Earley Gunners overcame Woodley Roofing with 3 - 1 victory.
Gunners had the better of the play in the first half and soon scored through Kevin Rapley.
Ian Thornhill then added a second goal. Jon Allen made a long kick which Ian began to chase. The ball landed and hit Ian's heel putting the ball past the keeper and into the net.
Gunners dominated the rest of the half but could not add to the lead, partly due to a couple of great close range saves by the Woodley Roofing keeper and partly due to poor finishing.
The second half was a little closer with Woodley Roofing leaving more men in attack. Gunners again had more of the play but could not find a final good ball or create an opening for a shot and found difficulty turning possession into scoring chances. Dave Owen relaxed the teams nerves when he added a great individual goal after running past (and bundling the ball past) several opponents he finished with a driven shot between the keepers legs.
Woodley Roofing hit a late goal when their centre back marched through the midfield and struck a low shot into the corner of the goal.
There was some late pressure when Woodley forced a couple of corners but some good keeping by Jon Allen including one great save kept Gunners ahead.
The final score was a 3 - 1 win but the teams performance overall was average. Nick Burrows was Gunners "Man of the Match" for a great battling display.
Match Facts:
MOM : Nick Burrows
Goals : K Rapley (1), D Owen (1), I Thornhill (1)
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