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Wiltshire Senior League
U18 - A good night all round in Chippenham

With half-term there was limited action this week in the Under 18 Division with just the one league game played. In addition, Chippenham Town were involved in FA Youth Cup action in their re-arranged Third Qualifying Round tie against Reading City. In what turned out to be a night of drama in the most prestigious of Youth competitions, Chippenham went close to going ahead early on when Landon Golding hit the cross bar on 11 minutes following a free kick. It was then the turn of the visitors to also hit the woodwork, doing so twice in succession on the 20th minute mark as both sides created early chances. The deadlock was finally broken five minutes from half time when a Reading City free kick for a foul came back off the crossbar and Bubacarr Touray tucked away the rebound to make it 1-0 to the visitors at the interval. Chippenham had a golden chance to get back on level terms three minutes after the break when they were awarded a penalty, but unfortunately for the home side the penalty was saved. However, Chippenham did not have t wait too long for that equaliser and it was the player who seems to love this competition who scored the all important goal, as Dan Warre tucked away his ninth in four FA Youth Cup games this season. Despite both sides creating chances, none were taken, and penalties were required to decide the tie. It looked bleak for Chippenham when they missed both of their first two penalties, making three missed on the night at that stage. However, Reading missed their second and fourth kicks and after five penalties each the score was level at three apiece. Both sides then missed their next kick but Chippenham made sure of their seventh spot kick whilst Reading’s missed theirs and it was Chippenham who progress to the next round on a night of high drama at the Thornbury Surfacing Stadium. Chippenham will now be away to Eastleigh in the First Round with the winners of that tie then set to meet either Leyton Orient or Woking in the Second Round which has already been drawn.

The one league game was at the top of the table and was across town from the FA Youth Cup game, with last year’s leading side FC Chippenham looking to head the table for the first time this season with a win against Melksham Town who started the evening as the league leaders. A goal from Archie Newman, with his third of the season, put FC Chippenham ahead at Stanley Park and two further goals from Oliver Crosby-Clarke, who also moved onto three for the season, ensured all three points went the way of FC Chippenham. FC Chippenham moved above Melksham at the top of the division as a result of the win and are now a point ahead of both Melksham and Shrivenham having played one game less than their rivals. After starting with three straight wins, Melksham Town have now lost their last two and will look to return to winning ways at Radstock Town next Thursday.

Results

Thursday 29 October 2020

Under 18 Floodlight Division

FC Chippenham 3 Melksham Town 0


FA Youth Cup Third Qualifying Round

Chippenham Town 1 Reading City 1

(Chippenham won 4-3 on penalties)

30 October 2020
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