Reports on fixtures played 29th January 2012

Bristol Division 1
Cribbs Friends 5 – 1 Frampton
After a slow start Cribbs went on to win 5 -1 against a spirited Frampton side.
After creating some good opportunities to score Cribbs finally went ahead, when Harry Long rose high to head home a Lewis Wentland corner to make it 1-0l. Cribbs then took charge of the remainder of the first half and scored two further goals through Alex Turnball to make it 3-0 at half time
Frampton were first out of the blocks in the second half and were looking to catch Cribbs napping which they did when Cribbs failed to deal with a long ball and the Frampton striker beat the goal keeper to the ball to finish well. Cribbs upped their game from here and went on to score 2 more goals one from Liam Clayton and the final for Alex Turnball to complete his hat trick.

Bradley Stoke Youth 2 - 9  Stoke lane
In perfect playing conditions it was Stoke Lane who started the brighter putting the Bradley Stoke back line under constant pressure. Stoke Lane were passing and moving expertly and to an extent Bradley Stoke were chasing shadows but also working hard to close their visitors down. With all the pressure it still took Stoke Lane 20 minutes to score, after the first it was one way traffic and it was down to the Bradley Stoke keeper that the score at half time was low. Bradley Stoke were really off the pace for the first half and seemed somewhat heavy legged whereas Stoke Lane were right on their game and up for it.
Half time 6 – 0 to Stoke Lane.
In the second half Bradley Stoke got into their stride and became more involved. The half was more even play wise with both teams having plenty of chances, some taken some not. As the game went on Bradley Stoke were giving Stoke Lane some worries, especially on the left wing. Stoke Lane were well ahead on goals so were not worried that Bradley Stoke scored a couple. The game ended in a decisive win for Stoke Lane after their emphatic first half display.
Final Score. Bradley Stoke 2 – 9 Stoke Lane
Scorers –
Bradley Stoke:- Dinan Setyabudi, Adam Campbell
Stoke Lane:- George Pike (3), Samer Aldafai (2), Harry Madge, Joe Dalby, Dan Hewitt, and Sam Finn.         

Bristol Division South
Henbury Colts 2 – 1  Ashton & Backwell
Henbury Colts triumphed in the Bristol South top of the table clash at Arnall Drive. Ashton started the stronger putting Henbury under pressure from the start, but the game evened out and flowed from end to end. Henbury took the lead when Tony Evans latched onto a punt from keeper Luke Cox to slide the ball passed Mike Young. Ashton equalised when Henbury's right back was robbed inside his own penalty area, and Luke Cullum lashed the ball past Luke Cox.
The second half started as the first had with Ashton the stronger, but they couldn't find a way past the resolute Henbury defence. Tony Evans started to terrorise the Ashton defence and Henbury should have taken the lead when he crossed into the six yard box only to see Jimmy Heal's stretch for the ball and it to go just wide of the post. With five minutes left, Ashton lost possession in the Henbury half and a quick break saw Tony Evans outpace the Ashton defence to square for Jimmy Heal to score his first goal for Henbury.

