Gunners lost their first game of the season going down 3-2 to new entrants Stevie B’s.
Unfortunately, Gunners were guilty of giving the opposition too much respect and space and they were punished by the opposition made a good start to the game and played some neat and tidy football and opened Gunners up on a couple of occasions to go into an early 2-0 lead.
Gunners best effort in the first half came from Dave Owen whose shot from a free kick hit the top of the bar.
Towards the end of the first half Stevie B’s put themselves in a dominant position when they headed in a third goal from a corner to give them a 3-0 lead at half time.
Gunners improved in the second half and created one or two more openings, Gunners eventually pulled a goal back when Paul Clark was fouled in the box and Dave Owen converted the penalty.
Matt Rees came close to opening his Gunners account when his close range header was tipped over the bar by the opposing keeper in acrobatic fashion.
However, Gunners did make things close when Peter Ali popped up at the far post from a corner and scored from close range to make it 3-2.
Peter did have a chance to level the score a few minutes later but his shot hit the side netting.
Unfortunately, the game was spoilt by a sending off when a substitute for Stevie B’s elbowed Peter Ali in the head and was immediately red carded which led to a confrontation with the referee.
Gunners could not find that final goal and eventually time ran out leaving Stevie B the winners.
Match Facts:
MOM : Pe Ali
Goals : D Owen (1), Pe Ali (1)
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