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Match Report



                         AN EVEN 4 UP TO BEAT ODD DOWN
                                   5 February 2023
                                Saturday 4th February
                              Brislington FC v Odd Down

       the Foxes were playing their third game in 8 days a er playing just twice in
       the  previous  52,  due  to  the  poor  weather  throughout  December  and
       January.

       Josh Egan missed out a er suffering a hamstring strain v Cadbury Heath,
       Danny Barwood and Dean Griffiths returned to the star ng line up a er
       being rested midweek and George Jones dropped to the bench.

       Next up was 6th placed free scoring Odd Down who boasted the leagues
       current top finisher in Luke Bryan (25).

       The game started scrappily although Brislington were the more lively with
       Tucker and Buck linking well down the right and the commi ed Scadding
       perpetually threatening through the middle. On 11 minutes a well worked
       corner between McLennan and Me ers from the Foxes right resulted in a
       cross which was headed back across goal for the in form Buck to slide in;
       1-0. Two minutes later and Buck saw another effort go just over and the
       Odd  Down  defence  was  creaking.  On  18  mins  the  wholehearted  No  9
       Griffiths  was  penalised  for  a  strong  coming  together  with  his  opposite
       number wide on the le . Both players were pleading innocence, the Odd
       Down player, despite receiving the free kick, apparently pleaded too hard
       and was sin binned!! The referee clearly wan ng to stamp his own mark on
       the game!

       Four minutes later a superb run by Scadding saw him wriggle through the
       pack to emerge 1 on 1 with the Odd Down Goalkeeper Ash Bryan only to
       see his shot well saved. It took un l 30 minutes for Odd Down to force
       Dorrington into meaningful ac on, a good move down the right saw a neat
       ball slid into the 18 yard box and the striker under pressure from Asa white,
       struck low to keeper Dorrington’s near post, however the ex Man Utd man
       had it well covered.

       On 35 minutes another Scadding run resulted in a free kick 15 yards outside
       the box. Jordan Me ers ra led the bar with his 30 yard effort, and Dean
       Griffiths beat the defender to the rebound, finishing calmly with his thigh.
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