BROWN'S BRACE SENDS THE POINTS TO THE VILLAGE

Samba Nottinghamshire Senior League

Division One

BEESTON FC 1 RUDDINGTON VILLAGE FC 3

Att: 18

Ruddington Village returned back home with their unbeaten record still intact after a hard fought 3-1 away victory at Beeston FC.

The game kicked off with a slight delay as the FA took the appointed Referee for a FA Vase tie late on Friday Evening, a late replacement was found but he was at a earlier match and got there when he could, so the game got on its way at around 3.20pm to everyones delight.

Beeston who are laying 2nd from bottom of Division One started brightly and were pushing forward, forcing Farnsworth the visiting keeper in to a couple of early saves, but as the half went on, the more confident Ruddington became and they began to put some moves together.

In the 29th minute, they were awarded a free kick on the right hand side, which was pumped in to the area and first to rise head the ball home was JOSEPH BROWN to give his side the lead. Beeston tried to come back in to the game, but the visitors looked strong on the break and looked  more likely to adding to their tally.

The Second Half saw the visitors pushing forward and it came as no surprise when they doubled their lead in the 57th minute, when a throughball found FRASER CANNON-BROWNLEE who slipped the ball past Matt Hyde in the home nets.

Beeston's heads seemed to have gone down at this point and after 61 minutes, the visitors took advantage of this, when JOSEPH BROWN pounced on to a loose ball and drove home to make it 3-0.

This forced the home management to make a triple change from the bench and this is when they really began to play some football, but their opponents still looked dangerous and home keeper Matt Hyde twice had to deny Cannon-Brownlee in one on one situations.

Finally after 71 minutes, Beeston did get their goal, when a free kick on the left hand side was whipped over the visitors wall and in to the top left hand side of the net by JASON JUDE. Beeston tried to fight back but it was all too late to do so.

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