Gunners won the local derby with a very convincing 8-0 win over Earley HG Res. This was also the battle of the two top strikers with Kevin Rapley representing Gunners against Earley Home Guards top scorer.
Gunners started the game very well and played some good short passing football which soon opened up the oppositions defence.
Gunners had a very good first half and the goals soon flowed with Kevin Rapley adding two and further goals coming from Chris Price, Ian Thornhill and a long range drive from Jon Weller.
Gunners were very disciplined in defence with the opposition being restricted to a couple of chances, whilst the Gunners midfield dominated play with some good passing and solid defending when required. Ian and Kevin were also causing the oppositions defence all sorts of problems with their intelligent runs.
A very good first half saw Gunners take a 5-0 lead into the break.
The second half saw Peter Ali introduced in midfield for his first appearance for the club and he was soon involved in the action.
The second half saw three goals of the highest standard. Dave Owen added two with a couple of unstoppable shots from outside the box and Kevin Rapley completed his hat-trick with a great scissors kick after a series of short passes which had built up from the Gunners defence. Paul Clark then came close when he hit the bar with a shot.
Earley HG Res couldn't lift themselves after being blitzed by an in form Gunners team who turned in one of their best performances of the season. The opposition only managed to create one really close chance the entire game when a free kick from outside the box just cleared the bar.
The final score was an excellent 8-0 win.
Despite some strong performances in all areas, Kevin Rapley was named "Man of the Match", although Dave Owen was a close second with a good midfield display.
Match Facts
MOM : K Rapley
Goals : K Rapley (3), D Owen (2), J Weller (1), I Thornhill (1), C Price (1)
Team : (GK) J Willis, (RB) C Price, (CB) Pa Ali, (CB) F McNaughton, (LB) T Poacher, (RM) L Holdway, (CM) D Owen, (CM) P Clark, (LM) J Weller, (F) K Rapley, (F) I Thornhill, (Subs) P Byrne, N Burrows, Pe Ali
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