Perry Street & District League

Premier Division

Wednesday 11th September 2024

Kick Off 18.15 On Time!

Shepton Beauchamp 1 Yetminster United 2, attendance 30

24’ 0-1

28’ 0-2

48’ 1-2

@ Shepton Beauchamp Playing Field

Brimgrove Lane

Shepton Beauchamp

TA19 0NE

No Admission or Programme.

So, another trip down to Somerset, just three miles west of last night’s game, brought down the curtain on the early season midweek kick offs, as Autumn draws ever closer. Entering the ground off Brimgrove Lane, into a small car park, the changing room building is to the right, with the pitch at the top end of the field, running widthways and bordered by trees on three sides.

The match was 8th versus 3rd in the league table, with the visitor’s knowing a win would see them regain first place, having been knocked off top spot due to the rest of the division playing their games last night. Yetminster had the better of the early exchanges and went ahead after twenty four minutes, scoring with a free kick from 20 yards into the far corner. They doubled their lead four minutes later, when a corner from the right was headed in at the near post. The second half was much more even. Shepton Beauchamp pulled a goal back eight minutes after the restart, capitalising on a miss kicked clearance by the home ‘keeper, to finish into the bottom corner from the edge of the box. Yetminster had a man sin binned shortly after and despite the hosts pushing hard for an equaliser, they managed to hold out for the win, helped by constant time wasting and gamesmanship (dropping to the ground every time the ball went to him and lying there until a Shepton player went towards him) from their substitute ‘keeper, who’d come on as a replacement for the injured first choice. At least he picked up a booking, as the Referee soon tired of his antics, but that’s little consolation to the hosts.

It had been dry on arrival and for the early stages of the match, but the evening soon turned to rain, causing the entire crowd and team ‘benches’ to head for the cover of the trees. There was overhang on the changing room building, but really too distant to watch the game properly from. Once the rain cleared, it brightened up for the second half, although it turned rather chilly. As with last night, the Referee played 2 x 40 minute halves and halftime was brief, with everyone staying out on the pitch and the light was better than we’d expected when we finished at 19.41.