By Stanley Challenor

Saturday was designated Non-League Day and Sussex clubs served up plenty of entertainment.

We picked these storylines from the non-league scene around Sussex.

Ramsgate FC 3-3 Haywards Heath Town

Two late goals deep into stoppage time from home side was enough to snatch a point in this drama-filled affair.

In what was an end-to-end game from the start the away side found themselves going into the break 2-1 up, thanks to goals from Michael Uwezu and Conrad Honore.

Another goal just before the hour mark gave the visitors a two-goal cushion through Dean Gunner’s smart finish at the near post.

A goal for Ramsgate three minutes into stoppage time seemed to be nothing more than consolation.

However, in the eighth minute of added time, Ramgate’s Kane Rowland produced one of the goals of the season, scoring a scorpion kick and clawing his side from the jaws of defeat with one of the last actions of the game.

Burgess Hill Town 0-1 Chatham Town

Three red cards and a bizarre second-half goal from Chatham Town’s goalkeeper Nathan Harvey gave fans an intense viewing on Saturday afternoon.

Chatham Town saw themselves go down to ten men just 22 minutes into the game.

 

Their defender Dean Beckwith fell and then grabbed the ball as the last man, which the referee deemed to be the denial of a goal scoring opportunity and showed a straight red.

The chaotic end to the game started with a long goal-kick from Harvey caught the wind and found its way into the Hillians’ net after keeper Will Huffer had slipped while back-peddling.

Just three minutes later, the goal scorer Harvey was shown a red card for kicking out at an opponent.

There was also time for a home side to receive a red card with late-game substitute Hayden Skerry being dismissed in stoppage time.

Lewes 2-1 Potters Bar Town

First half goals from Tom Champion and Joe Taylor were enough to give the home side a 2-1 win and stay within three points of the play-offs in Isthmian League, premier division.

Hassocks 2-2 Newhaven

Hassocks offered cut-price admission for supporters who brought donations for the village food bank.

More than 300 items were collected and the attendance was the best for a league game in more than 20 years at The Beacon.

There was another freak long-range goal here as Lukas Franzen-Jones’ free-kick swirled over the home goalkeeper to put Newhaven 2-1 up.

Liam Benson’s goal on 82 minutes, clipped deftly over the keeper’s dive, earned Hassocks a deserved point to dent the Dockers’ title hopes in Southern Combination premier.

TUESDAY FIXTURES

Isthmian League, premier division: East Grinstead v Whitehawk (7.30pm).

Southern Combination, premier: AFC Uckfield v Steyning (7.30pm), Alfold v Little Common, Hassocks v Crowborough, Peacehaven v Midhurst, Saltdean v Roffey.

Southern Combination, division one: Arundel v Seaford, Billingshurst v Selsey, Chessington v Wick.