Gunners earned all three points against RAS Rovers in a fiery encounter at Chalfont Park. Gunners dominated the first half and took the lead after Paul Ali crossed the ball to Paul Clark who neatly controlled the ball and scored from close range.
Gunners then made it two when Neil Rumbold headed in another Paul Ali cross.
The team were playing well and did have several other opportunities to add a third before Dave Owen eventually scored when he received a pass from Paul Clark and ran at a couple of defenders and then scored from inside the box.
At the other end of the field, the Gunners defence were fairly resolute although RAS Rovers did add one goal before the break when Gunners failed to clear a corner and RAS scored from close range.
The half time score was 3-1 to Gunners. In the second half, Gunners did not dominate the game as much as the first half.
Thing become tight when RAS were awarded a penalty against Phil Byrne for handball, although Phil was a little unlucky as the ball had been kicked straight at him and there was little he could do to avoid the ball. The penalty was converted to make it 3-2.
Paul Stout was also booked for an altercation with an opponent as tempers flared on both sides.
Gunners had a couple of further opportunities to score but could not take their chances in front of goal.
It was all set up for a tense finish but RAS really failed to create many good scoring opportunities and Gunners held out for the win even after an extra four minutes of injury time.
Match Facts
Goals: D Owen (1), N Rumbold (1), P Clark (1)
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