Gloucestershire Northern Senior League

Division 2

Wednesday 3rd May 2023

Kick Off 18.30 Actual 18.32

Bibury 1 Tewkesbury Town 2, attendance 55

5’ 0-1

47’ 0-2

62’ 1-2

@ Aldsworth Road

Bibury

GL7 5PA

No Admission or Programme.

Tonight’s match was 3rd versus 1st in the league table and the only ground in this division I hadn’t previously visited. Tewkesbury were already crowned champions and Tredworth Tigers had guaranteed second place, but Bibury knew a win tonight, in their final game, would see them take the remaining promotion place.

Tewkesbury went ahead after just five minutes and never looked like relinquishing their lead, apart from late in the first half when Bibury were awarded a penalty, but it was well saved by the ‘keeper. Another quick start by the visitors saw them go 0-2 up just two minutes into the second half, when a diagonal free kick was headed in from 6 yards. Just after the hour mark Bibury did pull a goal back, finishing from close range after a free kick into the box wasn’t cleared, but they never really threatened an equaliser.

Fourth placed Falcons trail Bibury by eight points, but still have three games left, two of which are at home, so still very much in the balance as far as which of them will go up.