FA Trophy

HIGH-QUALITY STRIKES SEND ROOKS OUT

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 October 2025

By Stuart Fuller

LEWES 1 LEISTON 2
LEISTON netted two goals of excellent quality to knock Lewes out at the Dripping Pan.
After a tepid opening period, the visitors took the lead in the 17th minute. Adam Mills laid the ball off to Billy Fowkes and his effort left the Lewes keeper clutching at thin air. The visitors almost made it two in injury time when the keeper deflected a shot onto his own bar.
Lewes grew in confidence at the start of the half, finally resulting in an equaliser in the 56th minute when Devontee West was put through and slotted the ball home.
The lead lasted just ...

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