Pig & Whistle 2 v 2 Lion's

Lion's starting eleven: Gardner, A.Jefferies, French, P.Farr, Dye(C), Bushey, Harris, Burnage, Painter, Canning, D.Jefferies.

Lion's played a new look Pig & Whistle at Riddlins End.

The started off a bit scrappy until Pig took the lead from a corner. The ball broke to the edge of the Breachwood box where an oncoming Pig midfielder look advantage of the bounce to head the ball back into the top left corner of the Lion's net.

Breachwood came back strongly with Dye, Bushey and Harris playing the ball across the midfield after good support play from Pete Farr and Steve Painter on the left.

Danny Jefferies worked well with Ian Canning before Adam Burnage put Jefferies through with a slide rule pass to beat the keeper from close range for the equaliser.

Lion's had a succession of chances through Danny Jefferies and Ian Canning. Burnage flashed a free kick over the bar.
Adam Jefferies playing his last game for while before going to Uni nearly scored with a long range effort.

1-1 at half time

In the second half Graham French was instrumental in heading the danger from the Lion's defence.

Harrison and Marney replaced Harris and Painter.Captain Dye and Bushey move the midfield up a gear with Brad Marney using his pace down the left to good effect as Breachwood looked for that decisive goal.

The goal came with Goalkeeper Gardner's trademark long clearance finding the head of Harrison. Danny Jefferies anticipated the flick on, beat a defender before finding Ian Canning on the left. Canning beat the keeper from a tight angle with the ball going in off the post to give the Lion's the lead.

However Pig equalised not long after the restart with a speculative shot from range finding the Lion's net.

Substitute Michael Weeks came on as the Lion's tried to regain the advantage. Danny Jefferies and Bushey both having shots just going wide.

The game ended in a 2-2 draw.

Substitutes not used: Fildes, D.Farr, Jordan.
AJ was the Managers Man Of The Match

Thank you to our travelling supporters; the Jefferies family, Fran & Ash