Match Report
Gunners overcame Warwick Arms with a close 2-0 win.
Gunners started the game very well and had a couple of early chances, the closest being when Ian Thornhill’s lob hit the top of the cross bar. However after the first fifteen minutes Warwick immediately improved their game and Gunners movement and passing was not as fluid as it had been earlier.
Gunners did manage to take the lead through Kevin Rapley’s close range header.
The rest of the half saw Gunners create some good openings especially through Jon Weller on the right but the team failed to take their chances and the half ended with Gunners holding a slender 1-0 lead.
Gunners started reasonably well in the second half but after showing some good build up play, the team again failed to take their chances. However the Gunners defence did manage to keep their opponents chances to a minimum.
With about twenty minutes to go, Gunners added a second when Darren Fry turned in a low driven cross. This gave Gunners a bit of breathing space they needed towards the end of the game.
However, Warwick had not given up and had a couple of dangerous moments towards the end of the game. A sliding tackle in the box from Paul Ali blocked one attack and Julian Willis was called into action to make a great near post save on another occasion.
The final result was a close 2-0 win. Overall it was not a vintage performance from the team, they did enough to secure the win.
Jon Weller was "Man of the Match" for a good performance in midfield.
Match Facts
MOM : J Weller
Goals : K Rapley (1), D Fry (1)
Team : (GK) J Willis, (RB) C Price, (CB) Pa Ali, (CB) S Kearns, (LB) T Poacher, (RM) J Weller, (CM) D Owen, (CM) P Clark, (LM) D Fry, (F) I Thornhill, (F) K Rapley (Sub) F McNaughton, P Byrne
