Gloucestershire County League

Saturday 18th December 2021

Kick Off 14.00 Actual 13.59

English Bicknor 2 Gala Wilton 5, attendance 37

2’ 0-1

4’ 0-2

16’ 0-3

17’ 1-3

29’ 2-3 (pen)

72’ 2-4

86’ 2-5

@ English Bicknor Playing Fields

Chapel Hill

English Bicknor

GL16 7PJ

£3 Admission, including Programme, 20 pages.

English Bicknor have struggled since being promoted from the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League, coming into this game in 15th (out of 16) place in the league table, albeit nine points clear of bottom club Hanham Athletic. Gala Wilton were seventh in the table (would be 6th, but for a three point deduction) and have been as high as second, but were on a run of three consecutive league defeats before today.

A blistering start saw Gala Wilton score twice in the opening four minutes and it was 0-3 with just sixteen minutes on the clock, when they volleyed in from the edge of the box, when a corner wasn’t cleared. English Bicknor scored straight from the restart and then made it 2-3 before we were half an hour in, converting a penalty that was awarded for a handball. Plenty of chances were wasted by both teams and the visitors had a goal ruled out for offside with the last kick of the half.

English Bicknor never created a single chance of note in the second half. Despite being well on top, Gala Wilton struggled to kill the game off, finally making it 2-4 with eighteen minutes left, then rounded off the scoring with a shot curled inside the far post four minutes from time.