Corby Town 1 Clevedon Town 1
Clevedon returned to league action as they travelled to face the Steelmen
of Corby Town, and the Seasiders came away with a well deserved point to extend their unbeaten run to 11 games and elevate them to 5th in the league.
With Danny Haines suspended, Manager Phil Bater only had 12 players at his disposal, fortunately Mitchell Page, Mike Trought and Scott Hendy all came through late fitness tests which left the solitary figure of Mike Symons on the substitutes bench.
On a cold afternoon at the Rockingham Triangle the Seasiders got off to a very bad start as on 3 minutes a low cross saw a mix up in the defence leaving Daniel French an easy tap in to make it 1-0 to the home team. The Seasiders were under pressure for the next 20 minutes with a couple of long range efforts being fired over the Seasiders bar. The first chance for the visitors was on 20 minutes when Kevin Davies put a long ball down the middle of the field and Mitchell Page was unlucky not to get on to the end of it. On 37 minutes Kris Leek was shown yellow for not retreating a full 10 yards and the following free kick saw Daniel French connecting again from the cross ball but this time wide of the bar. Late on in the half Josh Brigham was brought down outside the Corby box. Kris Leek took the resulting free kick quickly forcing a right handed safe by the Corby keeper.
The second half saw the Seasiders take control of the game. Within the first five minutes Matt Prosser had his 20 yard shot saved and the resulting corner saw the Corby defence clear off the line twice. On 55 minutes Kris Leek challenged for the ball. Winning the ball it was passed out wide to Josh Brigham who crossed the ball into the box where Kyle Bassett blasted the ball into the net to make it 1-1. Straight from the restart Leon Mettam for Corby hit the side netting of the Seasiders goal. After this the majority of the play was with Clevedon. On 74 minutes Kyle Bassett forces a right handed save from the Corby keeper and the resulting corner sees Matt Prosser head over the bar. A few minutes later Mitchell Page put in a cross to see Kris Leek glancing header go wide of the post. There was a lengthy stoppage at the end of the game where Leon Mettam had to be stretched off the field to receive further medical attention.
Although the Seasiders will be pleased with the point they will be disappointed not to have taken all three points with their performance in the second half. Seasiders Man-of-the-Match: Kris Leek.
Gallery
Team Sheet
| No: | Name: | Sub: | Goal: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greaves | ||
| 2 | Davies | ||
| 3 | Brigham | ||
| 4 | Scott (Capt) | ||
| 5 | Hendy | ||
| 6 | Trought | ||
| 7 | Leek | ||
| 8 | Prosser | ||
| 9 | Page | ||
| 10 | Bassett | 1 | |
| 11 | Sylvester | ||
| 12 | Symons | 9 | |
| 14 | - | ||
| 15 | - | ||
| 16 | - | ||
| 17 | - | ||
| Own Goal | - |
Match Details
| Date: | 16/02/08 |
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| Competition: | British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division |
| Opponents: | Corby Town |
| Venue: | Rockingham Triangle Stadium Rockingham Road Corby Northants NN17 2AE |
| Half Time: | 0 - 1 |
| Full Time: | 1 - 1 |
| Attendance: | 270 |
| Match Report: | Jim Humphries |
| Photographs: | Tony Merrett |
Away Kit |
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Downloads
| Appearances & Goal Scorers | Word Document |
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| Team Sheet Matrix | Excel Document |