Leaders Lewes, still unbeaten after six league matches, had a Sussex derby as their latest challenge, Hastings United making the trip to the Dripping Pan. The Rooks hadn’t played for a fortnight, whilst their visitors had got back to winning ways last weekend in the Cup, defeating the only side who had managed to defeat Lewes so far in any competition- Harefield United. Prior to kick off Lewes boss Craig Nelson was presented with the Vita Risk Solutions Manager of the Month Award for August- pictured.
It was Hastings who hit the ground running, going ahead on four minutes, Billy Vigar the scorer- but the one thousand, four hundred and two watching the match had nothing else to celebrate until eight minutes from time. Most of them would have been celebrating, as Danny Bassett levelled for the Rooks, and that was that- Lewes holding onto a three point lead at the top.