Bristol Division North
Yate United 3 – 1 Hanham ‘B’
After the defeat by Almondsbury two weeks ago, the manager was looking for a reaction from the players to get back to winning ways. This they did, winning a game that could have gone either way until Yate scored their third goal.
The first half was mainly played in the midfield where no team could get on top. This led to very few chances in this half. Hanham clearest chance came down Yate’s right hand side with a one two between Hanhams forwards which led to a cross that went across the face of the goal and only an outstretched leg by Elliot Byrne saved an almost certain goal for Hanham.  The closest Yate came to opening the scoring was in the final minute of the half. Hanham had a corner and were pushing for the opening goal but the ball was well caught by keeper Cameron Currin. He spotted Sam Caseley in space on the left wing who switched the play over to the right hand side of the pitch where Matthew Sully was sprinting forward in a clear run on goal. Matthew shot past the on rushing Hanham keeper only to see the shot go agonisingly past the post.
The second half started off as the first with both defences coming out on top. Ten minutes into the half Yate opened the scoring with a delightful move through the midfield, Jake Head hitting  the ball over the top of Hanahms left back to find William Theobald in some space . He let the ball bounce once and then volleyed a cross into the centre of Hanham goal. Jake Head had continued his run and managed to head in Yates opening goal. Yate were now finding their rhythm and it did not take them long to get their second goal.  Jason Bradford showed great wing play down the left, he crossed the ball in to the box, Hanham could only clear the ball to the middle of their box and from eighteen yards Sam Caseley volleyed the ball in high in to the middle of the goal giving Hanhams keeper Sam Fry no chance. Yate had an opportunity to get their  third goal, a free kick from William Theobald on the edge of the penalty box was heading for the top right corner of the goal and only a magnificent save from Sam Fry denied Yates..  Hanham changed tactics and went to a back three to put more pressure on the Yate defence. It was out wide on the right that Hanham had the opportunity to get more players forward and get their chance to score. A cross was in put in and the Hanham player Ryan Boyd ghosted in to get the faintest touches to knock the ball into the net.  Hanham now were in the game ,Yate had other ideas, straight from the kick off the ball was given to Jason Bradford , he ran down the left hand side of the pitch beating two players, cutting in from the bye line picked out Sam Casley who calmly side footed the ball into the goal from six yards. It took less than a minute for Yate to keep their two goal lead. Credit to both teams for putting on a great display of football.

Gloucestershire Red Division
FC Lakeside 2 - 1 Swindon Village  
Lakeside played hosts to top of the table Swindon Village, with Lakeside lying in second place. Lakeside started the brighter but the first real chance of the game fell to Swindon Village which saw keeper Rob Jones pull off a good save by pushing the ball round the post. Rob was called into action again in the 12th minute by pulling off a great fingertip save. The League leaders finally took a lead in the 26th minute after a fine Swindon Village move saw Ryan Caddock on hand to score from close range. Lakeside were unlucky not to get on level terms after fine work from Kurt Burrows saw Luke Robson's effort smash against the post. But Lakeside's pressure soon told when a cross from Kurt Burrows was met by Ace Pulham who fired home a volley to make it 1-1. Lakeside should have gone into the break with their noses in front after seeing Luke Robson again hitting the woodwork as the ball smashed against the crossbar. Both teams were playing excellent football on a sticky pitch. Lakeside took the lead after the interval when Luke Robson was fouled and the resulting free kick from Kurt Burrows was headed in from close range by Sam James to put Lakeside in front in the 55th minute. Swindon Village pressed for an equaliser and Rob Jones, in a one on one situation, blocked the Swindon Village striker only to find that the striker had been ruled offside. Lakeside's back four being led by Josh Pugh were in outstanding form and with the hardworking pair of Scott Gourley and Nathen Cross managed to deal with any attacks the away side had, despite heavy pressure in the final ten minutes.

Tuffley Rovers 7 - 1 St Marks
Tuffley made a stunning start to this game, scoring after only 22 seconds. A series of one touch passes led to Ben Robinson hitting a pin point cross allowing Jordan Cooper to head beyond the stunned keeper. Tuffley quickly doubled their lead 5 minutes later when a back post corner was headed back across goal by Shaun Smith, with fellow defender Dan Martin heading home from close range. Tuffley continued to create chances throughout the first half, in particular Kieran Meheran and Lee Brinkworth both having good efforts blocked by St Marks defenders, but were unable to increase their lead before half time.
The second half saw Tuffley continue as they finished the first. 5 minutes into the half, slick passing led to Bradley Barnard controlling the ball well just inside the box, before finishing strongly into the top corner. Five minutes later, Tuffley were awarded a penalty after the St Marks keeper brought down Ben Robinson, with Cooper converting to make the score 4-0. St Marks pulled one goal back after 67 minutes when their centre forward finished neatly. Tuffley’s 5th came after 75 minutes. Another good passing move saw midfielder Lewis Griffin time his run perfectly into the box to finish first time into the top corner. Tuffley carried on pressing forward, and Ben Robinson scored the 6th goal after 80 minutes. Having scored within the first minute of the game, Tuffley scored their 7th goal with literally the last kick of the game. Alex Jeffrey squared the ball across the edge of the box to captain Macaulay Herbert who smashed the ball home, with the ref blowing for full time as the ball hit the back of the net.

