Windsor & Eton 0
Frome Town 0
Crowd: 153
Man of the Match: Michael Reaney
Match Reporter: Ray Pearce
Frome Town produced one of the their best performances to date as they held
unbeaten league leaders Windor and Eton to a goalless draw on a windswept and
very wet afternoon, extending their unbeaten league run to nine matches under
Darren Perrin.
With Mike Reaney currently making the right back slot his own, Darren Perrin decided
to play the returning Matt Peters alongside Alex Lapham in midfield, thus adding bite
and experience to an area that would prove to be important on the day. Greg Lake
returned to the side at left back in place of the injured Craig Fullam, but the rest of
the squad was the same as for the match against Bishop’s Cleeve in midweek.
All of the excellent number of Frome supporters who travelled to league leaders
Windsor & Eton knew it was going to be a tough encounter with their hosts currently
unbeaten in the league all season. After early raids by the home side, Frome's first
chance fell to Luke Ballinger on 15 minutes but his tame shot was easily held.
A fine cross from the right on 28 minutes saw Mark Salter's shot turned against the
post by Bullivant in the home goal, and the shot bounced away to safety.
Any attacking free-kicks and corners were not met well by the visiting side and
Windsor's midfield began to create opportunities with Frome's keeper Dafyyd Jones
excelling on 38 minutes to turn over a fierce 25 yard drive and then Mike Reaney
soon produced a flying header to deny a lurking Windsor forward.
On the stroke of half-time Matt Peters made a fine run through the home defence but
shot wide while Jones kept Windsor to 0-0 with a good save as the half-time whistle
blew.
Frome were slow to get into gear in the second half with Jones again blocking well
but the pressure continued to mount from a side that had scored in every home
league game this season. Shots and crosses were cleared upfield but Windsor were
soon back in the Frome half as the rain increased. Further anxious moments followed
as Frome stubbornly kept their opponents out with the final chance in the 7th minute
of injury time as an alert Jones once again thwarted a home attack.
Frome's first clean sheet of the season and a fine point from such a difficult fixture.
The players were applauded for their efforts and they rightly thanked the Frome
Faithful for their support.
Michael Reaney was chosen as Man of the Match for a hugely impressive display in
defence.
Frome Town
Players
Dafyyd Jones
Mike Reaney
Greg Lake
Callum Henry
Jamie Cheeseman
Matt Peters
Alex Lapham
Luke Ballinger (80)
Mark Salter (90)
Ricky Hulbert (73)
Ben Thomson
Iain Carr (90)
Simon Millard (80)
D Thompson (73)
Mike Kilgour
Joe Gomes
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Windsor & Eton
Players
Rob Bullivant
Andrew Fagan
Ryan Parsons
Ryan Wharton
Steve Butler
Matt Seedel
Bruce Wilson
Jake Parsons
Victor Osubu
Gavin Smith
Scott Thomas
M Richardson
Steve Dell
Adam Dickens
Matt Mooney
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Frome Town
Management
Darren Perrin
Derek Graham
Mike Clarke
Shaun Baker
Mike Kilgour
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Officials
D Gregory
R Burton
C Smith
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Frome Town’s Barmy Army
“They’re a good side, you know.....”
Dafyyd plays a blinder again
Greg Lake returns to the side
“It’s quarter to four, mate.....”