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Avonmouth v Gala Wilton

Avonmouth’s first game after relinquishing their unbeaten start to their County
League life at Frampton was against Gala Wilton at home. In the first minute of
the game a good chance went to Avonmouth with Josh Pearce firing at Wilton
keeper’s Gareth Eakers near post but he pushed the ball behind for a corner. After
5 minutes Gala made their first attack of the game followed by a series of corners
that Avonmouth defended well and began to take control.
Just two minutes later Avonmouth’s lead was doubled when Dillan Kerr won a
corner and Matty Groves whipped the ball in and Charlie Aldom heads it into the
Gala net. Gala’s Antonia Pirelli takes a freekick and places the ball under the wall
but keeper Tom Bradley makes a sharp save low down to push the ball out for a
corner. After 20 minutes a counter attack by Avonmouth led to Pearce feeding the
ball to Matt Groves and his shot was deflected and lands at Pearce’s foot at the
back post but keeper Eakers reacted well to push the ball away. On the half hour
Dillan Kerr reacted well to muscle the Wilton keeper off the ball and found Alfie
Taylor who found the gap through several defenders to finish well to make the
score 3-0.
Avonmouth were now on top and Pearce went down the right-hand side beating
three Wilton players but keeper Eakers managed to get a hand to the ball as
Pearce tried to take it around him. Just a minute later Kyle O’Donovan heads
goalwards from a corner but the ball was cleared off the line. Just five minutes
before half time Avonmouth keeper Bradley let a back pass go under his boot into
the net offering a lifeline to Wilton, but it needed a great save by the Avonmouth
keeper who redeemed himself by keeping out a long shot.
Wilton continued their good spell into the second half and it needed Aldom to clear
a header off the Avonmouth goal line. This sparked Avonmouth back into life and
set Pearce on fire when he met a Groves corner and his near post header
thundered into the Wilton net. Avonmouth again took control and O’Donovan hit a
freekick into the box and Kofi Martin skilfully knocked the ball to the far post where
Jack Williams smashed the ball home to make it 5-1. Avonmouth attacked down
the left wing and Kain Edmondson’s shot was blocked but Pearce was on hand to
hit the ball home to secure his hat-trick. Avonmouth goals were now flowing and
Edmunson smashed the ball into the net from the right-hand side to finish off a
great move and he also scored the eighth Avonmouth goal.