Fans are back at Jubilee Fields as Billingshurst suffer 'bad day at the office'
![Sam Bull's goal. Picture by Iain Gibson](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/T0FLMTI1MTU2NzIw.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Sam Bull's goal. Picture by Iain Gibson](/img/placeholder.png)
After two minutes, Sam Bull broke the offside trap and score to give ‘Hurst the lead.
Within five minutes Bull had an identical chance but the goalkeeper made a good save to prevent a 2nd. n the 15th minute, Billingshurst failed to press the Lingfield midfield and a long through ball bypassed the new centre back pairing of Eddie French and Robbie Tambling. This seemed to set the scene for a lackadaisical performance although the score remained 1-1 at half-time.
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Hide AdThe only bright sparks being the runs of Ricardo Fernandes who continued to cause problems for the Lingfield defence.
![The disputed goal from the corner. Picture by Iain Gibson](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/T0FLMTI1MTU2NzIx.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
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The managers team talk seemed to have little effect and after 50 minutes , Billingshurst once again gave the ball away cheaply and conceded from a long range strike.
There was little reaction from the home side and it was no surprise when after 75 minutes, Lingfield bundled in a goal from a corner although the reaction of the players suggested a hand may have been involved in the final touch.
As manager Lee Spickett said: “A bad day at the office for us today."
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Hide AdBillingshurst return to action this week with two more challenging pre-season games vs Newhaven & Dorking Wanderers Reserves before the season starts in earnest with an FA Cup game on 1st September.