Somerset County League

Division 1

Saturday 30th April 2022

Kick Off 15.00 Actual 15.02

Yatton & Cleeve United 2 Welton Rovers Reserves 2, attendance 37

6’ 1-0

35’ 1-1

57’ 2-1

62’ 2-2

@ King George V Playing Field

Meetinghouse Lane

Cleeve

BS49 4PB

No Admission or Programme.

I had visited Yatton Athletic back on Christmas Eve 2016, when I saw them lose 3-4 to Middlezoy Rovers in a Somerset County League Premier Division match, which was played at Hangstones Pavilion, in Yatton. They went on to finish bottom of the division and at the end of that season they merged with Cleeve West Town, becoming Yatton & Cleeve United, playing first team games at the ground here in Cleeve, with their former ground hosting all other club matches.

Today’s game was another with nothing riding on it, as 8th hosted 10th in the league table, but it fitted in perfectly with the earlier game at Long Ashton. It was a good open game, played on an immaculate pitch. Yatton took an early lead, following in on a shot spilled by the ’keeper, with Welton levelling ten minutes before halftime, heading in unmarked at the near post, from a corner on the right. Just before the hour mark Yatton went back in front, beating the offside trap and finishing left footed into the far corner, but Welton were only behind five minutes, a ball pulled back across the six yard box being smashed high into the roof of the net, to make it 2-2. Welton had a player sin binned after seventy six minutes, but when he returned, he had a great chance to win it, but he tried to beat the ’keeper at his near post, when a simple pass to either of the two supporting team mates, may have been the better option.

Somerset County League

Division 2

Saturday 30th April 2022

Kick Off 12.30 Actual 12.36

Long Ashton 1 Cutters Friday 3, attendance 32

2’ 0-1

20’ 0-2

23’ 1-2

75’ 1-3

@ Long Ashton Community Centre

Keedwell Hill

Long Ashton

BS41 9DP

No Admission or Programme.

There was nothing on this game, as 12th hosted 8th in the league table. It was the 12.30 kick off that was of interest, as it gave the opportunity of getting in a double today. The early kick off had been agreed to give the home team the chance to go and watch Bristol City play their last Championship match of the season, against Hull City at Ashton Gate. Although the two grounds are only three miles apart, it was still a surprise that the game here kicked off six minutes late, caused by problems with the net at one end not being pegged down properly, which the Referee had brought to their attention twenty minutes before kick off!

Cutters got off to a flyer, going ahead within two minutes of the start, when a through ball saw the ’keeper completely miss his kick when attempting to clear and the striker rolled it into an empty net. A left footed finish into the bottom corner saw them go 0-2 up after twenty minutes, but Long Ashton replied quickly, heading in at the far post from a cross on the right. A good end to end match remained 1-2 at halftime and the second half never really matched the first, as far as goal chances went, bar a couple of decent saves by the home ’keeper. Cutters made it 1-3 with fifteen minutes left, scrambling in a corner from close range and despite having their ’keeper sin binned late on, they comfortably held on for the win.

The game finished at 14.17, giving plenty of time for the players to head off to Bristol City, whilst my second match was less than fifteen minutes drive from here.