Lewes earned themselves a place in the First Round of the FA Trophy on Wednesday night with a 1-0 win over Blue Square South rivals Eastleigh.
It meant a double dose of good news for the Rooks, having been given a reprieve to pay their outstanding revenue debts until January 13th by the High Court earlier in the day.
The Rooks secured a replay following Jack Walder's 94th minute equaliser on Saturday, and the match was their third succesive encounter against the Hampshire side having lost 1-0 in the league earlier this month.
Lewes went ahead in the 21st minute when Kane Louis started a neat move down the right-wing which saw David Wheeler's neat cross turned home by Dan Royce.
There were few chances of note for either side for much of the match, although Eastleigh really upped the ante in the last 15 minutes, aided by errors by the Lewes` players which kept them under the pressure.
Lewes keeper Rikki Banks made two great saves at the end, one reminiscent of his namesake Gordon from Pele in 1970, but despite the onslaught, the Rooks held on for the win, an away tie at Hampton & Richmond in the next round, and rather importantly, a £4,000 prize fund.
