Highworth Town 4

Slimbridge 0

Slimbridge had a day to forget as they were comprehensively beaten by Highworth writes Rob Peck.

A poor start from Slimbridge saw them concede after just two minutes.

Ryan Morgan’s long throw from the left into the box was headed away by Christien Turner for a corner.

Wayne Turk unmarked in the box headed the ball down towards the goal and despite some desperate attempts to clear it off the line the ball ended up in the net.

Five minutes later the Swans found themselves two gaols down when Darren Jefferies cut in from the left flank and drilled the ball past Lewis Adams into the bottom corner.

From the restart Ewen Dunbar worked himself towards the right corner flag crossing the ball to Will Hawes whose header found the side netting. Adams did well a few moments later saving with his feet and from the resulting corner Morgan headed over.

As the visitors started to get back into the game Steve Jackson headed over a Dan King cross from the left before Jackson’s shot a few minutes later sailed over the home sides bar.

On 33 minutes Dunbar won the ball on the right and fed Dean Turner just on the edge of the box, the Swans captain shot heading for the top left corner was expertly tipped away by Connor Johns.

Five minutes later a free kick on the left for the visitors was headed down by Christien Turner inside the box to Hawes but his shot was too high over the bar.

As half time approached the visitors were desperately trying to find a way back into the game Dan King’s long range shot going wide then a long throw in from Joe Noakes to Hawes who found Mark Magee in space only to see his first time shot deflected away for a corner. The corner found the head of Christien Turner in the box and his goal bound effort was blocked on the line and cleared to safety.

The second half started in a similar vein to the first half for the home side Sean Wood’s free kick on 48 minutes striking the top of the Slimbridge post off the fingertips of Adams and coming back directly into the path of Turk giving him an easy tap in to an empty net for his second of the game and the home sides third.

In an attacking move from the Swans Magee’s cross found the head of Turner forcing a save out of Johns and a corner to the visitors. On 65 minutes Noakes' long range cross evaded the Slimbridge strikers allowing Johns to claim.

A minute later Callum Parsons headed effort from a corner was stopped on the goal line by Dunbar and cleared to safety.

Two minutes later the visitors were given a let off. Former Swan Edji Mbunga making his debut for Highworth received the ball in the box from a free kick and somehow managed to put the ball over from two yards.

The home side put the game out of sight with just over ten minutes remaining Parsons evading a number of Swans defenders to put the ball past Adams.

Slimbridge did get one final half-chance when Dan Kings' cross found Jamie Martin’s head at the far post but his effort sailed just over the bar.

Next week Slimbridge are on the road again this time a trip to Bath to visit Larkhall Athletic followed by the long awaited County Cup game to face Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road on Tuesday, January 22.