12th October 2024 - Gala win Gloucester Derby
Mark Simpson
Almondsbury are back on top after a scoring spree (they scored two) against leaders Stoke Gifford. Sharpness are in
second after scoring five at Broadwell and Cheltenham Civil Service were narrowly beaten by Ruardean Hill and remain
bottom. It was also Les James Cup day with the first two quarter final ties.
It was derby day at Fairmile Gardens as Gala Wilton took on Quedgeley Wanderers and it was the hosts who dominated
the early exchanges with slick interchange between the midfield and centre forward Jamie Creed. Gala were in front on
20 minutes when Ethan Vaughan beat two players and curled a left foot shot from the edge beating an outstretched
Nathan Charnock. Gala continued to dominate and turned possession into another goal with Creed beating the offside
with a cool and collected finish. Gala started the second half in the same dominant vein and Jordan Molyneux had a 1
on 1 with Charnock who pulled an inspiring save. The game petered out but Gala managed a third when Creed was in the
right place scoring from a rebound and 3-0 it ended Gala taking the three points.
To the Forest and Ruardean Hill Rangers, faced Cheltenham Civil Service, with a goalless first half where neither
team were able to gain any control. Service’s best first half chance fell to Mani Singh who shot over from the edge,
and Hill’s best chances, both to Alex Stephens, were both saved by Jon Dix. The game came to life in the last 20
minutes, Hill taking the lead after Stephens beat two defenders and rifled the ball in from the edge of the box.
Service equalised when a run from Leo Milan drew a foul from a defender and Dylan Tucker beat Aaron Underwood from the
spot. The game appeared to be heading for a draw when a free kick from halfway by Hills’ Kane Fellows was fumbled over
the line to give Hill a 2-1 victory.
A tightly contested match took place between Chalford and Wick at Highfield Way. Wick started the better side and
had a lot of the ball but it was Chalford who struck first when a long ball from Portlock wasn’t dealt with and Andy
Maryon showed great vision lobbing Kai Wilson from 35 yards. Wick continued to dominate possession and deservedly
levelled when a well worked move down the right was finished by Liam McCracken at the back post. Wick finished the
first half on top but failed to test Portlock. Chalford started the second half on the front foot but it was Wick who
went closest when Corey Langdon was denied by Portlock when one-on-one. Chalford went close to grabbing the three
points when Maryon flashed an effort wide. But with Wick dominating the first half and Chalford the second it could be
said 1-1 was a fair result.
Chalford
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Chalford
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Chalford
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Chalford
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Chalford
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A bright day at the Hawthorns where Broadwell Amateurs took on Sharpness for what would be a challenging match for
the hosts. Sharpness hit the ground running playing quick incisive football and were in front on five minutes when
Alex Garner broke free and calmly shot past Jack Watkins. They nearly doubled that lead when Tomlin unleashed a
powerful shot narrowly missing the upright. Broadwell regrouped and 14 minutes in mounted their first serious attack
when Harry Williams provided a well timed pass to Ethan Dunscombe who found the net for 1-1. However, Broadwell’s
defence was struggling to cope with the Sharks pressure and four minutes on Brad Gibbs was left unmarked to beat
Watkins for 2-1. Continuing to dominate Sharpness extended their advantage after Watkins did well to parry an initial
shot but Palmer bundled the rebound in for 3-1. Broadwell started the second half with some bright attacks but the
Sharks soon took control and a slick right-wing move ended with Alfie Jones making it four for the visitors. Soon
after, on 55 minutes, Will Tainton broke into the box and slotted past Watkins for the Sharpness fifth. Sharpness
remained comfortable and saw out a 5-1 victory on a day where the hosts never recovered from a shaky start.
Totterdown United hosted fellow newcomers Filton Athletic.
Filton initially started the game the sharper of the two. Totterdown started to play some nice football and Chaz Hemmings scored a fantastic long range free kick, putting Totterdown United 1-0 up. Less than 5 minutes later Filton got the equaliser via a free kick from Kyle Thomas which went in through an error from Ashley Martin which saw the ball dribble through his legs.
