MATCH REPORT: Chippenham Town 1-0 Weymouth | National League South | Saturday 22nd March 2025
Non-League day attracted a crowd of 846 who witnessed the Bluebirds end their run of four successive defeats as they secured a scrappy victory over their Dorset visitors. The match also saw the first appearance of the season of Jake Evans who returned from his loan spell at Gloucester City, having been injured in pre-season.
Lowly Weymouth wasted a golden chance to continue their fight against relegation as they were playing against ten men from just before the break.
However, a combination of good goalkeeping from Will Henry, returning after a three match absence due to injury, and wasteful finishing saw them literally pay the penalty when they too were reduced to ten men on seventy three minutes which saw them lose skipper Jordan Thompson after he fouled Tom Owen-Evans in the area conceding a penalty and the three points.
The Terras could have been in front as early as the first minute when the unmarked Tom Bearwish headed straight at Will Henry.
The home custodian then made a superb double block to deny Malachi Linton.
Chippenham finally gave their supporters something to cheer as Leone Gravata’s shot was blocked to Freddie Grant but a bobble saw his effort go astray.
Henry then punched away a corner and pushed out a Jake McCarthy free kick. Matt McClure then saw his shot blocked before the final minute of the half saw Gravata receive a straight red card for a trip on Linton.
The resulting McCarthy free kick hit the side netting.
HALF TIME: Chippenham Town 0-0 Weymouth
After the break Tom Mehew shot over, whilst a long clearance set Linton clear but he blasted wastefully wide whilst also failing to hit the target with a sixty fifth minute chance.
At the other end a Luke Spokes corner saw Grant head over.
Then came the decisive moment as Thompson received a straight red card for fouling substitute Tom Owen-Evans in the box and McClure made no mistake from the resultant penalty.
On eighty one minutes Grant’s cross rolled along the cross bar whilst Terras substitute Brandon Goodship was way off target with a shot at the other end.
In stoppage time McCarthy shot over the home bar whilst Spokes weaved into the Weymouth area but couldn’t find a telling finish.
FULL TIME: Chippenham Town 1-0 Weymouth
Chippenham : Will Henry, Jac Poffley, Luke Haines, (Tyreke Johnson 46), Freddie Grant, Luke Spokes, Caine Bradbury, Tom Mehew (Alex Bray 70), Jake Evans, Leone Gravata, Harry Parsons (Tom Owen-Evans 70), Matt McClure (Aaron Amadi-Holloway 90) sub not used: Joe Andrews
Weymouth: Will Buse, Calvin Brooks, Corey Jordan, Jordan Thompson, Leo Hamblin (Andreas Robinson 83), Brooklyn Genisina (Brandon Goodship 58), Charlie Rowan, Jake McCarthy, Will Greenwood, Tom Bearwish (Liam Hutt 70), Malachi Linton subs not used: Kelson Pollard, Will Armstrong
Referee: Martyn Mitchell
Ass Refs: Craig Davenport, Stuart Lathan
4th official: Luke Scott
Att: 846
