Stratton Youth U18s 4

Avonvale U18s 2

STRATTON Youth came through a feisty clash with Avonvale, winning 4-2, although one home player required hospital treatment after a particularly tough tackle.

Harry Rogers opened the scoring for Stratton on 15 minutes with a lovely volley from just outside the box. A hopeful, looping ball from the visitors somehow went in to level the scores ten minutes later.

Avonvale then took the lead on 40 minutes courtesy of a long ball that split the Stratton defence and left the goalkeeper stranded.

The home side rallied and pressured the visitors into conceding a penalty, which was dispatched coolly by Kyle Kent in the 43rd minute.

On the stroke of half-time Nathan Indge was quickest to react to a loose ball inside the box, following a great Harry Rogers free kick, which made it 3-2.

The second half was even and chances came and went for both teams. It took until a minute from time for the next goal when some fancy footwork from man of the match Michael White released Michael Cook into the box and he finished in some style.

Highworth U16s 0 Stratton Youth U16s 6

FOLLOWING their lacklustre performance last week, Stratton Youth U16s were soon back to winning ways after a much better all-round team performance.

Joe Speak fired home a hat-trick and the other scorers were Casey Fallows with a superb strike, Jethro Kingsley, and a first for the club from Oliver Hopegood.

Stratton Youth U15s 4 Ferndale U15s 6

AN entertaining game for the neutral. Ferndale came out of the starting blocks at full steam and created numerous chances before taking the lead on seven minutes with an own-goal howler from Stratton’s defence.

Ferndale continued to apply pressure. They had a penalty saved well by Stratton’s keeper Ben Lawrence before extending the lead on 29 minutes to 2-0. Stratton had started to contain the attacks and create chances themselves, before the visitors scored with a another penalty on 38 minutes.

One minute later, Stratton got back in the game with a fine goal by Jack Tysom who scored direct from a corner kick to leave the interval score 3-1 to the visitors.

The second half saw Ferndale extend the lead only three minutes in with another penalty.

Stratton’s Tysom then scored a second goal to keep them in the hunt and in the 56th minute he completed his hat-trick to make it 4-3.

Ferndale then delivered a killer blow of two goals in quick succession (a fine strike and another penalty) to go 6-3 up.

Stratton continued to push on and another fine solo effort saw Tysom get his fourth goal of the game, but the visitors finished deserved winners at 6-4.

Stratton’s MoM: Jack Tysom.

Stratton Youth U14s 1 Highworth U14s 8

THE home side could not shake off the rust having not played for a couple of weeks and they found four-goal Jack Smith too hot to handle, Stratton MoM: Ryan Davies.

Avebury U13s 0 Stratton Youth U13s 2

STRATTON made most of the running on a very chilly afternoon with their quick passing and movement.

Although Stratton were in control, it wasn't until five minutes before half-time that they took the lead when Kian Hawtin played an excellent through ball for Barney Kimber to slot home.

With MoM Andrew Bradshaw, Fred Hall and James Dent standing solid in defence Stratton always looked in control, but it wasn't until just before full-time that they added their second goal from Charlie Love.

With no subs, the boys deserve extra praise for keeping going in a tough game despite tired legs.

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MATT BOUCHER’S U10s played on Saturday (away to Purton) and Sunday (home to Royal Wootton Bassett). The scorers across the two games were Jayden Stratford, Holly Giles, Jack Gibney and Olly Potter – all with two apiece – plus Archie Armstrong, Charlie Miller, Lenny Wyman, George Day and Emanual 'Beeny' Meeke.