Corsham Town 2 Radstock Town 0
Radstock slumped to their first league defeat since October, when they conceded two second half goals to a side determined to avenge the seven goal mauling they suffered at Radstock at the start of the season.
The home side set up to make sure they didn’t concede, and were happy to allow the Miners the greater share of possession throughout the game but couldn’t turn that superiority into goals. The first 45 minutes saw the Miners pepper the Corsham box with crosses, but no one was able to get on the end of any of them, and the stand-in home keeper really wasn’t put under any direct pressure.
Keeping a clean sheet at the break was just the encouragement the home side needed, and they came out for the start of the second period looking determined to continue with the hard work. Their efforts had a real boost when Josh Bright capitalised on some inept defending to pick the ball up thirty yards from goal and raced away to smash it past Scrivens, five minutes into the period. Spurred on by that goal, the Corsham side went looking for a second, and Scrivens had to make saves from Gardner and Alchin before the visitors started to find their composure again.
However, things got worse in the sixty-fifth minute when the visiting defence was found wanting again, allowing Ashley Alchin space in the box to twist and turn past them to nonchalantly slip the ball past the bemused visiting keeper.
Despite the very obvious shock of conceding twice in a game they should have been in control of, Radstock could not seem to find the inspiration or the ruthlessness they have showed in recent games to unlock a stubborn home defence. They created a number of good opportunities and forced corner after corner, but they still didn’t look like getting back into the game.
A disappointing result and a set back in the quest to return to the Premier
Division, but certainly not a disaster, as everyone in the division seems capable of beating each other – so with games in hand, there is still plenty to play for.
D. Wilkinson