Gunners beat Kennet Valley in a rearranged game that took place at Kennet Valleys home ground thanks to the presence of a burnt out car wreck at Chalfont.
The pitch at Burghfield was extremely boggy in the middle which didn't help either side in their attempts to play football.
Kennet Valley took the lead when the ball was crossed in from the right and finished from close range and they also had a couple of chances later on which were pushed over by bar by Julian. However Gunners did look lively up front and Richard Taylor levelled the game for Gunners before adding his second to give Gunners a 2-1 lead at half time.
In the second half, Gunners had more of the possession and plenty of opportunities but found it more difficult to actually score as several chances were not taken. Gunners were unlucky when Richard had a goal disallowed for handball when he clearly chested it and finished well but Kennet Valley were cursing their luck when a shot came back under the cross bar and out and should have been a goal as this appeared to be over the line.
Kennet Valley did pull a goal back after they converted a penalty after a foul by Paul Stout. However, Gunners soon bounced back thanks to a great volley from Matt Walker who hit the ball from the edge of the penalty box after a cross came in from the left.
Kennet Valley did have a few dangerous moments however the Gunners defence did enough to prevent them from scoring.
Iain Peer was introduced to the game in the second half and soon made his mark with two goals, the first came from a close range header after a cross from Richard and the second came after a long ball from defence found Richard who slipped a pass to Iain who scored from close range.
The final score was a 5-2 win for Gunners. Gunners "Man of the Match" was Paul Ali for a solid game in defence.
Match Facts
MOM : Pa Ali
Goals : I Peer (2), R Taylor (2), M Walker (1)
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