Clevedon Dons forfeit as couldn’t get a team together. Agreed by both teams.

EASTON MONDAY MATCH REPORT
Overall a well earned and gritty win that came through team persistence and an improved performance in the second half of the match. Great goal from Jamie, excellent controlling effort by the defensive quartet. Si told waiting reporters…”Got to witness Jamie’s wonder strike and Sherry’s amazing turn….tough game but second half was good from us. We had to dig deep for this win.” Arron later told Sky Sports…”Total effort today. Totally different game than our last 2 fixtures. Really hard fought game. Our fitness and desire shone through in the end.” It was left to Drane to sum up…”A battling performance from the whole squad and a well deserved win, we had to work hard for that one. Sealed by a well deserved 2nd from Arron.”

A tight game between two evenly matched teams. We took the lead with a good strike from the edge of the box. The half continued in a competitive manner with us missing a close range chance and our keeper made a great save from a header. Easton equalised just before half time from a penalty. The second half changed in a 5 minute spell where our keeper threw one in and they scored a ridiculously good volley. A well taken header got us back into it but we couldn’t get the equaliser and with playing 8 up front at the end, Easton scored two on the counter attack to put a flattering look on the scoreline.

EASTON MONDAY MATCH RPEORT
The game started with our usual high tempo press from the first whistle,no sooner had we taken possession of the ball, it was quickly shifted across the pitch to Guy, who strode into some space before chipping a precisely weighted cross to Cummins who met it with a glancing header that took their diving keeper by surprise as it ruffled the net. Winning the ball back from the kick off and worked it out to the left wing where Lee rounded his marker and drove towards the SWAG box with nothing but the goal in his mind… his shot/cross caused enough mayhem between their defence and keeper to allow Cummins to reach the ball first and deftly dink it over the last man who was himself already falling back into their net as the ball crossed the line.
SWAG restarted with renewed vigour and their strikers began to get into the game for the first time. James was unfortunate to find himself looking at the back of their striker as he headed goalwards, but a last ditch tackle by Featherby snuffed out the danger to the relief of both EM centre backs.
Without our first choice keeper, all-rounder Alex accepted the brave task of manning our goal for this fixture and he played as if he was a true sweeper keeper for the four defenders in front of him. We closed out the first half with two more well taken goals; the first from Charlton, making a rare appearance down the left wing with a shot that burnt the keeper’s hands as it blew past him and rippled the net. Not to be outdone down the right flank, Godfrey collected the ball just inside the halfway line after a nice passing sequence between Guy and Manny, releasing him for a clean run in on goal – his thunderous strike from outside the box did pretty much the same thing, going through the goalkeeper on its way to the back of the net.
SWAG are a tidy outfit, with competent and experienced footballers throughout their squad and they managed to pull one back with a route one down the right (direct from their keeper!) which their striker did well to collect, then outmanoeuvre both our last man and Al. His finish from a tight angle was well taken. It is unfortunate to note that the competitive spirit in which the game was played began to turn a bit ugly with some overly aggressive tackles and unsportsmanlike language coming from an evidently exasperated SWAG team. Verbals aside, the aggression and anger coming from some of the SWAG players was unnecessary and did their team a disservice. You could tell they are used to playing at a good, commanding level and perhaps the surprise of going down by four goals after 45 minutes caused the red mist to creep up more than it should have. We are a team of mates who play this game because we love being able to continue to do so even as our bodies are starting to tell us to give it a rest. As a club, we believe the ethos of the league is important to uphold and we expect our opposition to share the same values, irrespective of the result. We wish SWAG good luck with the rest of their season.

Pucklechurch win with a walkover