Not long after another mistake, a mix up between keeper and centre back left Trey Merrett with a tap in to an open goal to put Filton in control.
The second half Totterdown started a lot brighter having a lot more possession and trying to create chances. Filton captain Kyle Thomas was sin binned which gave Totterdown an opportunity to capitalise on the extra player advantage but never did. Filton then put the game to bed with a beautiful strike from substitute Yusuf Abdulrahman.
Filton deservedly got the win as they were the better team on the day.
In todays other league match, Almondsbury went back to the top with a 2-0 win over Stoke Gifford SGS United at The
Field in front of a crowd of just over 200 with Zach Morgan and Matteo Pali the goal scorers. Filton Athletic gained a
3-1 win away to Totterdown United with Josh Hemmings on target for Totterdown and Kyle Thomas, Trey Merrett and Yusuf
Abdulrahman the Filton scorers.
Les James League Cup - Sponsored by Boca Teamwear - Frampton United and Henbury & Rockleaze progress
To the League Cup and to Arnall Drive on an Autumnal day for Henbury & Rockleaze against Hanham Athletic who should
arguably been in front on three minutes when Karim Rendall was one-on-one with Jordan Dunning but struck the outside
of the post. It was a cagey affair and it wasn’t until the 23rd minute when Dan Webb went clear for H&R, but his
fierce shot didn’t trouble Ashton Trott. H&R broke the deadlock on 41 when Sam Bailey sprinted away playing in James
Goulden who crossed for Callum Winter to turn the ball in from close range. H&R thought they’d go in to the break 1-0
up but Hanham had other ideas when Rendall was played in over the top and finished expertly past Dunning for 1-1. The
second half started with a few good minutes of Hanham pressure, Dunning saving from Sam Archer and again on 58 minutes
when he saved superbly from Rendall in a one-on-one. On 65 minutes Bailey found himself one-on-one with Trott, but the
keeper did well to turn the ball round the post. It was at this point that H&R started to dominate and on 68 Bailey
latched onto a through ball from George James and struck the ball past Trott. Three minutes later Kacper Kalkowski and
Jordan Dent combined for Dent to place the ball past Trott for a third. Five minutes later Dent did it again with a
fine strike from the edge after Trott couldn’t deal with an awkward back pass. On 82 Jordan Rickman rose well from a
free kick and his well-placed header past Dunning gave Hanham their second. However, H&R weren’t going to let Hanham
back in and went straight up the other end with Joe Hodson turning in Kalkowski’s cross for a fifth. So there it is!
Last years finalists are out with H&R convincingly making the semis by 5-2.
Todays other quarter-final was at the Bell Field where Frampton United took on Bromley Heath United and it was
Frampton who started off the better of the two and Fin Blythe was unlucky when his shot came back off the post, but it
didn’t take long for him to get on to the scoresheet when his shot from the edge of the box beat Will Ferguson.
Bromley’s Aiden Noble had a deflected shot well saved by Tom Kaye and just on the stroke of half-time Frampton were
two-up when Archie Myatt’s cross was headed in for an unfortunate own-goal. Five minutes after the re-start Kaye did
well to push Ben Ackerman’s shot away and in the 64th minute Max Harper-Emerson turned his defender but saw his shot
rebound off the post. Kaye once again denied Bromley, getting down well to save from Noble. The final effort of the
game saw Blythe’s free kick strike the post, but it finished 2-0 to Frampton and on to the semis.
10th October 2024 - Electronic Programmes
Almondsbury v Stoke Gifford SGS United
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Chalford v Wick
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Gala Wilton v Quedgeley Wanderers
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Henbury & Rockleaze v Hanham Athletic
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Ruardean Hill Rangers v Cheltenham Civil Service
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Totterdown United v Filton Athletic
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5th October 2024 - Hanham Athletic held by Totterdown United
Mark Simpson
New leaders – SGS take over the top on goal difference from Almondsbury who return to winning ways, albeit goal
scoring appears to be a problem. Last weeks leaders Sharpness fell to Chalford. Totterdown United kept up their
improvement with an away point at Hanham Athletic.
