The Team were Charlie, Ross, Will D, Corey, Will S, Dan P, Sam, Joel, James, Connor, David, Dan P, Dan MR, Sam, Freddi, Elliott,
Glorious autumn sunshine, Malmesbury playing in red, black and white. Chilly breeze keeping the temperature down.
Malmesbury win the toss, both teams “testing the waters” ... BoA on attack. Malmesbury on fast break, goal kick to BoA
4 end to end play, BoA caught offside
7 Shouts of “Have a pop Bradford!” ring out. Hello Chris S ;-)
8 A corner to BoA which is saved
9 Malmesbury pushes up, shot goes wide
10 BoA on the fast break, Dan MR shoots, misses
11 Malmesbury on attack, shot saved by Charlie
14 Freddi with a strong shot which is saved
16 Malmesbury on fast break, shot goes wide after several attempts
18 Ross injured, Connor comes on...
20 Malmesbury With free kick just outside box, Charlie saves good shot
22 Corey off due to injury, Will D on in his place
23-26 midfield play
28 Charlie comes out, misses the ball, the resulting shot goes wide
Youthful Ref forgot to restart timer after Corey went down, confesses his watch still reads 23m gone, they play on for a long 1st half...
32 Malmesbury corner, misses...
36 BoA boys on attack, they shoot but it is saved
H-T 0-0

2nd half opens with 5 mins of end to end play, both sides fitting hard for the ball
8 corner to BoA, defended
10 Malmesbury have their own pop from a volley, the shot is off target and misses
11 BoA on attack, followed by 2 goals kicks by Malmesbury in quick succession
12 Malmesbury on fast break, they score 1-0
13 BoA on counter from the restart, then Malmesbury, forcing Charlie to save an excellent shot
17 - 19 even play
The sun has gone, the temperature is dropping and there if a single seater aeroplane doing aerobatics above us as we watch the game.
25 persistent pressure from Malmesbury sees another goal 2-0
29 pressure from BoA sees Freddi cross to Will S go in, 2-1
BoA boys seem more affected by the cold, with no power in their shots
Charlie saves again...corner, saves, good clearance
34 Last shot by Malmesbury goes over the bar,
FT whistle blasts, 2-1 is the final score