30th August 2026 - Broadwell Amateurs and Henbury & Rockleaze maintain perfect start
Mark Simpson
Although it is early in the season there is already a pattern beginning to develop with only Henbury & Rockleaze and Broadwell Amateurs with 100% winning records and a top and bottom half beginning to form. Tewkesbury Town v Frampton United was postponed due to an unfit pitch.
After heavy rain all morning, the sun came out to brighten up the day at Arnall Drive for Henbury & Rockleaze against Chalford, and the home team duly delivered. There was a lot of pressure on the Chalford backline from the first whistle resulting in one or two shouts for penalties for the home faithful, and at the third appeal the Referee pointed to the spot after Joe Hodson was upended by Sam Neale. Hodson picked himself up and smashed the ball into the bottom left corner for a 16th minute lead. On 35 minutes Harvey Moran went on a mesmerising run and after cutting inside his curling shot came back off the crossbar and just two minutes later he had a rasping effort comfortably saved by Neale. In the 44th minute Chalford’s Warren Thomas stole into the 6-yard box but his flicked effort was superbly saved by Harry Trett. H&R started the second half strongly and two minutes in Neale did well to deny Drew Sawdon’s flicked header, and then Abdul Bangoura had an audacious volley that flew just wide with Neale rooted to his spot, and on fifty minutes Moran got away down the right and his pinpoint cross was smashed home by Kingsley Miller for two-nil. It was all H&R now although Chalford were defending well. On the hour Sawdon got away from his man in the middle of the park and drove towards the box playing in Nick Jones whose cross was bundled in by James Capon and at 3-0 the game began to peter out and, even with Miller picking up a second yellow, it was nonetheless an impressive performance by the home team with a comfortable win.
The heavens opened an hour before the Wick against the University of Bristol game and left the pitch under water but after an inspection the downpour had been absorbed leaving perfect playing conditions and the match started with both teams playing to feet with Wick having the better of the opening exchanges. Bayley Rudge shot wide after four minutes and had a free kick just over on 13 minutes. Uni had their first shot on 18 minutes, with an attempt to lob Goradz Gigov, which went wide. Most of the play was in the middle of the park with chances were few and far between. A delightful through ball by Matt Huxley almost allowed Wick to open the scoring but for a brave stop by keeper Max Diment. The first half finished with Wick having the better of the play without creating an awful lot and it was the Uni who almost scored straight after the break with the shot striking the post. The University side now started to dominate and on 57 minutes slick football on the right released Khoa Dao on a surging run into the Wick box and he powered his shot past Gigov for 1-0. Three minutes later more great play down the right led to another chance this time forcing Gigov into a great save. Wick reshuffled in an attempt to get back into the game but to no effect and into added time Sebastien Tolosa broke through for the University and fired past Gigov for a fairly straight forward 2-0 win.
At Norton Lane it was Totterdown United against Broadwell Amateurs, a game that started tightly contested but it was Broadwell who took the lead when a loose ball was played into Jamie Creed who took his shot early and rattled it into the top corner for 1-0. Not much really happened for the rest of the half other than both sets of players bickering over petty fouls. Totterdown came out well in the second half, Josh Hemmings together with some good play from Dray Walker found Jacob Godfrey who slotted home for 1-1, but not long after some more decent play from Creed led to what seemed a dubious penalty decision which he dispatched for 2-1. More good work from Creed followed after a throw in near the bottom corner saw him dispatch the ball for his hat-trick and 3-1. Totterdown tried to bite back but Lovell took a heavy touch when played through, and it became 4-1 with Creed scoring again, this time from outside the box, his shot struck low and into the corner. A frustrating day for the home side, who managed to get a team together despite missing ten players, but a great day for Jamie Creed and for Broadwell to take three points back to the Forest.
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