Cam can't get no satisfaction after Jagger blunder (From Gazette Series)

Cam can't get no satisfaction after Jagger blunder

Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division One Cam Bulldogs 0 Berkeley Town 2

A LATE clanger from Cam goalkeeper Ben Jagger helped Berkeley secure a first win at their local rivals since Town returned to the Northern Senior League, writes Keith Watson.

The visitors were already leading thanks to a Rich Langford strike when, with five minutes to go, Jagger completely missed his kick when racing out of his area, giving Tim Beames the easiest finish of his life.

For Berkeley and their ex-Bulldogs manager Doug Gray it was a well fought out victory, where they gave as good as they got in the first half before closing the match out once Langford had scored.

Cam possibly edged the first half and went close to opening the scoring on three occasions.

Town goalkeeper Terry Stevenson had to block a Pat Young header, while Paul Street put a close range effort over and Loz Dorman struck the crossbar direct from a corner. Berkeley had several chances of their own though, with Ollie Clarke hitting a weak shot after cutting in from the right and Pete Lavis driving a good shot wide on the half volley.

However, the game was changed eight minutes into the second half.

Langford chased a ball over the top of the Bulldogs' defence, lobbed it past the advancing Jagger and turned in the opening goal from an angle. Town were always in charge thereafter, although with just one goal in it Cam always had a chance to come back.

That chance evaporated five minutes from time when another ball over the top forced Jagger to rush from his area but instead of clearing he took an enormous air shot and Beames was left with an open goal to tap into.

The home side were never going to recover from there and their desperation was typified by Dorman. The Cam forward dropped deeper and deeper the worse things got and he ended up virtually at left back when his side needed goals.

Jubilant Berkeley assistant manager Steve Billett told the Gazette: "Credit to both teams, that was a hard fought local derby played in a good spirit."

Bulldogs boss Stuart Grimwood said: "It was one of those games where they took their chances and we did not."

Cam: B Jagger, P Street, B Price, S Clune, J Iatalese (P Attwooll 45), D McIntosh, C Bailey, P Holder, P Young, J Barnfield, L Dorman. Unused sub: S Grimwood. Berkeley: T Stevenson, J Kane, M Rees, M Edwards, J O'Kane, O Clarke, R Phillips (N Freeman 70), P Lavis, J Firth, R Langford, T Beames. Used sub: L Palmer. Goals: Langford (53), Beames (85).