League: Bristol Corinthians League

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Decliners FC vs Russell Athletic 50s

Decliners report

A really enjoyable game of football is almost guaranteed against Russell Athletic, a team with a great understanding of the Corinthian ideal. Nevertheless this game was highly competitive, with one or two very tasty challenges flying in. Decliners had the better of the early exchanges but then dropped off the pace badly and went in 2-1 down at the break, including a vintage Emu OG and having picked up a couple of injuries to boot. El Presidente Andy Demmy equalized with a worldie (or was it a cross?) on the occasion of his 50th game for the Recliners franchise, but another soft goal allowed Russell to lead once more. In the latter stages Decliners finally regained control and Toby slipped the ball past the keeper and tapped into an empty net for 3-3. A great Corinthian moment settled the game, as Toby’s shot squirmed through the keeper’s legs and he pawed the ball back, but had it crossed the line? The ref and linesman weren’t sure, but the keeper knew and showed great sportsmanship in giving the goal. Both teams shared a beer in the car park after the game. If I could give more than 10 as a Corinthian score to Russell then I would as their attitude throughout was mint.

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Bryan Munich vs Easton Cowboys 45’s

Bryan Munich Report:

A fine and equal game. Bryan went 1-0 up in the first minute, then 2-1 down and finally got an equaliser. Cowboys were great to play against and a tough, well fought game was had by all, probably a fair result.

Cowboys Report:

This game finished in a 2-2 draw which was a probably a fair reflection of a match between two evenly matched teams.
Bryan took an early lead when a Cowboys’ defensive mix-up allowed them to chip the keeper.
The Cowboys equalised when the Bryan keeper couldn’t hold a shot and the incoming striker forced it home.
A quick move down the left saw the Bryan keeper make a good save but the first person to the ball was our midfielder who slammed it into the net. This gave the Cowboys a 2-1 lead at half-time.
The second half was pretty even with both teams making chances. Bryan eventually got an equaliser when a  loose ball bounced up and onto the arm of a Cowboys’ player. Nothing he could do about it but it was a penalty. The penalty was well taken with the keeper going the wrong way.
It was a good game of football between two decent sides and a really enjoyable way to spend a Sunday morning.
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Filton High Vets vs Weston Pirates

Filton Report:

With the autumnal weather leaving a nice dew on the playing surface it favoured the slick passing game, but unfortunately that is rare in vets football even still it was filton that applied the early pressure and after a few sighters Damien settled the early nerves with a well taken goal , this led to weston having a bit of the ball and applied their own pressure and after a well driven shot was parried away cairnes who obviously felt in a charitable mood proceeded to slice the ball into his own net which gave weston hope .
Filtons player manager determined to ease the pressure on his position by producing some lung busting runs down the flank to provide the perfect cross for Damien to bag a 2nd quickly followed by a 3rd to compete his first half hatrick indeed if filtons forwards hadn’t been eager to join in the action filton could of been out of site but unfortunately their eagerness saw them straying into an offside position.
The 2nd half started well again for filton with a brilliant effort from dobby to add his name to the score sheet with his 1st with filton seemingly in control weston managed to break out and with only the keeper to beat weston were thwarted from some excellent keeping , with this let off filton continued to probe westons goal and again kopera turned provider with an excellent cross for dobby to turn in his second and not to be outdone by damien dobby completed his hatrick with possibly the goal of the game
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Frampton Ath Vets vs Athletico Lockleaze

Frampton Report:

A fairly even game of football, with the scoreline flattering us somewhat! The opening 25 minutes Frampton dominated possession and they managed to score 3 goals before half time, the highlight being a 30 yard curler from Jason Mills. Mike Beake bagged the other 2 in the first half. The second half saw Lockleaze look to get back in to the game, as they got 1 goal back within the opening 10 minutes of the second half, scoring with a close range header from a corner. Frampton then upped their game and finally put Lockleaze to the sword with Mike Beake completing his hat-trick, an own goal from a corner and a 20 yard strike from debutant Chris Dinham! A harsh result for Lockleaze, but a good game played with good Corinthian spirit!

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