Shaftesbury FC v Willand Rovers
Our road trip in the Southern League continues again on Tuesday Night across the A303 to Cockrams where Shaftesbury are the opponents with a 7:45 PM KO.
The away day blues are finally over and it was three points on the board last time out for Rovers with a massive win over Evesham United as the hosts went down to 10 early on in the first half with Willand running riot for the rest of the game with Owen Howe’s second brace of the week and youngsters Phil Mendonca and Jacob Wellington opening their Rovers accounts with a convincing win in Worcestershire.
David Steele spoke to the press after the game and was jubilated with the result and glad to finally get three points on the road after a handful of tough games on the calendar and the preparations to Tuesday’s game are imperative and essential to keeping the run of form.
To the hosts now, Shaftesbury is a newbie to the Southern League for this season. Following their promotion from the Wessex League, the Rockies have had a tough start to life in the eighth tier as they find themselves in the relegation zone at this moment in time with them playing 12 fixtures so far and picking up 9 points.
It seems this fixture has a bit of a thing for 4 goals as Shaftesbury themselves also managed to squeeze past 4 against Cinderford Town in their last game on Saturday with Jack Hoey, Ben Satterley, Liam Farrugia and Remus Nixon scoring on the afternoon.
One to watch for the Hosts on Tuesday night is Ben Satterley who is a creative midfielder who can provide the key to turning games around at crucial points and has taken to the Southern League like a duck to water.
The floodlights are on, the clocks have gone back, and the 3G is laid out. Three points up for grabs on a Tuesday night in Dorset, another test in the Southern League Division One South. All to play for.
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