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Lambourn 7 - 1 Shrivenham

Lambourn started slowly which was to be expected as their last game was the 28th of April and also with 2 new players starting their first game. Lambourn found themselves 1 behind after Shrivenham first attack and it was to be their last of the half as Lambourn then dominated for long periods going close on several occasions only for the woodwork and the impressive Shrivenham goalkeeper to deny them. As the first half came to an end Lambourn finally got the breakthrough when the Shrivenham defender kicked the ball towards his own goal where Ciahran Quick was on hand to get the final touch.
The second half started with Lambourn on top again and Ali Thorpe and Ed Talmage seemed to grow in confidence as Lambourn started to knock the ball around impressively. After a great 5 man passing move the ball was floated accross by Ali and headed down by Luke Plumb with Ed on hand to slot it home. Another great passing move saw Ali lay the ball back to Bradley who slotted it through the defenders to Luke who from an acute angle flicked it up and volleyed it home. The goalkeeper then made 3 great save from Ed and Lukes shots before finally being beaten by 2 superb long range efforts from Ed to complete his hatrick. Kacey came on for Ciarhan and Howard came back on for Daniel at the back which seemed to disrupt the flow of the team for a short while as Shrivenham started to get more of the ball and after a goalmouth scramble somehow Bradley managed to stop a certain tap in with a last dithc tackle right on the line. After this scare Lambourn then started to play again and Luke then broke free on the halfway line to cooly slot home. Aaron made a couple of good late saves before Luke got his hatrick in the last minute after racing clear again and putting the ball through the goalkeepers legs.
A good workout for the team ahead of the Tournament at Ardington next saturday.