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Match Facts Bath City 0-1 Peterborough Sports
BATH CITY Stats
Match Report minutes then, ten minutes later, Hilliard’s
from www.bathcityfc.com free-kick crashed against the bar with
Henry appearing to get a slight touch to
City exited this season’s FA Trophy at the effort. Just when it looked like City
Twerton Park this afternoon at the hands would reach the break level, they gave
of Southern League Premier Central side the ball away in midfield one too many
Peterborough Sports. The decisive goal times and Sano Sani sent Jones clear
SHOTS ON TARGET 3 came in first half stoppage time and on goal to fire past Henry at his near
SHOTS OFF TARGET 2 City finished the game with ten men post. The second half saw the visitors
CORNERS 3 following Tom Mehew’s second booking understandably begin to tire but they
POSSESSION 55% midway through the second period. still posed a threat going forward, Jones
YELLOW CARDS 2 With Step 3 leagues currently heading Sembie-Ferris’ cross just over.
RED CARDS 1 suspended and City coming into the And City’s hopes suffered a further blow
game on the back of a three-week on 66 minutes when Mehew picked up
Coronavirus break, it was both sides’ a second yellow card. Despite this, they
PETERBOROUGH SPORTS Stats opening game of 2021 but only the began to pose more of an attacking
home side showed any rustiness during threat but Moat was rarely troubled in
a one-sided first half. Three corners for the Peterborough goal. Sembie-Ferris
Sports in opening five minutes set the could even afford to miss another
tone, although City briefly responded on clear-cut chance in the closing stages
10 minutes when Tom Richards’ diving before the final whistle signed the end of
SHOTS ON TARGET 3 header was saved by Moat. City’s interest in cup competitions for this
SHOTS OFF TARGET 16 A combination of Will Henry and campaign.
CORNERS 10 Grant Horton denied Sano Sani on 19
POSSESSION 35%
YELLOW CARDS 1 Line ups: Peterborough Sports: Moat, Miles,
RED CARDS 0 Herd, McGowan, Jones, Lawlor, Ferris,
Bath City: Henry, Smith, Batten,
Ball, Artus, Harley, Richards, Conway, Hilliard, Jones, Sano Sani, Moreman
Owers, Horton, Mehew Substitutes: Nicholson, Elsom,
Substitutes: Clarke, Evans, James, McCammon, Malone, Jarvis, Griffiths,
Stevenson
Pope, Watts, McCoy
Referee: Daniel Lamport (Wiltshire)
Any other
business:
City reached the fourth
round of the FA Trophy
for the first time since
making the semi-finals in
the 2014/15 season.
This was the first ever
meeting between the
two clubs.

Mark Jones slots home the only goal to give Step 3 underdogs Peterborough Sports victory at Twerton Park.

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