Gloucestershire Blue Division
Hatherley Rangers 4 – 0 Churchdown Panthers
After the disappointing draw at Stonehouse two weeks earlier Rangers played some of their best football of the season in the Bristol Combination U18 Gloucestershire  Blue Division  and ran away comfortable winners against table topping Churchdown
 It didn't start that way however on a sticky KGV pitch where Churchdown edged the first half. Both teams created chances and Churchdown found Rangers keeper Miguel Arkell in fine form tipping a deflected shot over the bar and making a good reflex save at the near post. Ranger’s front pairing of Henry Stanimeros and Jack Stone were working the Churchdown defence hard but could not break them down.
The second half was again even for the first 15 minutes but Henry Stanimeros finally made the break through latching onto Jack Stones pass and causing confusion between the Churchdown defender and keeper enabling him to swivel and pass the ball into an unguarded net. Henry Stanimeros claimed his second 10 minutes later when Joe McCauley sent him clear and he finished well. Soon after it was three as Churchdown tired. Matt Armitage floated in a corner and Steve Brown headed home. Jack Stone hit the bar as Rangers confidence visibly grew and Man of the Match Henry Stanimeros hit the post before he got his deserved hat trick in the 85th minute latching onto another Jack Stone pass and rounding the keeper.
In the end the score line was harsh on Churchdown but Rangers took the points with an all round excellent team performance. Notable contributions came from Ryan Wiggett-Parker in defence, Stone, Arkell and Captain Matt Armitage in the heart of midfield.

Southside 6 - 1 Brockworth Albion
Brockworth Albion were playing Southside for the third time this season and the game started lively enough with both teams having chances. The game was end to end but it was Southside who broke the deadlock after twenty five minutes from a mistake by Albion’s keeper. Ten minutes later Southside found the back of the net with a fine strike from outside the box. Albion battled on but it was Southside who scored again with another fine shot.
Half time: Southside 3-0 Brockworth
Albion started the second half better and was rewarded with a free kick outside the box, Kyle Bakewell’s shot going just wide. Ten minutes later, from a great through ball from defender Mitch Agg, leading scorer Kyle Bakewell chipped the Southside’s goalie to score. This woke up Southside who went on to score their fourth. Albion began passing the ball and Bakewell took the ball down the right and centred for Jacob Shakespeare to have a shot which was saved. Southside attacked again and only a brilliant diving save by Tristan Bishop-McRobert stopped Southside scoring again. But it was not enough and from a cross Southside scored with a header. Another attack from Albion, this time Jo Gudgeon-Osterritter went down the right and crossed to Bakewell’s whose header went wide. Albion began to wilt and Southside scored again after Albion’s defenders just stood and looked at the ball while Southside kicked it into the goal. Albion staged one more attack with some good interplay and were rewarded a corner with Bakewell’s shot saved. With seconds to go Jo Gudgeon-Osterritter had a great shot at goal but went just wide.
Full time: Southside 6-1 Brockworth

Tredworth Tigers 3 – 2 Stonehouse
Stonehouse and Tredworth played out a hard fought game that saw Tredworth come away with the points. Stonehouse took an early lead through Dan Weaver but they were pegged backed midway through the first half. Both teams looked dangerous on the break but both defences were also up to the task. Just before the break Dan Weaver squared the ball for Nathan Beeches to fire home. The second half saw Tredworth put Stonehouse  under constant pressure and it finally it paid off when they beat the off side trap to round the keeper and finished well. With their tails up Tredworth went for it and they got the reward from their long throws that cause problems all game with a well placed header that the Stonehouse keeper couldn't reach. Stonehouse now had to dig deep to try and rescue the game and in the final minute they thought they a score from a free kick only to see it rule out for off side!!