Nine-man Golds bag cup triumph over rivals Wick
Forward Elliott finally broke his duck for the club after joining in the summer three minutes from the end as nine-man Golds were 1-0 winners in the second-round encounter.
Littlehampton had both striker Alex Fair and Mitchell Hand – making his first appearance since returning to the club earlier in the week – sent off.
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Hide AdFair was dismissed with the scores still level before substitute Hand received his marching orders in the aftermath of what turned out to be the winner from Elliott.
Golds boss Nigel Geary described his team’s performance as ‘awful’ and was less than impressed with the match officials.
He said: “We didn’t perform anywhere near the level I know we can but we won a derby game.
“It’s not ideal when you’ve got players coming from all over Sussex for an evening match, but we got the goal and won the game.
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Hide Ad“Our passing was off and we were just well below the levels we’ve shown at times this season.
“I felt Alex should only have been booked for the incident in which he was sent off.
“Mitch was then shown a harsh red card in my opinion, which left us with nine players for the final few minutes.
“It’s one we’ll look to move on from.
“But, even though we won the game, I’ve come away frustrated. I’ve now lost two important players for the next three games.