Clevedon Town 2 Mangotsfield United 1
Clevedon scored their first home win since Boxing day, when they beat a poor Mangotsfield United side by two goals to one, with Mitchell Page scoring both the home sides goals.
In a disappointing match Clevedon started the better and dominated much of the game without creating many clear chances, and it was not until the 26th minute when the first chance arose with Mitchell Page being just denied by Josh Clapham in the visitors goal. However, the visitors should have been in the lead in the very next minute when Field
skipper, Gary Thorne headed wide from their first corner. In the 35th minute Kyle Bassett and loan signing Kerry Morgan broke clear but Morgan’s shot was well blocked by the keeper and the rebound was put wide by Morgan. Clevedon did take the lead in the 39th minute when a superb run by Kyle Bassett took him into the visitors penalty area and although his shot was saved by Clapham, Mitchell Page was on hand to slam home the rebound to put Clevedon deservedly ahead.
Mangotsfield started the second-half with two efforts by Luke Ballinger and James Simpson just going wide, but it was the Seasiders who went further ahead in the 52nd minute. A long through ball was headed back towards his keeper by Jack Allward, Mitchell Page intercepted and poked the ball past Clapham for his second goal of the match. The match fell away after this goal with Clevedon in charge but unable to kill the game off. In the final five minutes Mike Symons and Mitchell Page should both of added to the score but missed two great opportunities and it was left to Mangotsfield’s Allan Griffen to shoot past Danny Greaves for a consolation goal deep into injury time.
This was not a match for the purist, Clevedon fully deserved the victory and on this showing Mangotsfield will struggle to avoid the dreaded drop.
Gallery
Team Sheet
| No: | Name: | Sub: | Goal: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greaves | ||
| 2 | Loxton | ||
| 3 | Haines | ||
| 4 | Scott (Capt) | ||
| 5 | Hendy | ||
| 6 | Trought | ||
| 7 | Sylvester | ||
| 8 | Bater | ||
| 9 | Page | 2 | |
| 10 | Bassett | ||
| 11 | Morgan | ||
| 12 | Prosser | ||
| 14 | Thorne | ||
| 15 | Leek | 6 | |
| 16 | Symons | 10 | |
| 17 | - | ||
| Own Goal | - |
Match Details
| Date: | 24/03/08 |
|---|---|
| Competition: | British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division |
| Opponents: | Mangotsfield United |
| Venue: | The Hand Stadium Davis Lane Clevedon North Somerset BS21 6TG |
| Half Time: | 1 - 0 |
| Full Time: | 2 - 1 |
| Attendance: | 212 |
| Match Report: | Steve Small |
| Photographs: | Tony Merrett |
| Match Sponsor: | - |
| Match Ball Sponsor: | - |
| Notes: |
Downloads
| Appearances & Goal Scorers | Word Document |
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| Team Sheet Matrix | Excel Document |