Just two of the scheduled four fixtures in the Under 18 Cup competition went ahead this week, with one game in each of the two groups.

In Group B Pewsey Vale warmed up for their Wiltshire FA County Youth Cup final next Friday with an impressive second half performance against visitors Melksham Town. Melksham had done the double over Pewsey in the league, but Pewsey avenged those two defeats with a 4-0 victory to get themselves up an running in the Group B group games and early leadership of the group. All four goals came in the second half. Leading scorer Ben England took his total for the season to five, Tom Holdstock scored from the penalty spot, Tom Plank saw his free kick hit the post and rebound off the Melksham keeper into the net for an own goal and a second of the season from Jude Cawley completed the scoring in what was Pewsey’s best result in the Under 18 Floodlit League competitions this season. Thoughts now turn to next Friday 18^th March when they meet Swindon Supermarine at Green Lane, Devizes, with a 7.30PM kick-off.

The one game in Group A this week took place on Monday night, and it saw Calne Town return to the top of the group with a 2-1 away win at AFC Aldermaston. Once again, the teams turned round at the break with the game still awaiting its first goal with all three goals coming in the second half. On target for Calne were Harrison Sartin and leading scorer Harrison Dunsden, the latter scoring from the penalty spot to take his total for the season into double figures. The reply from AFC Aldermaston came through Billy Rampton with his fourth goal of the season. That is now two wins for Calne from their opening three group games ahead of next week’s return against Royal Wootton Bassett Town, the only team to defeat them so far in the competition.

11 March 2022