Chippenham & District Sunday Football League - 17 May 2009

Corsham Centre A collected the Robson Taylor, Chippenham League, Premier Division winners trophy for the fourth successive season following their 8-1 success over The Ship FC at a very damp Meriton Avenue on Sunday.

The Centre followed up midweek wins over Box Rovers and Westbury Rangers A with victory over a Ship side for whom it was probably their last game in the league and although they battled bravely they were always second best against a Corsham side who had they taken their chances and not found the Ship’s keeper Glenn Murley in great form could easily have hit double figures.

The match was an excellent game played in an almost party like atmosphere and was well refereed by Steve Hogan who has a smile on his face throughout the game as it produced many comical moments, none funnier than when the Corsham strikers received a perfect ball into the area, but couldn’t make up there mind to go for the ball and then both decided the other would, in the end the ball ran between them straight to the keeper with no-one else near, a classic comedy moment that had both set of players in stitches.

Scott Lye gave Corsham the lead on 10 minutes a quick fire double from Simon Gray on 30 and 35 minutes helped the champions to a 3-0 interval advantage.

The second period began as the first had ended with the Centre missing chance after chance before Shane Godsell netted to put the hosts four goals to the good and at this stage of proceedings the Centre opted to put Simon Gray in goal and give keeper Nick Gingell the chance to shine at the opposite end of the field and it wasn’t long before he showed his forwards how to do their job as two sublime finishes made him look a natural in front of goal as he made it 6-0.

Scott Cunningham scored a late consolation for the Ship with a delicate lob over makeshift keeper Simon Gray who apart from picking the ball out the net may have been called into action a couple more times as his goal was rarely threatened.

A great individual effort from Darrin Moss made it 7-1 and with the Centre’s Matthew Ralph hoping to chalk up his first goal of the season, his team mates were setting him up at every opportunity but he found keeper Murley outstanding as he produced save after save to deny Ralph from getting on the score sheet, Ralph though he had netted but his close range shot was turned into his own net by Bradley King-Taylor and was credited to King-Taylor rather than the unlucky Ralph who come the final whistle was compared to a jigsaw; once in the box he went to pieces.

8-1 at the final whistle, but although Matthew Ralph may not have got on the score sheet this season as captain of the Centre he had the last laugh as he received the Premier Division winners trophy that led to wild scenes of celebrations from the rest of the Centre team and their watching faithful that have cheered the side on for most of the season.




 

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