Ringmer and Chichester served up a typical end-of-season cocktail from two mid-table sides that have little left to play for in the League. Even the presence of a scout from Brentford failed to lift the players. Neither goalkeeper was called upon to make a save of note with the play confined to the middle third of the pitch for long periods.

Ringmer had Dan Waller making his first appearance since breaking his leg eight minutes into his Ringmer debut way back in September. He and Wayne Laycock were dominant in the air at the back for the Blues while Paul Jones was in similar dominant mode at the back for Chi.

The first chance of the match fell to Eddie Koboah, cutting in from the left to unleash a right foot shot which went just wide of the Chi goal. Then a flick on from Miles Scerri enable Aaron MacMillan to shoot on the turn but his effort was deflected off a Chi defender for a corner. Chichester then had three chances in quick succession in the last fifteen minutes of the first half.

A Paul Jones header from a free-kick by Adrian Brockway went straight into the arms of Adams and then Paul Thomsett headed off the goal line to prevent Jones from giving the visitors the lead after Adams and Laycock had collided going for a cross. Another cross from Brockway saw a header from Clements go safely into the hands of Adams.

An early opening in the second half saw Lee Mullen shoot straight at Adams before MacMillan had two chances to give the home side the lead. The first when his shot from a cross by Clive Snell went inches wide and then he ran onto a through ball from Danny McLaughlin and lobbed the advancing Anthony Elder only to see his effort pass over the cross bar. Moments later MacMillan crossed from the right wing for Scerri to miscue a shot near the far post which then rebounded to safety off fellow Blue, Matt Beeston.

Chi’s Jason Clements wasted two chances; the first when he latched onto a poor clearance to fire over the bar from just inside the penalty area and then when he headed a cross from Scott Murfin just wide. For Ringmer Jack Johnson had a late chance to snatch three points when a weak clearance feel invitingly at his feet but his shot from the edge of the penalty area disappeared into the trees rather than the back of the net.

Report written by David Ruffles (Ringmer FC)

Ringmer Team: Adams, Waller, A.MacMillan, Thomsett, Laycock, Gedling (Johnson), Snell (Matten), Beeston, Koboah, Scerri (Price), McLaughlin.
Subs: Matten, Johnson, Price (all used) ,King May (not used)
Scorers: -

Chichester Team: Ender, Buckland, Brockway, Mullen, Saunders, Jones, Turvey, N. Murfin, Clements, Lafferty (Moore), S. Murfin (Briggs)
Subs: D. Moore, Briggs (used), L. Catlin (not used)
Scorers: -

Attendance: 50