Burgess Hill Town comfortably swept aside Lancing 5-0 to complete a league double over the Lancers this season in a match sponsored by Firemelon.
The Hillians went into the game in fine form and were never in any danger against struggling Lancing who had recently parted with their manager.
Managers Gary Mansell and Jay Lovett made a couple of changes with the important trip to Margate this Saturday no doubt in mind and it took just two minutes to ago ahead.
Joe Overy received the ball on the left from Alex Brewer and cut inside after beating his man and his effort goalwards was nodded in by Chris Whelpdale for his first Hillians goal.
Hill carried on attacking and after a few half chances Brewer then raced through on goal but a good save from Alieu Secka denied him.
On 15 minutes it was 2-0 as a corner comes in and Secka flaps up in the air, no Lancing man clears it and Price hooks it from virtually on the goal-line.
Chances continued for the Hillians as Lancing could barely get out of their own half. A defensive clearance falls to Overy who’s out wide on the left but with an empty goal to aim at, he takes it first time but it lands on the roof of the net.
Whelpdale was denied a second as a header was brilliantly cleared off the line. Just before the break sub Brannon O’Neill, who came on for the injured Lewis Taylor, whipped in a free kick in which Brewer fires at goal but it was straight at Secka who saved comfortably to keep the score down at 2-0 at the break.
It was 3-0 5 minutes into the second half as some extended pressure down the right and eventually Hamish Morrison gets in behind and drills it across where Whelpdale takes a touch and smashes it top corner for his second of the night.
Four minutes later and it was 4-0 as Overy plays in Stefan Vukoje who cuts inside and smashes it bottom corner to net his first goal for the Club.
O’Neill flashed a free kick in and a man in green gets a touch to it but it somehow flashes wide as chances continued. Overy beats three Lancing players with considerable ease and does it again, gets to the box and forces a save out of Secka.
Like the first half the Hillians were again practically camped in Lancing’s half. O’Neill has an almighty wack from distance, Secka gets something on it and punches it in the air and Lancing eventually clear.
Hill break away again, Overy, again leads the charge before finding sub Ollie Davies who has his shot blocked. Soon after Brewer smacks the post before he tries an overhead kick which hits a Lancing man.
Skipper O’Neill got his name on the scoresheet in the 90th minute when his effort is deflected in. He could have made it 6 right at the end but Secka saved when through on goal.
The game finished at 5-0 with the Hillians dominating this game from start to finish with sponsors Firemelon awarding man of the match to Joe Overy.
Hill: Slav Huk, Bobby Price, Hamish Morrison (Reggie Ward 56), Lewis Taylor (Brannon O’Neill 19), Nathan Cooper (Alex Malins 68), Marcus Allen, Stefan Vukoje, Kieran Rowe, Alex Brewer (Ben Pope 81), Chris Whelpdale (Ollie Davies 56), Joe Overy.