We start at the Hallett Construction Pavilion where Hanham Athletic took on Totterdown Unitedv. and it was the
visitors who took an early lead when a great through ball was expertly finished by Ollie Lovell. Once again Totterdown
set their defensive formation that is becoming hard to breakdown. Sam Archer had a great chance to equalise on 35
minutes but failed to get a shot away when free in front of goal. Hanham went very close just before the break but
Brandon Barnes’ volley from Karim Rendall’s excellent cross was just over the bar. Hanham eventually equalised five
minutes from time when Josh Gibbs found himself free in the box and finished brilliantly for a 1-1 draw.
At Pen Park, Filton Athletic looked to keep their 100% home record against Broadwell Amateurs but had to settle for
an entertaining draw. Filton had a great start when after some good play down the left Said Hassan squared for Trey
Merrett to finish nicely past Jack Watkins. It was not long after when confusion in the Filton defence led to a shot
from Nathan Davies which was well saved by Barry Phillips before Jordan Locke then shot over. On 10 minutes a good
challenge and through ball from Tom Fry nearly led to a second Filton goal but Fraser Venables dragged his shot wide.
Filton were on top at this stage, and Chris Hillyer curled a free kick just wide. On 23 minutes an interesting point,
the Referee had given a penalty to Filton and dismissed Broadwell’s Locke for handball, but, after consulting
Broadwell’s linesman they deemed Hillyer’s shot was over the goal line, the goal given and the red card overturned.
Good V.A.R! And not long after Rio Burson-Stephens fired a free kick past Phillips to bring Broadwell back in it.
Filton had a few good chances before half time with a Fry header over, and Cooper shooting wide. Early in the second
half a Filton corner ended with Fry shooting straight at Watkins. After a great save by Phillips from Broadwell’s
Davies, Burston-Stephens followed in for his second and 2-2. Jack Cole shot wide for Filton before Phillips was on
hand to save from Dunscombe and Knight on 81, before Venables shot was well saved by Watkins and Jack Cole’s follow up
header was just over and there it ended 2-2.
At a bright Arnall Drive, Henbury & Rockleaze took on Gala Wilton, and with H&R still looking for a league win they
took the lead as early as the third minute when Jordan Dent met a Sam Bailey cross and beat Oscar Bignell with a
stooping header. A few minutes on it was almost two when Calum Winter’s fierce shot was well blocked by Kieran Mace in
the six-yard box. It wasn’t all one-way traffic as on twelve minutes Harry O’Connor skimmed the H&R crossbar. On 16
minutes Dent had another chance, his well-directed effort well saved by Bignell. On 35 minutes Jordan Dunning made a
brilliant one-handed save from an Ethan Vaughan 22-yard free kick. Just before the break Drew Sawdon got a header in
from a corner but Bignell was up to the task again. Dunning then tipped over a cross-shot from Vaughan. The second
half started at a slower pace until ten minutes in when Sawdon thought he’d scored from a back post volley until the
linesman intervened. H&R were not perturbed and on 58 minutes a great cross from Nick Jones was met by Dent with a
powerful header straight at Bignell, but Winter was there to smash the rebound home. On 66 minutes Dan Webb went
through but was thwarted by Bignell. The game became really stretched with numerous corners and free kicks for both
sides but neither keeper was called upon to make any difficult saves and 2-0 to H&R it ended.
At Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham Civil Service took on Frampton United, in front of a good size crowd, and the game
started in a feisty fashion with the Referee handing out a number of yellow cards to Service. Frampton were having
some joy down the right side and took the lead from a cross and excellent volley finish by Manolo Espada. A few
minutes later it was two, a free kick on the right was met by Dom Brown. Things blew up on twenty minutes with Evren
Turksen picking up his second yellow and lots of protest from the dugout saw Service’s coach also receiving a red.
Near the end of the half Micolaj Rewczuk made a great run into the Frampton box and was up-ended for a penalty which
he duly converted. The second half saw Frampton with more of the ball due to numerical advantage but chances were few
and far between and 2-1 to Frampton it ended.
