Junior Football

Thornbury Town U15 3 Longwell Green U15 3 (Longwell Green won on penalties)

THIS closely fought Gloucestershire FA cup tie ended up being decided on penalties.

Thornbury went 1-0 down to a penalty after 20 minutes but had defended well against higher division Longwell Green.

Keeper Alex Randall made some timely first half saves and after an initial Longwell Green onslaught Thornbury settled and worked their way back into the game.

Alexander Hare set up the equaliser with a well placed through ball and striker Sam Flawn’s first time shot hit the back of the net for 1-1.

Town started impressively in the second half with in-form Sam Flawn out pacing defenders on the left before belting in an angled shot to give Thornbury the lead.

Thornbury followed this with another shortly after, again supplied by Alexander Hare and a perfectly controlled finish by Sam Flawn for his hat-trick.

Longwell Green replied with a well taken free kick to bring the game back within their reach and then equalised for 3-3.

Both teams gave their all in the last minutes but the game was eventually settled on penalties with Longwell Green advancing to the next round.

Thornbury Man of the Match: Alex Randall Team: Alex Randall, Benjy Burgess, Chris Webbe, Jayden Parsons, Jacob Roome, Kyle Rippard, Aaron Barnes, Alexander Hare, Jamie Morris, Toby Bevan, Michael Winnett, Sam Flawn, Harry Watts.