Eastbourne Borough beat Whitehawk 4-2 in the FA Cup first qualifying round. They built an early lead, let Whitehawk fight back to 2-2 by half-time, then finished with a late goal to take the tie.
Yannis Drais scored the first goal in the 10th minute, and Eastbourne’s lead became 0-2 four minutes later. Rhys Murphy pulled one back for Whitehawk in the 16th, and the home side reached half-time level at 2-2 after a goal in the 45th minute. Eastbourne added their decisive goal in the 90th, giving the final score of 2-4.
The match facts list no cards, and no possession or shot data was supplied. That leaves the goal timeline as the clearest record of the afternoon: Eastbourne struck early and late, while Whitehawk’s response came in the middle of the match.
