Somerset County League

Division 1

Monday 18th April 2022

Kick Off 15.00 Actual 15.02

Staplegrove 0 Yatton & Cleeve United 1, attendance 24

19’ 0-1

@ Staplegrove Sports Club

Bishops Playing Fields

Manor Road

Staplegrove

TA2 6EG

No Admission or Programme.

Staplegrove is a couple of miles northwest of Taunton, so was an ideal choice on my return from Cornwall. It was 13th versus 8th in the league table. Staplegrove have pulled themselves up to fourth bottom in the table (the bottom two go down) with 10 points from their last four matches coming into this and were unlucky not to add to that impressive run this afternoon.

Yatton & Cleeve United had an effort come back off the post in the opening minutes, and could have scored a couple of goals, before going ahead after nineteen minutes, the ’keeper saving the first shot, but being beaten by the rebound. Numerous chances were created, but wasted, by both teams and it was a surprise that there were no further goals. It did look like Staplegrove had grabbed an equaliser right at the death, when the Yatton ’keeper got his glove caught in the goal netting as he punched a cross clear, under challenge from a striker, but both Linesman and Referee were of the opinion the ball hadn’t crossed the line. If it didn’t, it is hard to see how he got caught in the net.

Staplegrove finished the day four points clear of second bottom Nailsea & Tickenham Reserves, and with two games in hand, it is looking likely that they will stay up.