PAULTON ROVERS 3 v 1 EVESHAM TOWN

(Aside) Kyle Phillips receives his Sainsbury's sponsored Man of the Match award from Sarah Nockolds

Paulton eventually overcame a determined Evesham United outfit to go back to the top of the division.

It was Rovers that had an early chance from a Brandon Barnes corner which was header over by defender Ollie Price.

Lindon Dovey shot narrowly wide as United began to dominate whilst Marcus Jackson tested Kyle Phillips in the home goal with a shot from distance.

Phillips was in action several times cutting out crosses from the visitors neat attacking play.

Paulton missed a chance to go ahead after a dazzeling run from Ben Lacey played in James Billing whose first time was trickled wide.

Evesham had a glaring miss on 36 minutes when Mitchell Botfield out paced the Rovers defence and laid the ball to Dovey who blasted over from short range.

Shortly afterwards Billing was barged over in the box with loud appeals for a penalty turned down.

Three minutes before the half time break Barnes won a corner on the left which he took himself and his perfectly floated cross was headed home by Mike Perrott to give Rovers the lead against the run of play.

It was a different Paulton that came out from the dressing room with Billing, Perrott and lacey all having good chances. Captain Dan Cleverley was dictating ther midfield and on sixty two minutes his through ball to Jake Harris saw the Hereford United loanee strike the post with Barnes following up to make it 2-0.

Three minutes later Carl Brown headed home unmarked from a Tambling corner to reduce the defecit.

Lacey had his best spell of the match and Josh Klein-Davies on for harris was proving a constant threat. He laid a neat ball to perrott who blasted over the top and found Cleverley whose drive was just over the bar.

Phillips pulled a save of the match from Brown as the visitors pushed o level.

As Evesham threatened in the dying minutes Barnes long clearance was fastened onto by Klein-Davies who rounded the keeper to make it 3-1.

Paulton Rovers: Kyle Phillips, Dave Thompson, Mike Reaney, Marcus Mapstone, Ollie Price, Brandon Barnes, Mike Perrott, Ben Lacey, Dan Cleverley, James Billing, Jake Harris (Josh Klein-Davies 66). Subs not used: Nick McCootie, Josh Jeffries, Dean Evans.

MoM Kyle Philips (Paulton Rovers)

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The Somer Valley FM's Sports Editor Ian Nockold's said 'The commentary team experienced a technical problem after 83 minutes. We continued broadcasting, but sadly our equipment didn't!' You can hear the first 83 minutes of the match.