Just two Under 18 games were played this week as waterlogged pitches took their toll on the fixture list. Both scheduled games in the First Round of the League Cup at Aldermaston and Warminster fell victim to the weather along with the league match at Radstock.

No such problems with the 3G pitch at Kingsdown School where Kingsdown Lions visitors were Bradford Town. When the two sides had met at Bradford Town in mid-September, they had produced an entertaining 3-3 draw and another close game was anticipated and so it proved. The two sides turned round at half time with matters level at 1-1 at, Kingsdown having taken the lead only for Bradford Town’s leading scorer Iwan Legg to net his fourth of the season to restore parity for the visitors. The visitors then scored first after the restart somewhat against the run of play to take a 2-1 lead, Luke Masero the scorer. However, two goals in a ten-minute spell from Kingsdown Lions, despite being one man down due to a sin-bin offence, saw the home side go back in front for the second time in the game. Just as it looked like Kingsdown would register their second straight win Bradford were awarded a free kick in the last minute of the match. Iwan Legg took the free kick, opting for a pass to Sam Kirby rather than a shot.  Kirby fired in a shot which was pushed onto the post by the Kingsdown keeper but unfortunately for him the ball fell to Masero for an easy tap in for his second of the game and his fifth of the season, equaling the tally of Legg as it finished 3-3 between the two sides for the second time this season.

The other game to be played this week was the top of the table clash between Calne Town and Kintbury Rangers. Both teams came into the match on the back of five straight victories, with Calne Town’s only defeat of the season being a narrow 2-1 loss against Kintbury back in September. It was visitors Kintbury who started brightly taking the lead as early as the fourth minute through Cameron Squires. They doubled their lead ten minutes later, James Tomlinson with the second Kintbury goal and his seventh of the campaign. Calne responded well to going the two goals down and got themselves back into the game when Fraser Blake found the net on 26 minutes for his first goal of the season. They then drew level a minute before half time, Woody Smart, an ever present in the Calne line up this season, also getting his first goal of the season.  However, there was still time for one more goal in an action packed first half, Jake Huntley scoring for Kintbury in the very last minute to give Kintbury a slender lead at half time. The second half remained a tight affair as it stayed 3-2 until 20 minutes from time when Brad Passey scored a fourth for Kintbury to give them a two-goal cushion. They then made certain of all three points three minutes from time when Joseph Sheridan added a fifth with his seventh goal of the season to make the final score 5-2. The win for Kintbury saw them open up a five-point lead at the top of the table.

League Table

Leading Scorers

Results and Next Week's Fixtures

11 November 2022