Earley Gunners cruised to a comfortable victory over Fourth Shift Res.
Gunners started the game strongly and had most of the possession in the first half.
Kevin Rapley opened the scoring and then Dave Owen added a second.
Nick Burrows scored the third with a well taken shot from outside the box and Paul Clark added a fourth with a deflected shot. The Gunners defence limited the opposition to one shot which was well saved by stand in keeper Fraser McNaughton.
Unfortunately, Jon Weller who had looked good early on was injured after being tackled and suffered a recurrence of a knee injury.
Despite having the better of the windy conditions in the second half, Gunners failed to continue the form of the first half and were limited to a goal from Neil Rumbold after some good work on right from Dave Owen.
Gunners had several opportunities to add to the lead but failed to find the target, most notably from top marksman Dave Owen! Fourth Shift had a couple of breaks in the second half and Paul Ali was fortunate to escape a yellow card when he fouled the opposing forward when he made a break for the goal.
Fraser McNaughton was called into action once or twice in the second half but there were few serious attempts at goal.
The final score was a 5-0 Gunners win.
Match Facts
Goals : D Owen (1), K Rapley (1), P Clark (1), N Burrows (1), N Rumbold (1)
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