Worle Rangers marched to the quarter-finals of the Somerset Intermediate Cup after a well-fought win at Peasedown.

Peasedown Ath Res 0

Worle Rangers 1

(After extra time)

WORLE Rangers marched on to the quarter-finals of the Somerset Intermediate Cup after a well-fought win at Peasedown.

The first 20 minutes was a tough period for Worle as Peasedown showed their strength at set-pieces. Centre-backs Wilson and Bray dealt with the aerial threat and anything in the area was comfortably dealt with by an in-form Jakeman in goal. Westgarth and Williams worked in midfield, providing space for Young to use the ball well. Royce and Brinson combined well down the left, as did Nott and Chatterley down the right and Stephens’ pace caused problems for the home defence.

The second half showed a marked improvement in Rangers’ play and without compromising the strong defensive structure, they moved the ball forward well and showed more composure in the final third.

Imrie battled hard in the middle allowing Westgarth to move forward and Dale’s trickery was starting to create chances.

As the game moved into extra-time, Rangers committed more men forward and Dale’s 20 yard shot was tipped on to the post and Stephens was rewarded as he tapped home from a few yards out for the only goal of the game.

The whole of the 16-man squad did well, but special mention should go to keeper Jakeman and Westgarth for stand out performances, pipped only by the Curry Garden man of the match Dean Bray.

FIXTURES

Atwell Shield round 2: Dolphin Ath 1, AFC Nailsea 2.

Knockout Cup round 1: Congresbury Res 7, Pill Utd 3.

Keyes Cup quarter-final: Clevedon Utd B 2, Portishead Town Colts 4.

Page Shield round 1: Draycott Res 0, Clapton-in-Gordano 5.

Page Shield quarter-finals: Shipham Res 3, South Park Rangers Res 1.

Division 2: Tickenham Utd 5, Axbridge Town 0; Yatton Ath Res 3, Clevedon Dons 2.

Division 4: Worle Res 3, King Alfred SC 2; Cleeve West Town A 0, Weston Players 3; Nailsea Utd Colts 3, Selkirk Utd Res 2.

Division 5: South Park Rangers 2, St George (E-in-G) A 6.

FIXTURES

Knockout Cup preliminary round: Wrington Redhill Res v Westland Utd Res (T Major).

Knockout Cup round 1: Portishead Caledonian Thistle v Bournville Rovers (J Skinner); Shipham v Clevedon Dons (R Brammer).

Knockout Cup round 2: Locking Park v Congresbury Res (A Smith); Wedmore v Winscombe Res (P Maxey).

Challenge Cup round 1: Winscombe A v Weston Super Seagulls (N Wakley).

Vardon Cup quarter-finals: Weston Players v Worle Rangers (B Carter).

Division 1: Draycott v Berrow Res (A Tremlett); Hutton v Churchill Club 70 Res (J Cooper); Kewstoke Lions v Clevedon Utd Res (A Lambourne); Nailsea Utd A v Cleeve West Town Res (P Fisher).

Division 2: Clevedon Utd A v Tickenham Utd (T Billinghurst); Nailsea Utd B v Burnham Utd A (I Smith); St George (E-in-G) Res v Axbridge Town (tba); Yatton Ath Res v Portishead Town A (A Fry).

Division 3: AFC Nailsea v Sporting Weston (tba); Portishead Town B v Cheddar A (J Locker).

Division 4: Cleeve West Town A v Banwell res (tba); Selkirk Utd Res v King Alfred SC (tba); Worle Res v Kewstoke Lions Res (M Sprague).

Division 5: Axbridge Town Res v St George (E-in-G) A (tba); Burnham Utd B v South Park Rangers (S Cahill); Clevedon Utd B v Portishead Town Colts (J Billinghurst); Dolphin Ath v KVFC (D Pinnock); Pill Utd v Priory Rangers (tba).

Division 6: Shipham Res v Congresbury A (T Ford); South Park Rangers Res v Wedmore Res (K Fox); Westend Res v Clapton-in-Gordano (M Collins); Worle Rangers Res v Draycott Res (B Dancer).