League: Bristol Corinthians League
Ashley Vets vs Easton Monday
Another blustery overcast October Sunday morning saw Easton Monday line up against the always competitive Ashley Vets. A well contested half with Ashley, clearly a very solid and competitive outfit all over the pitch. Our best efforts came down the left from Draner who hit the post only to see the ball roll back along the line and one where after a fine run he passed across the goal to Aaron, and Morgs had a good flash header, shortly followed by a powerful shot from the edge of the box going only just wide. 15 mins to go Jamie rocked up with a wonder goal as he curled it from outside the left hand side of the box into the top right hand corner, sigh of relief from the defenders who were watching us struggle for a breakthrough. We finished the remainder of the game strongly with Arron capping an excellent second half individual performance and calming the nerves with a nice finish as he burst through one on one with the keeper. The games was played in a Corinthian spirit and we wish our opponents well with the rest of the season.
Easton Monday 95 vs Chew Magna 50s
Match report to follow
Lyde Green Vets vs Frampton Ath Vets
Frampton Athletic Vets
A great game of football played with great corinthian spirit! Very even throughout the first half, with Lyde Green taking a 1-0 lead mid-way through the half. The Lyde Green goalkeeper pulled off a worldie to keep the score 1-0 just before half time. Frampton made it 1-1 within five minutes of the restart, before Frampton’s legs disappeared on the hour mark and the fitness levels of Lyde Green led them to dominate the remainder of the game and make the scoreline very comfortable for them.
Lyde Green Vets
Another good close encounter with Frampton played in excellent spirit throughout. It took Lyde a solid half hour before some of the hangovers started to subside and Ben gave us the lead. A few good saves from both keepers kept the score at 1-0 at the break. Frampton level after Carts failed to cut out a cross (earning him yet another Donkey award from his teammates) leaving an easy finish at the back post. It turns out this was the kick Lyde needed and after hitting the crossbar 3 times, Doughtz gave us the lead when the ball fell at his feet 6 yards out from a corner. The game started to fizzle out as Frampton tired and Doughtz grabbed his second to secure the win.
Cardiff Accies 50s vs Decliners FC
It was beautiful morning for a game of footy and our first trip to Cardiff for some time. The game was fairly even for most of the first half with both sides getting plenty of possession but Decliners defence, superbly marshaled by Ken, looking very solid. Both Decliners goals came from speculative shots parried by the keeper with first Kenty and then Toby following up to score. After the break Accies looked to step things up but a third goal within five minutes effectively settled the contest, a great break down the right by Mike who cut back for Kenty to score with a first time shot. Toby scored a peach from outside the area and then Gaffers rounded the keeper after running on to a through ball to make it 5. Accies continued to work hard but their injury count also began to grow and in the end we blew up a couple of minutes early to save old bones. A great game played in good spirit, look forward to seeing you in Bristol in the new year.
Banjo Munchenbadback vs Pucklechurch FC Vets
Not sure where to start with this game!
Pucklechurch started strongly taking advantage of Banjo mistakes to lead by 2 in 10 minutes, but Banjo came back to lead 3v2 before Church equalised to go in at half time 3v3.
10 minutes into second half Puckle lead 5v3 and then a further goal made it 6v3 before Banjo hit back to make 6v4.
Puckle then made it 7 and 8 before Banjo rallied late to cut the deficit with 2 goals to end the game 6 v 8
What a game for the neutrals! A latecomer on the sidelines came at 10.40am and he missed 5 goals. In truth there were a number of chances missed for both teams and 8-6 could easily have been 14-14. It was a competitive affair with one slightly bad tackle from our behalf, but with handshakes, beers and sausage and chips after which was much appreciated.