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Mark Simpson
Postponements left us with two Les James League Cup quarter final ties and two League
fixtures. The cup had one surprise result in Gala Wilton defeating Bromley Heath United. In
the League Rockleaze Rangers tumbled to a surprisingly heavy defeat at Little Stoke.
First to the League Cup and to Fairmile Gardens where Gala Wilton was keen to make
amends for their defeat to Bromley Heath United in the League a few weeks ago.
Downpours throughout the afternoon made playing conditions difficult and it was credit to
both sides for the quality of football played throughout. The first half was played in a
competitive manner with more bookings than goal scoring opportunities, but it was Gala who
took the lead on 30 minutes when a Jerzy Marszalek free kick from 25 yards skidded past
Will Ferguson and into the bottom left corner of the net. Bromley came close to scoring after
fifty minutes when a cross clipped the top of the bar but were reduced to ten when Trai
Elliston-Sackett was sent off for a second yellow. Bromley responded well to being a man
down and with Gala unable to score a second goal to secure the win, the inevitable
happened when Bromley were awarded a penalty in the last minute and Nathan Rose fired
past Elliott Jones to take the game to penalties to decide the result. Gala won the shoot-out
with two great saves by Jones and a winning penalty from Wakib Said for a 3-1 win.
The second League Cup match saw Stoke Gifford United entertain Quedgeley
Wanderers with Gifford on the front foot and were ahead within fifteen minutes when
Mikey Barry jinked inside and wrong-footed Nathan Charnock in the visitor’s goal. The
remainder of the half led to very little with Quedgeley containing Gifford with a solid shape
until right on half time when the excellent Harry Ikeije drove in from the left and was
upended in the area and Tauren Williams smashed the penalty home with ease. Gifford
started the second half well and found a third goal on 49 minutes when good team play
found Kerem Karakus who in turn found a yard of space to fire home from the edge.
Quedgeley never stopped and got a deserved goal twenty minutes from time when Ollie
Barnett rose highest to nod a corner home. Ash Eyles was called into action producing an
excellent double save to keep Quedgeley out, and perhaps Gifford should have extended
their lead but could never find the right pass. Stoke Gifford making it to the semi-finals by
3-1.
To the League and two teams, Wick and Ruardean Hill Rangers both rather struggling
so far, met at Oldbury Lane on a fantastic surface, thanks to hard work by the ground staff
after atrocious weather. A bright start by Hill brought Ashton Trott into action after
only a couple of minutes saving well at his near post. Wick’s slow start continued
and after eight minutes the midfield let Ollie Mason break through to bury his shot
past Trott into the corner for 1-0 to Hill. This spurred Wick into life and two minutes
later Aaron Underwood saved well but from the resulting corner Jay Macloed
smashed his shot into the top corner to level things up. Wick continued pressing
and thought they should have had a penalty, but Referee Jack Clark thought

QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Virgil Van Dijk
2. Arsenal
3. Stade de Lyon (also known as Parc Olympique Lyonnais)
4. Monaco
5. South Africa
6. Cardiff
7. Ian Wright
8. Video Assistant Referee
9. Community Shield
10. The Cherries