Match Report
Clevedon Town 1 Banbury United 1
Pre match shock for Clevedon after Goalkeeper Danny Greaves injured a finger in the pre-match warm-up and had to be replaced with striker Tom Jacobs.
This however did not seem to affect the home side and they started of in a very positive mood with Jack Pitcher almost scoring in the 2nd minute. It did not take much longer for Clevedon to take the lead when Pitcher found himself inside the area in the 6th minute and, was allowed to turn and shoot past Dean Thornton in the visitors goal. Clevedon continued to push forward against a tentative Banbury side and Andy Gurney’s long shot in the 28th minute required a good save to prevent Clevedon adding to their lead. However, despite dominating Clevedon failed to add to their score and it was Banbury who equalised in the 43rd minute when top scorer Howard Forington scored with a long range effort after some sloppy defending.
Banbury came out in a far more determined mood after the break and began to put the home side under pressure, although Clevedon had chances on the break to regain the lead. Tom Jacobs was again doing well in goal and pulled off a great save during a goal-mouth melee before Mitchell Page came closest to breaking the deadlock when his superb 70 minute header crashed against the crossbar. After that both Mitchell Page and Matt Rawlins, enjoying his best game for some time, both went close but neither side could snatch a winner and an entertaining game ended in a 1-1 draw, with Clevedon putting in one of their more workmanlike performances for some time.
Gallery
Team Sheet
| No: | Name: | Sub: | Goal: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacobs | ||
| 2 | Witcombe | ||
| 3 | Haines | ||
| 4 | Scott (Capt) | ||
| 5 | Hendy | ||
| 6 | Trought | ||
| 7 | Page | ||
| 8 | Gurney | ||
| 9 | Rawlins | ||
| 10 | Pitcher | 1 | |
| 11 | Romhdane | ||
| 12 | Sheppard | ||
| 14 | Clark | 2 | |
| 15 | - | ||
| 16 | - | ||
| 17 | - | ||
| Own Goal | - |
Match Details
| Date: | 23/01/07 |
|---|---|
| Competition: | British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division |
| Opponents: | Banbury United |
| Venue: | The Hand Stadium Davis Lane Clevedon North Somerset BS21 6TG |
| Half Time: | 1 - 1 |
| Full Time: | 1 - 1 |
| Attendance: | 124 |
| Match Report: | Steve Small |
| Photographs: | Tony Merrett |
| Notes: |
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Downloads
| Appearances & Goal Scorers | Word Document |
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| Team Sheet Matrix | Excel Document |