DIVISION THREE ROUND UP – 3rd September 2023
Bath Road Wanderers FC 4 Warminster Athletic FC 2
OPENING DAY TRIUMPH FOR NEWCOMERS
Newcomers Bath Road Wanderers made a winning start to life in the Chippenham and Bath Football League. Cameron Pearce opened the scoring for Wanderers before Dan Walker equalised for the visitors Warminster Athletic. David Fedyk then scored twice to give home team Wanderers a 3-1 half time lead.
Ben Bullis then scored for Athletic to reduce the arrears to 3-2. Cameron Pearce scored his second to give Wanderers the ideal start to their campaign with a 4-2 win.
Lacock Athletic FC 2 Weston Village Team Nathan FC 1
LACOCK FIGHT BACK TO CLAIM VICTORY
Lacock Athletic (formerly Biddestone) and Weston Village had two very close games last season with the Village winning one and drawing the other. The indications were that this would be another tight game and so it proved to be.
The Village took a 1-0 advantage into half time thanks to a Ionut-Viorel Ranete strike.
Lacock however came back in the second half with goals from Harrison Wicks to level and Ben Wood for a 2-1 win at their new Lacock home.
Manor FC 4 Lansdown Reserves FC 0
FOUR-MIDABLE MANOR BEAT LANSDOWN
Newcomers, Bath based Manor FC made an impressive start to their campaign with a 4-0 win over fellow Bath based Lansdown Reserves after holding a 1-0 half time lead.
Goals for Manor came from Ben Brown, two from Tyreece Chevolleau and an other from Connor Liddiard.
T.S.W FC P Team Nathan AFC P
GAME POSTPONED – NO PITCH AVAILABLE
Trowbridge Athletic FC 2 AFC Ivy 5
IVY OPEN WITH 5-STAR SHOWING
In a lively game at Notton House School, Trowbridge Athletic, depleted somewhat by injuries were outclassed by Bath based newcomers AFC Ivy.
Against the run of play, a James Pennell free kick gave Trowbridge the lead after 7 minutes. Despite several close attempts it took Ivy until the 32nd minute to equalise when Ben Millett scored after a goalmouth scramble. In the 39th minute the same player was fouled in the area, his penalty kick however soared over the bar. Three minutes later a dominant Ivy did take the lead when Joshua Doell’s long range shot gave them a 2-1 half time advantage.
Ivy increased their lead when the lively Shane Robbins scored after 54 minutes. Ben Millett then added his second and Ivy’s fourth after 69 minutes.
A defensive slip allowed Joshua Mockeridge to reduce the arrears to 4-2 after78 minutes but Ivy struck back in the 87th minute when Jordan Abebiosu-Smith scored a fine individual goal to give Ivy an impressive 5-2 opening win.
Man of the match for Ivy – Milo Murgatroyd tormented the Trowbridge defence all the game.
The game was well refereed by Anthony Brewerton.
REPORTS COURTESY OF GEOFF THOMPSON