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Dunn

Report - A vital match for both teams saw Villa take the points with goals either side of the half time break to hold onto second place in the division.

The game was played on a very heavy pitch and for the early part of the match the players also had to contend with heavy rain. That being said, both teams tried to make the most of the poor conditions and play attractive football.

It was Villa who settled first and looked to impose themselves on their opponents from the start. They came close after five minutes when Elliot Dunn saw his header saved by the keeper. They came close again a few minutes later when Rhenden Pillay beat the offside trap only to be foiled by the keeper. The Villa pressure continued to build and they forced a number of corners without making a breakthrough.

Following one corner Michael Thompson came close heading past the post. It looked as if the half was going to finish even, but with a minute remaining a ball down the centre released Sam Shone, the keeper saved his first effort but was unable to hold the ball and he made no mistake with the follow up.
It was still a tight game but Villa fully deserved their half time lead.

The visitors came out for the second half in determined mood, but fell further behind within two minutes of the restart. Rhenden Pillay started the move with a break down the right, his early cross was met by Elliot Dunn who looped a header into the top corner. The home side were now in control and continued to press to increase their lead further. With an hour played Sam Shone put a low shot past the foot of the post. Ten minutes later Mick Bradshaw was brought down in the box, but the referee waved play on.

Villa came close again after seventy two minutes when Sean Parkin had a shot blocked, and following up, put his shot over the bar. The last fifteen minutes saw Charnock's best spell of the game, Shaun Gibbs produced a great save to keep out a close range header, then following a free kick, Elliot Dunn cleared off the line. The Villa defence once again were outstanding and in the end the result was fair.

Team Gibbs, C.Chambers, Brown, O'Loughlin, Crombie, Pillay, ( Parkin )
Dunn, Kirkpatrick, Thompson,( Bradshaw ) M.Conway, Shone, ( Dawson )