Somerset County League

Division 3

Tuesday 24th August 2021

Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.28

Cam Valley 9 Bishop Sutton Reserves 3, attendance 53

11’ 1-0

13’ 2-0

27’ 3-0

28’ 4-0

33’ 4-1

37’ 5-1

45’ 6-1

49’ 7-1

70’ 7-2 (pen)

72’ 8-2

87’ 8-3

90’ 9-3

@ Cam Valley Sports Club

Bristol Road

Paulton

BS39 7NX

No Admission or Programme.

Cam Valley are new in the Somerset County League this season, having come up from the Mid-Somerset League Premier Division, where they topped the table before COVID-19 brought the season to a halt. This match wasn’t even first choice tonight, but having seen my intended game in Leicestershire was postponed, it was a case of finding an alternative. I was then offered a lift to Somerset, with Congresbury being their intended destination (that finished 1-0) , but as I had already been there, way back in 1999, we settled on Cam Valley and what a good choice it was!

Although it is too early to read anything into league positions, this was 2nd versus 3rd in the table. I would be surprised if Bishop Sutton Reserves are in the top three at the seasons end. Cam Valley should be challenging for promotion though. They have certainly adapted well to their step up to the County League. It was one of those games where it looked like there would be a goal from every attack, with the hosts the more deadly in front of goal.

It was 6-1 by halftime and when Cam Valley scored again, just minutes into the second half, it looked like double figures were on the cards. Bishop Sutton Reserves did stem the tide somewhat and they wasted a couple of very good chances that could have made the score far more respectable. When they scored a late goal to make it 8-3, I thought It might be a ‘new score’ for me (it wasn’t, my records show I’d seen this three times already), but from a free kick Cam Valley went 9-3 up with the last kick of the match. This was definitely a score line I hadn’t seen before. Not often that happens, especially after 46 years of watching football.