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CHIPPING SODBURY 1 GREYFRIARS 0 WITH TWO OF OUR RIVALS LOOSING, THIS WAS A TERRIFIC RESULT FOR THE CLUB, ALTHOUGH NOT ONE OF OUR BETTER PERFORMANCES. OUR DEFENCE, NOW THE SECOND BEST IN THE SENIOR DIVISION, HAD AN OUTSTANDING GAME, CULMINATING WITH A TACKLE BY FULL BACK DAVE HACKETT, IN THE FINAL MINUTE, BORDERING ON THE OUTSTANDING, SUCH AS THE BOBBY MOORE TACKLE ON PELE IN THE 1970 WORLD CUP. THE ONLY GOAL OF THE GAME CAME AFTER 17 MINUTES. NICK EASTWOOD'S CHALLENGE IN THE PENALTY AREA, GAVE MARK HARRISON THE CHANCE TO TAKE THE LEAD BUT HIS SHOT HIT THE POST BUT EASTWOOD WAS ON HAND FOR THE REBOUND. SODBURY HAD OTHER CHANCES BUT THEIR GOALKEEPER PULLED OFF A GREAT SAVE FROM A TIM BOWDEN VOLLEY AND PAUL HUNT'S 30 YARDER GRAZED THE CROSSBAR. CLIVE STALLARD HAD AN OUTSTANDING GAME IN THE MIDFIELD AND JOHN HACKETT, BACK AFTER INJURY, SHOWED HE HAD LOST NONE OF HIS POWER IN THE AIR, BY TAKING A HIGH BALL AMIDST A CROWD OF PLAYERS IN THE 60TH MINUTE. ALTHOUGH IT WAS A BIT BELOW PAR, THE PERFORMANCE WAS JUST GOOD ENOUGH TO PICK UP TWO MORE VALUABLE POINTS FOR OUR PROMOTION CHANCES. Report By Bert Weedon. |
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