewis Taylor, Alex Malins, Stefan Vukoje, Kieran Rowe, Ben Pope (Alex Brewer 74), Chris Whelpdale, Ollie Davies (Joe Overy 74). Subs not used: Elliott Bresciani, Marcus Allen, Reggie Ward.