Devon & Exeter League

Division 1

Friday 4th May 2018

Kick Off 19.00 Actual 19.04

Colyton 5 University of Exeter 2nds 1,  attendance 69

37’ 0-1

41’ 1-1

49’ 2-1

55’ 3-1

73’ 4-1

86’ 5-1

@ The Peace Memorial Playing Field

Coly Road

Colyton

EX24 6PU

No Admission or Programme.

This was 1st versus 2nd in the league table. Colyton kept their unbeaten record intact, having won 13 and drawn 3 of their 16 matches. University were the better side for long periods of the first half, taking the lead with a free kick curled into the top corner after 37 minutes, but only led for four minutes. In the second half the students were given a real lesson in finishing and were lucky to only lose by a four goal margin in the end, such was the dominance of the hosts.

Colyton now lead the division by 5 points and still have three games in hand over University. Third placed Perry Street & Yonder Hill trail the students by a further 6 points, but do have two games in hand, so are still in contention for promotion at the end of the season.

Cambridgeshire County League

Division Senior B

Thursday 3rd May 2018

Kick Off 18.45. On Time !

Bluntisham Rangers 2 March Town United Reserves 0,  attendance 26

33’ 1-0

61’ 2-0 (pen)

@ Bluntisham Recreation Ground

Mill Lane

Bluntisham

PE28 3LP

No Admission or Programme.

Despite this being a mid table match, with neither side able to finish in either a promotion or relegation position, this was really hard fought. Both goals were scored by the home Number 9, his first goal being coolly slotted in, having beaten a couple of defenders, as well as rounding the ‘keeper.

The Referee, who was being assessed, gave March very few decisions and they felt hard done by on a number of occasions and rightly so. Some of the fouls he failed to award were baffling.

Car parking was at a premium tonight, as there was also a cricket match taking place and the building that houses the changing rooms was being used as a polling station !

Gloucestershire County League

Wednesday 2nd May 2018

Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.32

Little Stoke 1 Broadwell Amateurs 2,  attendance 26

11’ 0-1

36’ 0-2

38’ 1-2

@ Little Stoke Park

Little Stoke Lane

Little Stoke

Bristol

BS34 6HR

No Admission

£2 Programme, 16 pages.

This was 11th versus 6th in the league table. Six minutes after taking the lead, Broadwell had a man sent off for an alleged headbutt, with the Little Stoke player involved only receiving a yellow card, despite twice grabbing the Broadwell player by the throat and pushing him in the face during the melee that followed. Thankfully, the poor decision by the Referee to not give them both red cards didn’t affect the match as a spectacle.

Broadwell went two up, which gave them something to really hang on to, but the deficit was reduced almost immediately with a well placed header from 15 yards. In the second half, Little Stoke didn’t even manage a shot on target and Broadwell easily hung on for the three points, taking them up to fourth place in the league.

Cambridgeshire County League

Division Senior A

Tuesday 1st May 2018

Kick Off 18.45 Actual 18.51

Fowlmere 0 Ely City Reserves 4,  attendance 36

32’ 0-1

58’ 0-2

67’ 0-3

82’ 0-4

@ Eternit Sports & Social Club

Whaddon Road

Meldreth

SG8 5RL

No Admission or Programme.

Fowlmere have been playing here in Meldreth for the last two seasons, but are hoping to return to their normal home ground, back in their own village, for next season.

Ely City Reserves arrived here tonight knowing that a point would see them promoted into the Premier Division. Fowlmere, who are in fourth place in the league table, gave as good as they got for the opening half hour, but the young Ely side dominated once they had gone ahead. Apart from the four goals, there were another half a dozen efforts that struck a post, with a couple of those coming from the hosts.

This now leaves Ely two points behind league leaders Bar Hill, with both teams having two matches to play. Bar Hill may not have been top however, as in three of their last five matches, the opposition teams have failed to turn up, (all three matches awarded as walkover wins for Bar Hill) which if they had, perhaps the full nine points would not have been gained. Unfortunately, clubs are not punished enough for failing to fulfill matches, which means teams can win leagues by default, which may be the case here, although it is not the fault of Bar Hill, but it certainly doesn’t reflect too well on the Cambridgeshire County League.