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Almondsbury edge out

Broadwell Amateurs
Mark Simpson
A reduced league programme due to the County Cup. Three points separate the
bottom eight Clubs so there is bound to be fairly significant changes amongst these
clubs in league position each week. In the County Cup only Sharpness was
eliminated, the other three progressing.
As good a place to start is at Almondsbury who took on Broadwell
Amateurs and early on Jack Watkins made a very good save to his left from
Almonds Ashley Knight and a few minutes on Knight played Matt Davies down the
line who pulled back to Connor Peberdy who fired over. But it was the visitors who
got the early goal, on seven minutes a long ball out of defence picked out Liam
Thomas who controlled with his first touch and fired over Sam Burgess with his
second. On 25 minutes the ball played through to Oakley Dawes who was one on
one with Watkins who saved with his legs and Peberdy’s follow up was blocked on
the line. Four minutes later the hosts were level, Harry Greenbury playing in
Peberdy on the left, beating his man, pulled back to Greenbury who passed across
to Knight at the back post to finish. Shortly after half time Broadwell took the lead
again, poor defending from a long ball let in Ethan Wilkins to lob Burgess. On 54
Almonds had a penalty from a handball but Dawes spot kick was saved by Watkins.
Twenty minutes from time Greenbury played over to Stuart Alexander who hit a
half volley from the corner of the box over Watkins for Almonds equaliser. On 81
Alexander was this time the provider from a pass down the line putting in
Greenbury to head over Watkins for a 3-2 Almondsbury win.
On an excellent surface at Fairmile Gardens Gala Wilton hosted Stoke Gifford
United hoping to build on positive recent results. But it was Gifford who took the
lead quarter of an hour in, Dan Dunt’s close range header from a free kick. Gifford
should perhaps have made it two shortly after, but a fine save from Gala’s Oscar
Bignell kept out an excellent free kick. Bignell also tipped another free kick around
the post on the half hour. It was at this point that Gala got a foothold in the game
and on 38 Antonio Pirelli forced a good save from Ollie Gargett. Gala ended the first
half the stronger of the two and started the second half in the same fashion and
around the hour mark were denied an equaliser by three excellent saves by Gargett
within five minutes from a Jacob Eakers volley and two efforts from Pirelli. Gala
continued to press and got the equaliser they deserved when on 82 Jerzy Marszalek
calmly slotted past Gargett. But there was still time for one last twist, and it was
provided by Spike Weaver’s 89 minute header to give three points to Stoke Gifford
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2-1.
Up to Ruardean Hill, where Rangers took on second place Frampton
United and the first chance fell to Hill’s Ollie Mason out wide, but his fierce shot
flew just over, Frampton were in front on 11 when a corner in was missed by the
defence leaving Steve Jackson a back post tap in. On twenty Jacob Geddes should
have made it two but his free header was wide of the mark. But five minutes later
Ollie Mason’s weak volley went through keeper Tom Kaye for a red-faced moment
and 1-1. Two minutes from the break Hill battled for the ball and Steve Clark put it
through to Max Telling who found the corner of Kaye’s net for 2-1. Right on half
time great play from Fin Jones to the bye line squaring to Clark to shoot home but