MATCH REPORT: Chesham United 3-1 Chippenham Town | National League South | Tuesday 22nd October 2024
This game hinged on a harsh second yellow card for Will Dawes a quarter of an hour from time. At the time the Bluebirds were a goal to the good but Chesham pressure finally told in the eighty-eighth and eighty-ninth minute as they took the lead and they added a third in stoppage time.
The Bluebirds were the first to show with Harry Parsons’ shot being blocked for the first of four corners in the opening six minutes.
A fifth Chippenham corner followed on thirteen minutes from which Freddie Grant’s headed effort was fumbled by Ben Goode but grabbed at the second attempt.
The Bluebirds took the lead on twenty six minutes when a combination of Tom Owen-Evans and Leone Gravata found Parsons who thumped home a shot under Goode from the edge of the area., for his first league goal from open play this season.
Just past the half hour Will Henry shepherded the ball out but to the Bluebirds chagrin the referee awarded a corner from which a Chesham shot was also defected behind and a further shot was blocked with home appeals for handball in the area ignored.
Nathan Minhas’ shot was then turned behind by Joe Andrews as the home side enjoyed a good spell of pressure.
On thirty eight minutes Gravata’s cross was turned behind by Brad Clayton before Will Dawes could reach it.
Clayton’s shot a minute before the break was deflected behind for a corner. In the first minute of the second half Samson Esan’s shot was deflected behind for the Generals seventh corner.
HALF TIME: Chesham United 0-1 Chippenham Town
On seventy seventy three minutes Dawes’ shot was saved by Goode and a minute later Dawes received a rather harsh second yellow card and Chippenham were reduced to ten men.
Chesham equalized two minutes from time when Minas crossed for substitute Jack Crawley to side foot home from ten yards.
A minute later Chesham were awarded their tenth corner and substitute Joseph Grant hit the winner.
Then in the ninth minute of stoppage time a Lewis Rolfe cross deflected off Lewis Colwell for an own goal to give the hosts a flattering scoreline.
FULL TIME: Chesham United 3-1 Chippenham Town
Chippenham: Will Henry, Lewis Colwell, Will King, Luke Haines, Freddie Grant, Tom Mehew (Tyreke Johnson 76), Joe Andrews, Tom Owen-Evans (Luke Spokes 70), Will Dawes, Harry Parsons (Caine Bradbury 76), Leone Gravata (Alex Bray 87) subs not used: Nat Williams
Chesham: Ben Goode, Lewis Rolfe, Steve Brown, Connor Stevens, Brad Clayton (Omar Rowe 69), Nathan Minas, Mitchell Weiss, Jack Connors (Alex Lefleur 30 [Jack Cawley 74]), Callum Adebiyi (Avan Jones 69), Ashley Lodge (Joseph Grant 80), Samson Esan (Ryan Upward 92) subs not used: none
Ref: Daniel Baines
Att: 746
