Lions win 9-0 in first game of the new year

With 4 goals in the second period to add to 1 in the first the committee had an easy job in award Toby Izzard MoM. He was closely challenged by Hugh Middleton who put in a energetic shift at right midfield and scored a well taken second half goal following great work down the right from Louis Soudain and Charlie Branton. Crawley had one opportunity from a short corner in the first half expertly dealt with by Dirren Quinn in the Lions goal who remained a spectator for the majority of the match as Crawley 'parked their bus' by defending in numbers against the U16s. Youngsters, Thomas Robinson and Rufus Hodgkinson played well on the left hand side whilst Jamie Coombe and Dylan Williams had little to do in defence and joined the attack with aplomb. Hugh Porter scored his customary brace - before halftime - and Jago Hussain added to the score during the midway through the second half when a tired Crawley side succumbed to the lewes pressure conceding 5 goals in the last 15 minutes. A good start to the New Year.