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Close thing but three points

Comfortable Win over Su on

Brislington vs Bishop Su on 31/08/23

A er 10 games in 4 weeks since the opening day of the season, a lethargic-looking
Brislington took on bo om side Bishop Su on, Su on having taken only one point
from their opening 9 games, conceding 28 and scoring just five goals in the
process.
Lee Perks was without Dean Griffiths who looks to be side-lined for a while a er
suffering a knee injury in Saturday's FA Vase win at Oldland. Also absent were
Danny Barwood (suspended), Lewis Ewins, and Jack Allward. Perks, however,
welcomed back Lewis Dunn, Danny Doddimead and Asa White.
The Foxes were on the front foot from the start and there was no sympathy paid
to the Toolsta on Western League division 1 strugglers. It took less than ten
minutes to open the scoring, George Jones ge ng his first goal of the new
campaign from his favoured number 9 role a er Danny Doddimead slipped him in
with a de pass. Jones finished with his right foot, in-off goalkeeper Taylor’s post.
Nine minutes gone, 1-0 Brislington.
Four minutes later it was Jones again! Ben Withey‘s glorious pass found the
striker's run and his clinical le -foot finish nestled in the keeper's bo om-le -hand
corner from the middle of the box. 2-0 with less than 15 minutes played.
The hardworking Su on side didn’t lie down, and were looking far be er than
their league posi on suggested. They just lacked composure when it ma ered
most, and too o en an unforced error conceded possession back to the home side
who capitalised ruthlessly.
Brislington suffered an early blow when Joel Smith was the vic m of a nasty high
challenge leaving him with a harsh bruise and broken skin on his shin, the Su on
player fortunate not to see red! Smith, unable to con nue, was replaced by Asa
White, who himself missed the last game due to injury. Smith was shortly followed
off the pitch by Doddimead with a thigh injury, his replacement being Oaklan Buck.
ll, the home side furthered their lead, this me it was Jordan Williams pouncing
to follow up a low Josh Egan free kick. Just right of centre, and just outside the
18-yard-box, Egan‘s low strike was parried by Taylor and it was Williams who
followed up fastest to hammer his strike into the roof of the net. 3-0 to the Foxes
with less than 20 minutes gone.
At this point it looked ominous for Su on who were staring a heavy defeat square
in the eye. However, this didn’t deter the work rate or indeed the considerable
individual quality their young side undoubtedly has. This lead to their best spell in
the game: however, their passing style was probably ul mately to their detriment.
The visitors were s ll expansive and trying to play some a rac ve football, which