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LEAGUE REVIEW

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effort on goal in the 60 minute cleared off the line. Five minutes later Manolo
Espada squandered a great chance to score blasting the ball high over the bar after a
great ball from Ryan Vincent. The home side went 2-0 up on 71 minutes when they
capitalised on a mistake by Ranger’s keeper Dunning failing to hold the ball and Ryan
Vincent tapped home. Rangers were unlucky in the 74 minute when following a corner
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Dan Webb’s header on target was cleared off the line. Webb had another great chance
for Rangers on 84 minutes when he was put clear on goal but failed to beat home keeper
Fraser Wilson.
Gala Wilton v Quedgeley Wanderers was the other fixture that went ahead today
with Wanderers getting the ball into the Gala Net after six minutes, but it was ruled out
for offside. A 12-minute 25-yard thunderbolt from Gala’s Craig Howell rattled the
Quedgeley crossbar on 12 minutes. It was the visitors who took the lead on 32 minutes
when they hit Gala on the counter-attack, Henry Burkitt sent a long ball up field and Kyle
James-Bryan finished the job off. Two minutes into the second half Craig Howell was at
it again when he crashed a free kick against the Wanderers upright. Gala levelled the
score in the 49 minute after Ryan Dobbins and Martin Smith interchanged passes with
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Dobbins shot only parried by the Wanderers keeper and Ben Sluman followed up to score.
Quedgeley restored their lead on 76 minutes again from a counter-attack and Jack
Hornsby gave them a 2-1 lead. With just three minutes left on the clock Gala salvaged a
point from the game when Martin Smith scored at the back post from a Ryan Dobbins
cross.