Aces FC 3 Freshford United FC 6
FRESHFORD CHALK UP WIN NUMBER 7 OF THE SEASON
With a 2 point lead at the top of the Gooding Accounts Ltd sponsored-Trowbridge & District Football League, Second Division standings, Chris Birleson’s table topping Freshford United side faced to an unpredictable Aces at their Sullis Club home and a 6-3 win for the visitors saw them pick up another 3 points in their bid to return to Division One.
Freshford were thankful for a great first 45 minutes that saw them surge to a 4-0 interval lead, Frank Greenhalgh gave Freshford the lead and his second of the afternoon put the villagers well on top. Andre Pintore made it 3-0 before Dan Sandford added a fourth to effectively hand the away team victory.
After the break, win number seven of the campaign looked nailed on when Matt Bond fired home a fifth for Birleson’s side. Aces, Mike Little pulled a goal back for the Bath based side before Reece Mortimer took his tally to 12 for the season with the visitors sixth of the afternoon.
A second from Mike Little and a Will Self effort saw Aces make the score line look a little more respectable, but in truth they had been well beaten by Freshford who will only have themselves to blame should they will out on a top two finish come next April.
Semington Magpies FC 4 Bishops Cannings FC 1
MAGPIES CONTINUE WINNING RUN
Bishops Cannings Reserves arrived at an inform Semington Magpies outfit on the back of two 11-1 defeats and in fear of suffering another big loss at the hands of Neil Taylor’s side who have lost just once this term. Cannings may have suffered a 4-1 defeat, but they will take heart from what was one of their best performances for a while.
Bishops Cannings must have feared the worse when they fell behind to Harry Thorne’s 5th minute opener for Magpies, but they fought back to level in the 29th minute, Steve House scoring to make it 1-1. Magpies retook the lead on 39 minutes when Spencer Frisby found the net.
Semington Magpies added a third shortly after the restart, Mutsim Ibrahim scoring on 50 minutes, however the expected goal rush never came as they had to wait until the 90th minute to seal the victory with a fourth of the afternoon which came from Harry Trevor.
Fixtures For Saturday 21st October 2023
Dilton Marsh Wanderers FC Aces FC; Hilperton Greyhound FC v The Stiffs; Holt FC v Semington Magpies FC; South Newton & Barford Hornets FC v Freshford United FC; Staverton Rangers FC v Bishops Cannings Reserves FC; Trowbridge Town Tigers FC v Calne Eagles FC. Matches Kick-Off @ 3.00pm unless stated otherwise.