Season: 2020-21

Swift FC vs Bryan Munich

Bryan’s confirmed 9 on Friday somehow became 16 by Sunday and so – A Squad! And it all started really well, inside 2 mins Neil got the first for the Bryan. Inside 10 minutes the second came from debutant striker Phil. On the quarter hour Bryan made changes and Alex scored with his first touch. Swift looked a bit shellshocked by this early onslaught but dug in and finished the rest of the half strongly despite the wind against them. Second half was pretty even with Bryan struggling to get rhythm against the wind and Swift looked stronger until Phil got his second late on to round off the scoring. Well played and well reffed game at a very windy Fry’s, thanks to Swift for an exemplary game.

 

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Shipham AFC vs Easton Cowboys 45’s

Easton Cowboys 45s Match Report
We travelled to Shipham this morning to play on their seriously sloping pitch without 5 midfielders and a keeper making his first start for the Cowboys in 5 years. We played downhill in the first half taking the lead when our left midfielder chipped the keeper from the left wing. We scored a second shortly before half-time. I’m not sure we really deserved our 2-0 lead but happy to take it.
Things were different as we played uphill in the second half and people started getting tired. We conceded a penalty and although our keeper got his hand to it he couldn’t keep it out. It was a bit of a slog for the rest of the half until we won a corner about a minute from the end. A low driven cross went in off a Shipham player. Game over and a 3-1 win for the Cowboys.
It would be fair to say that it wasn’t our greatest performance but we ground out the result and the promised rain didn’t appear.
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Wick Gerry Hatricks 45s vs Nailsea Vets 45s

I’ll keep this one short; its too painful to go into too much detail!

It says a lot that our man of the match (certainly in the first half) was Lee McGreevy in goal for Nailsea. At least 4 great saves helped keep a rampant Wick down to a one goal lead at half time (1-0). A 20 minute period in the second half saw Wick extend the lead to 4-0 before Nailsea had some reward for endless battling on ever tired legs. Lee Philips volleyed from 25 yards out for the most spectacular goal of the game but Wick responded with another 3 to make it 7-1 before the final whistle was blown.

Wick are an excellent footballing team with confidence and talent across the pitch. Their fitness made a big difference again but fair play to some of their older players who don’t look out of place in this talented team.

Pleased to report the game demonstrated the full spirit of the  Corinthian 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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