Match Report
Clevedon Town 3 Rugby Town 0
Clevedon recorded their first win of the season in a hard fought match with Rugby Town at the Hand Stadium. Both sides went in search of an early goal with a Danny Haines effort being cleared off the line in the opening minute, Rugby's Matt Gearing should have opened the scoring in the 8th minute but Danny Greaves made a superb reaction save to deny the visiting striker. Danny Haines was on hand to clear David Stone's goal-bound header off the line in the 23rd minute. Ten minutes later and it was Clevedon who opened the scoring, when Man of the match Danny Haines picked the ball up in midfield, and threaded the ball forward for Jack Pitcher to slot past visiting keeper Afandiyev Farhad for his first goal of the season. Five minutes later and a quick thinking Mitchell Page saw the visiting keeper was well of his line and launched a shot skyward from 45 yards, the ball sailed over the former Azerbaijan international under 21 keeper to make it 2-0 and earn Page his second goal of season. In the dying minutes Danny Haines hit the post with a thunderous right foot shot.
In the second half Clevedon were content to defend and soak up the pressure from Rugby's forwards, both sides failed to create many clear cut chances, however, Danny Greaves made two great saves from attempts by visiting strikers David Stone and Jason Taylor. Manager Phil Bater made a double substitution on the hour, with recent loan signing Sean Seavill and Matt Rawlins replacing Jack Pitcher and Tom Jacobs. Both substitutes linked up well in the 82nd minute, with Rawlins heading just over from Seavill's right wing cross. However substitute Leon Hapgood who replaced Mitchell Page late in the second half made his presence known in the 90th minute, when his jinking run into the area resulted in a superbly taken goal to make it 3-0 to the Seasiders and seal a well deserved victory for the home side.
Gallery
Team Sheet
| No: | Name: | Sub: | Goal: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greaves | ||
| 2 | Witcombe | ||
| 3 | Bater | ||
| 4 | Zabek | ||
| 5 | Trought | ||
| 6 | Hendy | ||
| 7 | Page | 1 | |
| 8 | Scott (Capt) | ||
| 9 | Pitcher | 1 | |
| 10 | Jacobs | ||
| 11 | Haines | ||
| 12 | Willshire | ||
| 14 | Hapgood | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Seavill | 10 | |
| 16 | Sheppard | ||
| 17 | Rawlins | 9 | |
| Own Goal | - |
Match Details
| Date: | 09/09/06 |
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| Competition: | British Gas Business Premier League |
| Opponents: | Rugby Town |
| Venue: | The Hand Stadium Davis Lane Clevedon North Somerset BS21 6TG |
| Half Time: | 2 - 0 |
| Full Time: | 3 - 0 |
| Attendance: | 142 |
| Match Report: | Steve Webb |
| Photographs: | Tony Merrett |
| Notes: |
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Downloads
| Appearances & Goal Scorers | Word Document |
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| Team Sheet Matrix | Excel Document |