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League Review

got back in time. Another chance for Hill, this time Tommy Coleman created
some space, but his curler was down Brown’s throat. Hanham took a
17 minute lead, somewhat against the run of play, when a great cross from
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Brandon Barnes gave Tom Morgan a free header into the top corner. Two
minutes later, Barnes beat the offside trap, cut inside and smashed the ball
past Aaron Underwood – 2-0. After half an hour with Hill continuing to press
Brown saved Fin Jones’ fierce shot. A minute into the second half Ollie
Mason’s free kick was straight at Brown. With Hill still searching for an
opening, a great cross on the hour from Mason was headed against the bar
by Bobby Walding. Ten minutes on Clark was through one on one but Brown
made a great save. Clark finally got his goal a minute later as he takes a
chance on a long through ball and slotted past Brown. On 73 it was all
square, Hill working a chance for Mason to take aim from 25 yards and in
it went off the post. Ten minutes from time Coleman was free at the back
post but Brown made a point blank save. Hill still looking for a winner had
two good chances first Walding tried his luck from thirty yards with a volley
just over and Jones smashed over when clear on the edge of the box.
Hanham nearly stole it at the death Craig Spearing’s chance turned round
the post by Underwood and 2-2 it ended.

Almondsbury took on Rockleaze Rangers at The Field and it was
Rockleaze who controlled the first half hour without really creating
anything, although they had the ball in the net on 22 minutes but ruled out
for offside. On 35 minutes Rockleaze made a breakthrough, a corner on the
left headed in at the back post by Jenson Beard. Straight from the restart
Almonds attacked down the right Oakley Dawes crossed into the box and
Omar Alwari knocked it down and Loui Ward finished with his left foot. The
second half started at a fast pace, and it was clear the Almonds were going
to play on the front foot more, creating a number of half chances but
nothing clear cut. On 63 minutes Theo Cox took a lovely touch on the
halfway line passed to Ward who flicked it around a defender, put Alwari
through who cut back in onto his right and fired in from just outside the
box. A five-minute period of sustained Almonds pressure followed and it
looked like they would carve out a third but the final ball was never there.
Rockleaze began to rally attacking continuously down their left and on 74
a cross from the left was headed in by Drew Sawdon. Rockleaze continued
to press and Almondbury stated to tire and on 88 minutes Rockleaze with