Foolish Defeat at Co-op

A rare defeat for West End came disappointingly at the hands of Lincolnshire Co-op who had been convincingly beaten at home just three weeks before. Dave Capps scored a bizarre goal aided by the curvature of the Sobraon goalmouth and an unexpected breeze to find the bottom corner, but this and a Rich Dungworth goal proved not enough for a point. Instead the Co-op took all three points as they put three goals past a bread-laden Richard Ossai.

Starting Line-up (4-4-2): Richard Ossai; Stephen Pearce, Shaun Hepple, Jonny Dyas, Jez Ashberry; Dave Capps, Gav Sumner, Phil Lodge, Lee Matsell; Sam McDonnell, Rich Dungworth

West End Breeze Past Poor Co-op

A patched up West End ran out comfortable winners against a below par Co-Op side. West End’s line-up had an unfamiliar look with Glen Wilson filling in for Adam Bierton in goal and debutant Phil Lodge slotting into the midfield. Anticipating a tough challenge against a team that they only managed a 1-1 draw with back in October West End were slightly surprised when they had almost the whole of the first half their own way. Johnny Dyas opened the scoring with his first goal of the season; a good finish into the roof of the net. It was 2-0 within minutes as Rich Dungworth got a toe onto a cross before volleying past the keeper; the goal was a stunning effort with Dungworth showing great control and great finish. The home side did not have it all their way and were pegged back to 2-1 before the break as indecision in the defence cost West End their two goal cushion. Continue Reading