No FA Cup giant-killing, but Hassocks give Chipstead a scare
The first meeting between these two 10 days ago ended in a pretty bland 0-0 draw in south London which necessitated this replay.
Indeed, when Hassocks’ enigmatic defender Dan Jacques was asked afterwards for the highlights from the action at the Chips’ High Road home, his response was, “Jesus, I’m struggling here,” before adding, “I’d be a terrible pundit.”
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Hide AdTo be fair to Jacques, even Chris Kamara would have had trouble making that stalemate sound exciting.
But there was no such struggle back in Mid Sussex. Five goals flew in, countless more opportunities were missed and the action ebbed and flowed from one end to the other at a rate of knots.
It finished 3-2 to the visitors but Hassocks may well feel that they deserved to go to extra time at the very least.
There was more than a hint of handball in Chipstead’s opener.