Game played at SBL School with Yate winning this fixture 7-3
Game played in good spirit and enjoyable on a lovely winter morning.
League: Bristol Corinthians League
HC Voyager 50s vs Reclinosaurs
With 3 late drop outs including the keeper, things looked bleak pre-match for the Reclinosaurs. Luckily Big Al volunteered for the gloves and Tony persuaded a couple of ex-Ramblers to turn up last minute. Biccy tinkered with the formation again, going for a sweeper system. Given that our last result was a 10-0 reverse, there seemed to be little to lose. What followed was a tight game. Reclinosaurs had the better of the first half and went in 2-0 up at the break. Gaffers scored a superb individual effort and then supplied a perfect corner for Mark to head in. This was replicated almost exactly soon after HT, but that was the end of the ‘Saurs domination. The last 40 minutes was largely a rearguard action punctuated by the odd break. Voyager pulled one back after big Al was left one one one, then the sides traded penalties before a great wind-assisted strike finished the resistance. EB had a great game and received his bespoke souvenir plate to mark 50 appearances for the franchise at the end, Thanks to Voyager for reffing, great to get the game on despite the downpours overnight.
Filton High Vets vs DAFT
Great game, played in the right spirit
Red Star 45s vs Recliners FC
A terrific game at Saltford between two well matched sides saw RedStar triumph thanks to clinical finishing. Recliners took the lead with an excellent goal on the break, Gaffers crossing for Miguel, who tucked in the rebound after his first attempt was saved brilliantly by the keeper. RedStar equalized after the Recliners defence was slow to clear and they then took the lead with a firm header from a perfectly executed corner. Recliners took the game to RedStar in the second half, hitting the woodwork twice and drawing 3 more excellent saves from the keeper, but RedStar extended their lead with another bullet header from another top class corner. A full blooded game but played in very good spirit, good luck to RedStar for the rest of the season.
RED STAR MATCH REPORT
A quality exhibition of high level football from two fluorescent teams. Recliners took the lead whilst Red Star were still admiring the first of several worldies from their own keeper. It felt like the visitors might take a firm grip on the game, but Red Star grabbed an equaliser when Gareth tidied up some penalty box ping pong, injecting a surge of confidence back into the home team. Red Star then deployed their secret weapon, hidden for many years, an ability to score great goals from corners. Cammy put them ahead before half time, connecting with Waj’s precision delivery, and then T planted a proverbial bullet into the corner of the net early in the second to put Red Star 3-1 up. A dubious offside call denied them a further cushion, but they also had to ride their luck, with top drawer saves, a bit of woodwork and two utterly heroic (if largely unnoticed) clearances off the line.
A really accomplished performance from Red Star against a very capable Recliners team. Great game played in good Corinthian spirit, well done all.