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24 November 2018. Third Qualifying Round in the Football Association Challenge Trophy (FA Trophy). Result a 1:1 draw for a replay at Princes Park on 27 November.
Goals by Dean Cox 58', Kudus Oyenuga 86'.

A rain-soaked afternoon at Priory Lane Stadium on a 3G pitch. A game with so many flagged "off sides" I lost count. And an electronic score board that for some strange reason showed completely different numbers in the photos than in reality. The Sports scored first, and Dartford as the game drew to a conclusion - drew, draw, geddit?

As we were heading towards Eastbourne down the A22, our big white double-decker coach passed a bus stop and a lady stuck her hand out to hail us, only to look distinctly peeved that we did not stop. Umm. Buses round there are BLUE, and with a wry smile, I joked with the coach driver that perhaps we could have offered her a lift to the football match. Or maybe not!

Eastbourne Borough: Mark Smith, Tobi Adebayo-Rowling, Kristian Campbell, Kane Wills, Harry Ransom, Tom Gardiner, Dean Cox, Sergio Torres (C), Adam Liddle, Ryan Hall, Joel Rollinson. Subs: Charlie Walker, Michael West, Yemi Odubade, Andrew Briggs, Daniel Blackmore.

Dartford: Bailey Vose, Taylor Fisher, Mark Onyemah, Jordan Wynter, Ronnie Vint, Ben Greenhalgh, Lee Noble (C), Kudus Oyenuga, Ryan Hayes, Andre Coker, Daniel Johnson. Subs: Joe Medhurst, Jamie Philpot, Ryan Nicholls (GK), Liam Gillies, Charlie Sheringham.
Referee: Christopher O'Donnell, Jack Bloxham, Joseph Gray.