Super Selsey can make cup-final plans
Adam Hinshelwood’s team will face Rye in the final on April 24 after Graham Bush’s double and a Dan Hegarty goal saw off Hassocks at Lancing.
It finished a great week for the Blues, who came back from the dead to beat Lingfield 4-3 in the league at the weekend.
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Hide AdBush was the semi-final hero, heading Selsey into a 12th-minute lead then wrapping up the win with an 86th-minute solo effort.
Hegarty put Selsey 2-0 up before half-time before the game grew scrappy and Hassocks pulled one back on 77 minutes.
Hinshelwood was delighted with victory over fifth-placed and is aiming to end the season with the cup and a climb up the division-one table.
The second aim was boosted when Jake Lafferty scored a last-minute winner against Lingfield.
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Hide AdSelsey fell behind to Aaron Courtney’s goal on five minutes.
Ollie Haggar’s first goal of the season meant Selsey went into half-time 3-1 down after Daryl Coleman’s double.
But Bush made it double figures for the season shortly after the restart, and goals from Omar Bugiel and Lafferty sealed a fine win for Selsey.
Manager Hinshelwood said: “We’ve played two of the teams in the top eight and given them really good games recently.
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Hide Ad“We’ve given teams so many goals, which is a concern, but at the same time we’re looking good going the other way.
“It was good for the lads to get three points because I think that’s what they deserved. It’s a positive we’re matching the top teams but if we want to progress, we’ve got to tighten up.
“In the past two games we’ve kept pretty much the same squad and I think that’s really helped.
“With the squad we have there’s no reason we shouldn’t make the season one of our most successful in a while – that has to be our target.”
MARK ALLAWAY & STEVE BONE