Shoreham storm back to shock rivals Worthing
Ben Pope’s early effort was cancelled out by strikes from Dan Simmonds (two), Nick Collyer and Ross Myers to earn Mussels an emphatic 4-1 Velocity Trophy first-round triumph at Middle Road.
Shoreham, who are still to register a win in their first season at Bostik League South level, can now add a Velocity Trophy win to a victory they scored in the FA Cup earlier this season.
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Hide AdMussels boss Sammy Donnelly hopes his team can take the momentum from this comeback cup win into the league.
He said: “This was a superb win for us and showed what we are capable of as a team. Worthing were quick out of the blocks and dominant for the opening 20 minutes.
“After going a goal behind, we did a great job and came back to seal a surprise win, which will give us great confidence.”
Pope headed Worthing ahead after 19 minutes on his 20th birthday.
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Hide AdMussels stormed back, levelling through Nick Collyer 17 minutes later, then Simmonds’ first goal completed the turnaround three minutes later.
Myers added a third three minutes after the restart before Simmonds’ second rounded off the scoring just after the hour.
Basement boys Shoreham welcome Greenwich Borough to Middle Road for a league game on Saturday.
SHOREHAM: Broadbent; Bullivant, Gathern, Packer, Whitehead; Collyer, Hand, Goldson; Myers, Simmonds, Cradock. Subs: Smith (Cradock), Quadri (Collyer).