Match Report for Sat 1^st Nov 2008

Newent 1 Cleevillians 4

Cleevillians beat 3^rd place Newent in a high tempo game to go top of the Hereford & Gloucester League 1. Having created the clearer cut chances, Cleevillians found themselves a goal down after 25 minutes following a well worked passing move by Newent. The response by Cleevillians was immediate with first Tom North scoring from a short corner and then Vince Clark scoring at the second attempt following a good save by the Newent goal keeper.

In form Clark who has scored in all 7 appearances this season notched up his 18^th goal of the season 5 minutes into the second half. Thereafter Newent put on the pressure but rarely broke through a solid Cleevillians’ defence, led by Stuart Skinner and joint man of the match Sean Flanagan and Niall Pawsey.

On the one occasion that Newent did get through, Chris Smallwood made a good save, deflecting the ball wide of the post. Cleevillians played well on the break with most of the good work coming from Tom North and from one such break, Vince Clark cut in from wide on the left, taking the ball across the “D” and when his shot was blocked, Niall Pawsey followed up to drive the ball into the net.

Team:

C.Smallwood, S.Flanagan, N.Pawsey, A.Davis, N.Flanagan, S.Skinner, B.Link, T.Flanagan, V.Clark, S.Mcilquham, T.North, M.Halls, R.Link, G.Coates