Sunday 15th October 2006

League

What a massive game this was, a chance to avenge last weeks 4 goal mauling. Managers Plant and Craig dropped Dyche and gave Stanway the nod in goals. Rainbird was absent tending his girlfriend who had trouble with her eyesight (well she is with Birdie so that's obvious) so Craig slotted into the back 4 as sweeper.

The game started at a frantic pace with Stores on the attack. Only fine saves from Maskery and Evans kept the score sheet blank. On 24 minutes the deadlock was broken as Evans burst away on the left skipping past the fullback to rifle home from an acute angle. Evans went close twice more but his poor finishing proved costly as on 37 minutes a mistake by Roberts saw the ball squeezed past the impressive Stanway. 

Half Time: Wheatsheaf 1 - Britannia 1

Stores piled on the pressure after the break and again the Britannia keeper denied Evans with a finger tip save from his diving header. Seymour curled a shot into the top corner only to see the keeper claw it from under the bar. Seymour was then guilty of a vicious assault on former player Baggo, which earnt him a yellow card. Jones had two 30 yarders and a free kick saved before Matt Craig's 35 yard screamer shaved the post. It seemed like the keeper was going to win Britannia a point until a free kick was awarded 24 yards from goal. Up stepped Askey and drove an unstoppable shot into the top corner.

It was nothing short of what Stores deserved and sends a tremble throughout the league. Beware the sleeping giants have awoken.