League: Bristol Corinthians League

Knowle CC vs Nailsea & Tickenham Vets

Nailsea & Tickenham Report:

Overall great bunch of lads but a bad tackle by their keep at the end led to a red card and let it down.

Knowle CC Report:
Another tough game of football for KCC against a very organised and strong N&T side.

Conceding 3 goals very early on and then only to be followed by another 2 before half time put this game to bed.

Conceding 1 more in the 2nd half followed by our keeper being sent off just summed up our day.

We swapped our fixtures due to our pitch not being ready so a big thanks to N&T for sorting that out and also you won’t get a better pitch than that for a game on a Sunday morning.

Results

ClubCorinthian ScoreGoalsOutcome
KCC FC—0Loss
Swags Vets86Win
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Lion FC vs Filton Ath 35s

Lion Report:

A hard-fought 1-1 draw.

 

Filton Ath:

Good bunch of lads in a well fought 1-1 draw.  Good luck for rest of season.

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Imperial Vets vs Pucklechurch FC Vets

Pucklechurch Report:

We bounced back after a mauling by Yate to record a comfortable, if not slightly flattering 6-0 win against Imperial. It was only 1-0 at half time but once the second went in the goals came pretty quickly. Beaner got 2, Tom, Tim, Glyn and Scott got on the scoresheet.

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Decliners FC

Contact 1:

Mike Akers

mycakers@hotmail.com

07866 330016

Contact 1:

Rich Thompson

carrekltd@gmail.com

07860 530430

Ground: BAWA Sports Ground, Southmead Rd, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RG

Decliners debuted as the reserve team of the Recliners franchise in season 19-20. Now transferring to the over 50’s division Decliners is intended to give aging Recliners one final hurrah on the pitch even if this contravenes doctor’s orders. Victory in the 2021 over 50’s cup final brought the franchise its first silverware.

Red Star 45’s vs Swift FC

Red Star Report:
News was abuzz this week of a legendary left back turned striker appearing at his club’s new ground threatening goals. In other news Gareth Bale re-signed for Spurs,

Red Star opened the league season against Swift at their new Saltford home, dubbed the ‘Salt Siro’ by at least one Red Star fan. Building on their cup exploits, it was another accomplished performance for the impressive reds in green. After probing the Swift defence from all angles in the opening exchanges, James opened the scoring with a well judged long range lob. Tahir doubled things up with a show of pace hinting at a doping scandal, getting behind the defence and slotting in calmly. Andy, on a rampage from the back, almost nicked it as it crossed the line, but his hamstring had a conscience and pulled him back at the last.

Red Star went further ahead when the ball broke to Waj 30 yards out with the keeper gone AWOL, his well judged strike finding the unguarded net. 3-0 at half time, allowing the gaffer to shuffle his resources in some comfort. Auxiliary striker Steve made it 4-0 after a fine cross from Si, leaping like a spent salmon to head against the bar and then reacting swiftly to tuck in the rebound. That’s 1 in 1 for the season for Red Star’s one time left back and a goals per game statistic that’s hard to ignore.

The game was effectively settled when Joel chested in a wicked in-swinging corner from close range. Swift rallied with 2 late goals as Red Star relaxed perhaps a bit too much, but 90 minutes is a very long time this early in the season and the general boost in fitness levels was encouraging to see.

5-2 at the final whistle and then perhaps the league’s shortest walk from pitch to bar. Well played Swift, a good spirited contest on a very fine Sunday morning. Thanks to Saltford for being so welcoming and accommodating.

Swift Report:

Good dame of two halves at Saltford. Much more even than the score suggests!

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Easton Cowboys 45’s vs Cardiff Accies 45’s

Easton Cowboys Report:

Today’s league game between Easton Cowboys 45s v Cardiff Accies ended up in a 5-3 win for the Cowboys.
Cowboys took the lead possibly against the run of play. Cardiff then scored two before we levelled the match just before half-time.
Second half saw Easton take a 3-2 lead before Cardiff equalised. Cowboys pulled away to 5-3 before being awarded a late penalty. Our striker was on a hat-trick but then shot pretty tamely and the keeper saved it.
Enjoyable game in the sunshine.
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Shipham AFC vs Bryan Munich

Bryan Munich Report:

Bryan Munich kicked off their new league campaign with a resounding away win on the slopes of the Mendips at Shipham. A strong squad started with the slope in their favour and it was on 6 minutes that a slick move and cross was met with a bullet header from last season’s top scorer Mat Bennett. On 25 minutes, a solo run on the left led to the second. Bryan made some changes and the game settled into a rhythm of Bryan attacks culminating in a third in first half injury time.
The restart saw pressure from Shipham down the slope but the Bryan defence held strong. A quick double on 59 and 60 minutes made the game safe. More changes were made and on 70 minutes Bryan scored on the counter attack with an acute finish from the left.
Mat Bennet finished his perfect hat-trick on 87 minutes and the game looked over, however, as Bryan went for the elusive clean sheet a great long shot from Shipham hit the corner of the bar and post and the keeper had to dive at the feet of the oncoming striker to maintain the shutout.
Shipham played really well in bursts and were unlucky not to get on the scoresheet. Splendid game of Corinthian football, refereed really well.
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