Gunners lost 9 - 4 to the league leaders but can hold their heads up high after a good battling performance.
Gunners started the game well and went two goals up in ten minutes through Stuart Bye and then Dave Owen who scored direct from a corner.
However, Adie Smith was then harshly sent of for swearing and Gunners were reduced to ten men for the next 80 minutes of the game.
Palmer pulled a goal back before Matt Rees played Stuart Bye through for his second but Palmer added another two goals from set pieces to make it 3-3 at half time.
In the second half Palmer took the lead for the first time in the game but Paul Ali levelled the game at 4-4 before Palmers hit back two minutes later to make it 5-4. Palmers extra man began to tell and they played some good football using the extra men to stretch Gunners.
Palmer then began to dominate possession and scored four more goals before the end of the game although Gunners felt the referee made a couple of dubious decisions including awarding a penalty against Gunners and another goal when it looked like Palmer had at least three players off side.
However, with Gunners down to ten men, the team were never going to come back when Palmer took the lead. Overall, it was a good battling effort by the team where everyone gave 100% this was epitomised by the efforts of Dave Owen who was Gunners "Man of the Match".
Match Facts
MOM : D Owen
Goals : S Bye (2), Pa Ali (1), D Owen (1)
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