Gunners earned three points with a convincing win against Ruscombe Reserves. Gunners made a slow start and Ruscombe had some early pressure and had one good chance to score which Andy Birch parried wide.
However, Gunners began to improve and played better in the last twenty minutes of the first half and started to create a couple of chances. Gunners opened the scoring after Dave Owen played a ball to Daniel Stargatt who neatly chipped the keeper to give Gunners the lead.
At half time the score was 1– 0 to Gunners.
In the second half Gunners dominated the play, the opposition were restricted to very few half chances and Andy Birch was relatively untroubled with Ruscombes long range efforts.
At the other end of the field, Gunners created numerous chances. The team added a second through Paul Stout who ran onto Dave Owens flick and finished with his left foot from close range.
Paul Clark then made the game safe when he latched onto Paul Stouts throw on and drifted past a couple of defenders before slotting the ball home past the keeper.
Gunners had numerous other chances to score but found their shooting was a little wayward on the day.
Ruscombe had a good call for a penalty late on when the Ruscombe right winger looked to have been brought down in the box by a chasing Daniel Stargatt but the referee awarded a goal kick, which was probably a let off for Gunners.
The final score was a 3—0 win. Gunners "Man of the Match" was Matt Rees for a solid midfield display
Match Facts
MOM : M Rees
Goals : P Clark (1), P Stout (1), D Stargatt (1)
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