PAULTON Rovers won 1-0 away to Keynsham Town in the first round of the Les Phillips Cup after fielding a much changed line-up.

Rovers rang the changes for this first round tie, bringing in players that had been injured, suspended or spent some time on the subs bench.

Even so, the quality of the team would have been expected to go through against Keynsham who sit at the lower end of Division One of the Jewson Western League.

From the off, it was the visitors that applied the pressure with mos tof the early minutes being played in Keynsham's half but the first real chance didn't come until the 9th minute. After some good work by Wayne Nderemani down the left, he found found Elliot Haffenden in the box but his shot was just wide of the mark.

Rovers’ full back Ricky Scott got a shot away in the 30th minute that also went wide and Kailan Gould, on for the injured Will Osborne, hit a curling strike but the keeper took it comfortably.

Keynsham were rarely threatening at the other end and the half looked tobe ending goalless until the 41st minute. Kailan Gould moved forward onthe right and picked out a cross into the box that Wayne Nderemaniprodded on to Kyle Witt who curled the ball back across the goal and into the net.

The line-up was shaken up again at half-time with Tom Bradley and KitanJaiyeoba introduced. The latter was straight into the action as he got awell struck shot away in the 51st minute but it flashed just wide.Keynsham had had their best moment of the game just prior to this asthey struck the crossbar.

Again, Rovers began to take control of the possession with Kailan Gould and Krystian Woods beginning to make a good partnership down the right hand side.