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League Review

A shortened fixture list this week with four matches, the rest of the teams involved
in the County Cup. Interestingly it seems that most teams needed a result for one
reason or another.
Starting at Arnall Drive where the result ended up with 10-man Henbury losing to
two late goals for a 2-1 victory for Ruardean Hill Rangers. The first half was an
even affair with plenty of effort and not much to show for it. The game came alive
briefly in the twenty seventh minute when Henbury’s Danny Seymour was shown
a red card. Both sides started the second period with more purpose and Ruardean’s
Josh Sladen shot just past the post. A 55 minute change for Henbury proved a
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shrewd move when on the hour Toby Vosper made a surging run out of defence
passed to Baldwin whose cross found substitute Paul Coles to sweep home. Ten
minutes later a superb cross from Ethan Roberts found Coles who headed over.
With Aaron Underwood’s outstanding performance in goal for the visitors a second
goal was proving difficult to come by for the ten men. Sladen was always a threat
for the visitors as they probed the equaliser. Five minutes from time substitute
Fabian Pereira made a run down the left flank and crossed for Sean Heal whose
strong effort was superbly pushed away by Underwood. With three minutes to go
a Ruardean corner was not cleared allowing Alex Stephens to poke the ball home,
and with only injury time left Stephens broke clear of the Henbury defence and
squared to Ollie Mason to score Ruardean’s winner which was tough on the ten
men and if only they had taken their chances - who knows.
To Sharpness where bottom Club Patchway Town could be considered unlucky
to go down 3-2. But it was the Sharks who got off to an electric start scoring after
15 seconds. Straight from the kick off the ball was played quickly and Will Tainton
slipped Dan Turner through to slot home. Alex Higgs had a chance for the second,
but Burgess made a good save. Patchway settled and levelled on ten when a ball
over the top caused confusion in the home defence allowing Joe Weare to nip
round Taylor and with good composure finished from a tight angle. Both sides had
opportunities during the half when Higgs headed narrowly wide for the Sharks and
a Bartholomew free kick was narrowly wide for the visitors. Sharpness retook the
lead 10 minutes into the second period when substitute Will Lacey’s cross found
Higgs to make no mistake from six yards. Patchway nearly levelled when Priday
almost turned the ball into his own net and was relieved to see it come off the
outside of the post. Patchway restored parity ten minutes from time when a
misplaced pass from Priday went behind his own defence and James Higgs was
unable to deal with things and fouled Matteo Pali allowing Jay Moore to slot home
the spot kick. The Sharks rallied and retook the lead on eighty-five minutes when
Dummelow picked up in midfield and played wide to Priday and his great cross
found Lacey to finish excellently from a tight angle for 3-2 and three points.
7-0 last week and 6-0 this, Wick seem to have turned their sticky start around, this
time at Waterwells Sports Centre against struggling Quedgeley Wanderers. It