Kidlington 1 - 2 Chalgrove

A hard working and well-organised Chalgrove squad took all three points from pre-match league leaders Kidlington on a miserable rain-swept Saturday morning.

Kidlington had most of the play in the first game, playing some good passing football but fashioning few clear-cut chances. Chalgrove did threaten on the break, hitting the post in one attack, but otherwise finding home defenders Fraser Day and particularly William Baker in fine form. Kidlington broke through early in the second half. The visiting keeper failing to hold a Ben Stewart corner and Ben Owen put the home side ahead from close range. Chalgrove stuck to their task, however and they equalised through Aston Chapman. After great defensive work from a powerful free-kick from Stewart, they could have won it at the death, a long ball catching the home defence out. Defender Baker made up a lot of ground to make a great sliding tackle, just touching the ball, but catching the visiting attacker too. The referee pointed to the spot, but home keeper Archie Devlin brilliantly tipped the spot-kick over to maintain parity.

The second game played in rapidly deteriorating conditions, was very tight with few chances created. Judahne Medley had an outstanding game for the home side, winning several tackles and presenting a real threat when he went forward. The match swung on two second-half events. Medley made a fine run to outstrip the visiting defence and squared the ball across the area where three Kidlington players were waiting, but the resultant shot went just wide of the post. Soon afterwards in heavy rain and terrible winds, the flight on a long range effort by Nick Little deceived the otherwise exemplary Josh Featherstone in goal and Chalgrove had their winner.

The visitors thoroughly deserved to get something from this fixture playing a very solid defensive game and looking threatening on the break, but Kidlington were unlucky they couldn't turn their extra possession of the ball over the two games into a point.