Petersfield Town 1-0 Saltdean Utd

The Rams maintained their push for a play off spot with a hard fought victory over bottom of the table Saltdean Utd at sun drenched Love Lane on Saturday.

In front of a crowd of 324, their highest attendance this season, the Rams took control of the game from the off and were constantly probing the visitor's defence. Despite their dominance the Rams found it difficult to create clear cut chances, with Archie Whatman in the Saltdean goal rarely called into serious action. Meanwhile, Saltdean's sporadic attacks were comfortably dealt with by the Rams defence.

The breakthrough came in the 29th minute when a goalmouth scramble led to a corner from which Harrison Cable scored, much to the delight of the home supporters.

In the 35th minute Saltdean created their first real chance with a shot that went wide of the near post, but other than that the Rams had no real scares for the remainder of the half.

The second half continued in much the same vein, with the Rams looking the better side without creating many clear cut chances. The closest they came to adding to their tally was in the 53rd minute when a shot from Asad Ssemwogerere forced a decent save from Archie Whatman. In the final fifteen minutes or so, Saltdean managed to apply a bit more pressure on the Rams defence with one or two heart in mouth moments for the Rams supporters, and although the Rams also had their moments they were unable to add to their tally, so the game was in the balance through to the final whistle.

In summary, not the best of games, but the Rams were the better side and deservedly picked up maximum points. They remain fourth in the table with four games to play.