Bow Badgers 2 Spartans 3

Post date: Oct 30, 2011 2:3:43 PM

The two teams in the relegation spots were pitted against each other on Halloween weekend. It was a game both teams thought they could win. Spartans scored first and then Steve Brook had to be withdrawn due to injury. Before the new defensive lineup could gel Badgers were undone by a ball inside the full back and the pace of the right winger of Spartans, 2-0. Badgers kept going and before half time had they managed to take the lead in the yellow card count. They also pulled one back after a sumptuos 25 yard free kick from Gavin Richards. He struck it sweetly and it sailed into the top right corner of the net. He wheeled away in glory but didn't do the mash. The second half came and Badgers were pinned back in their own half somewhat due to the north-easterly wind. Defeat looked on the cards as Spartans made it 3-1 with a lob from the edge of the area after a corner had failed to be cleared. Badgers kept at it and after Jay Leonard had gone wide with a not so acrobatic overhead kick, gavin Richards showed him how to do it with a flying volley placed firmly into the top corner. There was still time for Simon Woolfman to hit the bar in the final minutes but Spartans ran out deserved 3-2 winners.

Team: Shan Jiang, Adam Porte, Steve Brook, Chris Woodcock, Hasan Qureshi, Simon Woolfman, Kieran Read, Nick Hendy, Gavin Richards, Jay Leonard, Dwayne Eaton, Alex Heeley, Nate Roggenbaum

Goals: Gavin Richards 2

Assist: Dwayne Eaton

Man of the Match: Gavin Richards

Clown of the Match: Dwayne Eaton with his 4.3 rated dive.