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Top of the league Seagals from the Withdean turned up at a sunny and mild Home Call looking to put some daylight at the Sussex Championship summit. However, it was the hosts who made all the running after getting off to a bright start. Scoring sensation Brogan Kirk notched four (including a 1st half hat trick) as the team were in perfect harmony. The Hillians are now favourites for the league title.
Seagals ran out ready winners of a pre season friendly here in Mid Sussex but huge progress has been made over the past few months by BHTFC. Indeed, one only had to look at the professional warm up routines that to note that Hill were ready for action. After five mins Hill had made several good tackles in mid field which got them on the front foot. With the visitors in sixes and seven’s a quick one two sent Kirk in on goal to smash home the opener. After ten minutes Kirk let fly from 25 yards the ball sailing into the top corner. Football became easy as Alice Horton pulls strings in mid field. Seagals did threaten to on several occasions, but the Hill keeper Evie Herridge dealt with all situations with diligence and confidence. It would have been a huge source of pride for her to secure a pleasing clean sheet.
Late in the 1st half the game was effectively won when Horton swung in an inviting corner. Mid field dynamo Rachel Walker met the ball with the perfect volley to make it three. Kirk then had time to drill in her hat trick in off the far post.
BHTFC 4 Seagals 0 HT
Seagals played with a lot more jest and energy in the 2nd half which meant they had a lot more possession. Hill stayed strong and kept their concentration. With ten to go Hannah Sparshott scored the best goal of the game. From 18 yards she rasped a left footed drive inches off the deck which curled in off the far post. Hannah later said it was her best ever goal! Brogan capped the Player of the Match award with her 4th just moments before an excellent Ref blew for time.
BHTFC 6 Seagals 0
Assistant Manager Jacob Bennett said ‘We were fully aware of the potential of the Seaguls and our players stood up to the test today. We started well the transitions were very smooth and when you have strikers in form that sets you up for a good afternoon’ We asked if he was enjoying his BHTFC journey ‘We are really enjoying the challenge, there has been up and downs but the main thing for us is bringing through the younger players in the squad!’
Kirk suggested ‘Its all going very well and the team are gelling well. We had to win this game, so I am buzzing!’ Brogan is a live wire and appears to boundless energy. Of that she suggested ‘I wake up have a good breakfast drink a redbull and away we go!’
Hill are making the right choices in all facets of training and on match day. Managers Clingo and Bennett are sticklers for a professional approach. The Squad train well, warm up and warm down and they go to all sides of the ground to thank their army of fans. It’s all developing very nicely and with seven league matches to go Hill have put themselves front and centre of the Sussex Championship race.
The team are back in league action at the Palatine Park Centre against Worthing Town on 16th March 2025 2pm kick off. Why not make a date and get down there.
Jacob Bennett