Cheltenham Civil Service
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Cheltenham Civil Service
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Cheltenham Civil Service
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At Pomphrey Hill in a mid-table clash Bromley Heath United took on Ruardean Hill Rangers with the visitors on top in
the early stages and they took the lead ten minutes in when hesitation in the home box was gratefully accepted by Alex
Stephens who ran on to slot the ball past Ollie Amos. A few moments later Stephens out-paced the defence and was
one-on-one with Amos who foiled him this time. Halfway through the half, from a good through ball Stephens easily beat
the last defender and slotted past Amos for 2-0. Mistakes by both defences saw further chances but none taken before
the break. Hill started the second half in the same vein and were unlucky not to add to the score straight away, but
hit the bar and the ball was scrambled away. However, the third was not long coming Fellows heading home from a
corner. Heath had a few chances towards the end but failed to make them count and Hill took a deserved three points
back to the Forest with a 3-0 victory.
At Hamwells, Sharpness’ unbeaten start to the season came to and end in a close fought encounter with Chalford. Will
Tainton had an opportunity to open the scoring for the Sharks midway through the half when Bennet found him, in space,
in the box but his effort was well saved by Portlock. On the half hour a dangerous ball into the Sharks box by
Minnican was well defended by Gough who steered the ball to prevent Maryon from scoring. Just before the break Alex
Gaynor was played in by James Tainton but fired the ball at Portlock. Both teams continued to cancel each other out in
the second half and on 65 the two Tainton brothers linked up well, with James setting up Will but once again, Portlock
denied Will’s shot. The deadlock was broken fifteen minutes from time by Chalford, when Roberts cross found George
Parker in space and he made no mistake slotting his shot past Holder. A tight game with both teams being well matched
but Chalford found that moment of quality to take the three points with a 1-0 win.
A sunny but windy afternoon saw Stoke Gifford SGS United take on struggling Quedgeley Wanderers, but saw Quedgeley
create the first chance on ten minutes with a Diwash Kerung effort going wide of the post. SGS started to impose their
authority with Rudy Hill, Arron Sweete, and Jake Abraham all with good efforts saved by Nathan Charnock. And, on forty
minutes Hill rose to head home a corner for 1-0. Minutes later Hill turned provider for Arian Askari to head home, and
on the stroke of half time, Askari unleashed an unstoppable 20 yard shot for 3-0. Quedgeley pressed at the start of
the second half with Abiodun Odewale going close. But, on 65 minutes SGS put the game to bed when Hill delivered a pin
point cross for Joe Taylor to fire home from close range. SGS controlled the remainder of the half for a comfortable
4-0 win.
At Wick Playing Fields, hosts Wick took on Almondsbury in a battle of two of the form teams. A large crowd voiced
their approval as battle commenced! Both teams were testing each other out early on, and it was Frank Taylor-Fox who
ghosted into the box to get on the end of a cross to half volley against the post, the rebound was netted but the
linesman’s flag subdued celebrations. Within minutes Jay Rudge unleashed a piledriver which Sam Burgess dealt with
comfortably. Almondsbury created the next chance but was wastefully headed over. Both teams had decent possession
without creating anything until Bayley Rudge blasted over the bar and the trees behind – so-long ball it was nice
knowing you! Wick were playing some nice football but it was Almonds who scored first with Omari Alwari on the edge of
the box rifling past a stranded Kai Wilson. Within minutes Taylor-Fox had a great chance after dribbling past two
opponents he fired just over. With half time approaching Almonds had the ball in the net again but were denied by a
linesman’s flag. Both teams started the second half playing good football with early chances. Wick made a number of
changes for a more attacking formation and Almonds the same for tiring legs. Chances kept coming – most for Wick the
best of these Louis Robson’s low drive saved by Burgess. Five minutes of added time were played out and a well drilled
Almondsbury held out for a narrow 1-0 win.
4th October 2024 - Electronic Programmes
Cheltenham Civil Service v Frampton United
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Filton Athletic v Broadwell Amateurs
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Hanham Athletic v Totterdown United
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Henbury & Rockleaze v Gala Wilton
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