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SLIMBRIDGE 1 v 0 PAULTON ROVERS

SLIMBRIDGE 1 v 0 PAULTON ROVERS

Tony Walsh19 Oct 2019 - 19:25
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Defeat and Rovers off top spot

Slimbridge win
Paulton slip off the top of the table in a game of few chances with the home side scoring with a goal that looked offside.

Adam Price blasted over in the second minute for The Swans and two minutes later Rovers centre half lobbed over after good work down the left from Nuno Felix.

There was good build up in midfield from both teams and play switching from wing to wing which on 25 minutes saw Paulton's left winger Ed Butcher win a corner, taken by Jake Sloggett and sailed across the home area and gave Braeden Symes a great half chance.

Slimbridge winger Jack Horrell twice shot wide as the stalemate went for the half time break.

In the 47th minute Rovers had a half chance as Brad Abraham found Ben Bament who turned, laid the ball into the path of right back Ben Withey who drove other the bar.

The only goal on 53 minute saw Joel White sweep a ball out right to Horrell who looked two yards offside but he ran on to lob Rovers keeper Joe Parry and into the net.

Bament ran on only to be thwarted by home stopper Lewis Adams, his opposite number Perry pulled off two fine saves from Horrell.

Withey's cross found Butcher whose thunderous shot was saved at the second attempt by Lewis. With five minutes left sub Ali Sen cut in from the right and hit a wonderful curling volley that crashed against the cross bar with Lewis well beaten.

Rovers final pressure could not result in an equaliser.

Entertainment Value 3 out of 5
Star man of the match Joe Perry (Paulton Rovers)

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