Gloucestershire County League

Henbury 0 Kingswood 3

KINGSWOOD grabbed an 11th win of the league season at Henbury.

It might have been a much heavier defeat for the home side but for some outstanding goal keeping by the Henbury keeper Jake Hannam and some indifferent finishing by the visitors.

After Kingswood had taken the lead on four minutes when Jamie Evans slipped the ball past Hannam from a cross to the far post the Henbury team came more into the game and Caelen Simpson battled his way into the box and only a last ditch tackle prevented Henbury levelling. 

In the seventeenth minute Kingswood almost got a second after some great passing movements allowing Jamie Evans a clear shot at the goal only to see Hannam dive to his left to palm the ball away. 

The home side’s first effort on goal came in the eighteenth minute a good effort from the edge of the box from Andy Dickinson. 

Ryan Mudd must be kicking himself a minute later when he was put clear on goal and with just the keeper to beat he shot straight at him.  Then came a good break by Caelen Simpson down the right and a low cross into the six yard box that was stabbed away for a corner. 

Kingswood had another great chance to double their score on thirty four minutes when Gary Simmons was clear on goal but he to shot straight at the keeper.

Just fifteen second into the second half Simmons sent Frank Hitchings clear on goal but the striker struck the crossbar and it was Hitchings again with a clear shot pushing the ball way over the bar.

Hannam then brought off a great save to deny Arthur Bennett as he palmed his shot away.

At the other end Ross Jonson could not believe his header did not go in as the visitors cleared off the line.

A great move down the right by Kingswood’s Ryan Mudd and a superb cross to Hitchings who from eight yard blasted the ball way over the bar. The home side kept plugging away and Reece Purnell got his shot on target but it was not good enough to beat Fox in the visitor’s goal.

Another great save by Hannam thwarting another good chance for Hitchings on sixty five minutes.

On seventy one minutes Caelen Simpson was only just wide of the target with a header for the home side.

Then Kingswood keeper Chris Fox saved well from a Jack Mills shot. The visitors got a second goal on seventy six minutes after Hannam had made the initial save substitute Gavin Dibden lobbed the ball into the net to make it 2-0.

A Simon Clarke free kick was pushed away by the Henbury keeper but on eighty minutes Clarke got a third for the visitors with a superb strike from the edge of the box that gave the keeper no chance.