Horsham boss hails 'brilliant young keeper' Bentley

Horsham goalkeeper George Bentley. Picture by Steve Robards

The 18-year-old stopper saved two of the Golds' four spot kicks to help the Hornets win their Sussex Senior Cup third round tie 4-2 on penalties after the game finished 1-1.

An unfortunate error from young Bentley on Saturday helped Margate grab their second goal in their 3-0 win at The Camping World Community Stadium in the BetVictor Premier Division.

But Di Paola was delighted with the 'brilliant young keeper' for bouncing back with a hero's performance on Tuesday.

He said: "He's a brilliant young keeper. He's going to have his ups and downs but we've seen a lot more ups.

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"There were a lot of mistakes against Littlehampton. Footballers are human and humans make mistakes.

"For an 18-year-old he's been brilliant 90 to 95 per cent of the time.

"He's under a lot of pressure as an 18-year-old especially being near the top at the level we're at.

"He's going to have dips. We'll support him when he's good and support him when he's not so good."