Corsham Print
Wiltshire Senior League
U18 Division
FC Chippenham remain unbeaten

FC Chippenham celebrate the only goal of the game from Fabian Stanislas (picture courtesy of Mike Wray)

There were just two games in the Under 18 Division this week with Chippenham Town scheduled to have played in the FA Youth Cup. However, that Youth Cup Third Round Qualifying tie was postponed as a precaution due to Covid-19 concerns in the opponent club, Reading City and the game has now been re-scheduled for next Thursday, 29th October.

Two games were played in the league with the key match at the top end of the table being Shrivenham’s visit to Stanley Park to play unbeaten FC Chippenham. It was expected to be a tight affair between two of the anticipated title challengers and it proved to be just so. There were to be no goals in the first half but both sides created good chances, with Shrivenham having the better opportunities but not making them count with the closest being a header from a free kick which was well saved by the substitute FC Chippenham keeper James Larvin. Both sides also had a number of shots from distance that did not trouble either keeper, but Larvin the FC Chippenham keeper did well to save another shot from a Shrivenham free kick and the game remained without a goal at half time. The deadlock was eventually broken from a set piece routine, Fabian Stanislas rising unchallenged to head in from a corner to put FC Chippenham 1-0 to the good. Shrivenham thought they were back on level terms only to see the referee disallow the goal as both sides lined up for the restart. Taida Tendayi disposed an FC Chippenham forward just outside his own penalty area and immediately hit a defence splitting pass which put Kieran Sutton clear of the FC Chippenham and after his initial shot was saved he followed up to fire into the net. Both sides then returned to the halfway line as if a goal only for the officials to indicate that the tackle by Tendayi had been a foul and the goal struck off. After that Shrivenham went close of a couple of occasions to getting an equaliser, the closest they came being a shot form outside the box which came back off the cross bar, but that equaliser proved elusive and FC Chippenham held on to take the three points. The win lifted them to within two points of the leadership of the division with two games in hand over Shrivenham and one over Melksham who are their next scheduled opponents this coming Thursday. Your Sport Swindon were at the game and their highlight’s can be viewed on their website either using the link below or from the link on the Your Sport Swindon page on the website which can be accessed from the main menu.

Action from FC Chippenham v Shrivenham (pictures courtesy of Mike Wray)

The other game on Thursday night was at Pewsey Vale where Radstock Town were the visitors. With their first team going so well in the Premier Division, it was the turn of the Under 18 side to emulate their senior side with an impressive 5-2 win over previously unbeaten Radstock Town.  After scoring two for the senior side in Pewsey’s last league game, Rory England was again on the score sheet with one of his sides goals in this Under 18 fixture, Oliver Ward and Nathan Parfitt both scoring twice for the home side as they picked up their first points of the season in the Under 18 Division. Joshua Singtothong and Lewis Wheeler, the latter with his second of the season, were on target for visitors Radstock Town. Pewsey Vale moved above Radstock in the table to 6th spot as a result of the win.

Results

Thursday 22 October 2020

Under 18 Floodlight Division

FC Chippenham 1 Shrivenham 0

Pewsey Vale 5 Radstock Town 2

23 October 2020
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