FOOTBALL: August 30 round-up

Mullets won the 1,500 prize money at division-lower Oak with goals from Dave Walker (43mins) and Gary Norgate (penalty, 58mins).

Arundel assistant-manager Simon Butler said: "It was a good performance, especially with all the injuries we had."

ARUNDEL: Kason; L.Walker, Wimbleton, Hack, Axell; Biggs, Mike Huckett, Grove, Hibberd; Neighbour, Norgate. Subs: D.Walker (Neighbour 25), Boxall (Norgate 65), Tipper, S.Towers, Branson.

East Preston were also in FA Cup action, but lost 2-1 at home to Erith & Belvedere, who scored an 88th-minute winner through Mitch Crawley.

EP had drawn level, through Terry Dodd, just three minutes earlier.

EP had penalty appeals for handball turned down by referee Dean Treleaven in injury-time, and EP substitute Chris Darwin was red-carded for foul and abusive language.

EAST PRESTON: Colbourne; Da Costa, Yelling, Holman, Beeney; Oatway, Campbell, Keet, Swain; Dodd, Churchill. Subs. Ferrier (Churchill 70), Nicholson, Darwin (Da Costa, Oatway 81), Meeny.

In County League Division 1, Wick got their first victory of the season with a 2-0 success over St Francis. Scott Murfin and Ben Torode netted Wick's goals.

Wick manager Carl Stabler said: "We played well - like we had been in pre-season.

"We could have come out more comfortable winners because we created a lot of chances, which I was pleased about."

WICK:O'Connor; Sharman, Pearce, Curnow, Sutcliffe; Turner, Hudson, N.Murfin, Barnard, Torode; S.Murfin. Subs: Scerri (S.Murfin 80), West (Hudson 82), Briggs (Turner 85), Saunders, Case.

In Division 2, Littlehampton also got their first win of the season, 5-2 at Sidlesham. Jason Power, with two, Mark Burgess, Simon Cossins and George Gaskin were on target for Golds.

In the same divison, Rustington were held to a scoreless draw at Loxwood.

Blues were without Brett Neal (shin injury), Chris Green (playing cricket) and Lee Gibbs (unavailable) but Sean Duffy made his first appearance of the season.

Loxwood had the better of the first half, and Blues keeper Andy McCarthy twice made important stops.

Rustington's best chance to snatch victory came when Steve Kirkham capitalised on a mistake in the Loxwood defence but fired just wide.

RUSTINGTON: McCarthy; Barnes, Pickford, Bibb; Butt, Bennett, Clayton, Cumber, Morten; Smart, Kirkham. Subs: Dowsett, Duffy (Smart, Butt 68), Cox (Kirkham 78), Tribe, Harris.

In Division 3, Clymping had the better of their 0-0 at Saltdean.

Clymping manager Dominic Di Paola said: "We definitely should have won, and it was frustrating not to.

"They had two good chances in the game, but we had 12 or 13 and it was just one of those games.

"We even had a goal dissallowed. Adam Westwood scored after he had shoulder-barged their defender, but the referee adjudged it to be a push."

Simon Corona, David Murray and Joe Shelley were among those to miss Clymping's chances.

CLYMPING: Oakley; Brown, S.Di Paola, Young, D.Di Paola; Moss, Shelley, Castro, Meehan, Corona; Murray. Subs: Bunting (Murray 45), Miller (Corona 55), Westwood (Moss 75).

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