THOMPSON SHINES IN ROVERS WIN

<p>Rovers had the 2nd round of the Berks & buck cup today at home to division 4 east team (the) bugle.

<p>Rovers had players Ryan Hilton,Kelvin House,Brian Parr away for this game.

<p>And was still missing long term injured player Adam beeches & Adie Reid

<p>But welcomed back 2 big players Connor Naish & Adam Battimelli

<p>Rovers had some bad new before the game that CB Pickett will be out for upto 8 weeks as well.

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<p>Rovers started the game well playing some lovely football witch they been trying to do all season

<p>CM Dale Beeches started the game at RB and was outstanding all game he was involved in the

<p>build up to the first goal.

<p>It came from a good move down the right hand side where the ball ended up with RM Matt Hall who

<p>Pulled the ball back to Lewis Woodgates who then played a lovely ball

<p>In behind the back 4 for THOMPSON to run onto then place it into the bottom corner.

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<p>Thompson went to celebrated his goal with hall at this point CM C.Naish was running the show

<p>With his passing and driving with the ball

<p>Backed up from hard working midfielders L.Naish & Woodgates.

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<p>The second was a lovely goal to watch as the ball started at the LB went round the back 4 into

<p>The midfield and a great ball though the back 4 found THOMPSON to score his second with a calm finish

<p>1 on 1 With the GK.

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<p>The 3rd was scored by captain Liam Naish

<p>It was a good little finish by the captain who doesn't really get many goals

<p>Assisted by Thompson .

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<p>It was a good half of football the best all season by rovers

<p>HT

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<p>2nd HALF

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<p>2nd half Rovers went looking for a 4th goal and won a corner witch the bugle broke away on a good

<p>Attack and smash the ball in the net to make it 3-1 rover still looked ok with a 2 goal lead but

<p>3 minutes later a mix up at the back for Rovers and a poor header back to the GK from CB Dom bool

<p>Let the bugle in 1 on 1 and made it 3-2 at this point the bugle had rovers on the back foot

<p>And looked like the only team that was going to score again.

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<p>With 20 minutes to go the game was tight end to end Fryer had a good chance 1 on 1 with GK

<p>And the GK made a save. Liam Naish had a shoot that went over as well

<p>The front 3 of

<p>Thompson Fryer & Lemonious was finding it hard to break though the back four of the bugle.

<p>But with 10 mins left captain Liam Naish got injured in a 50/50 tackle in the middle of the park and was replaced by

<p>Chris Cordery

<p>The armband went to CB Battimelli who was having a good game back in the back 4.

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<p>A free kick was given on the right hand side of rovers half

<p>The ball was whipped in and the bugle CB flicked the ball on from 12 yards it was going in the bottom corner

<p>But a world class save from new GK Mike Rundle kept the game at 3-2

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<p>Rovers broke away 2 mins later when LB Lawrence broke forward and had a shot witch was saved by the

<p>gk but Cordery followed the ball up pulled it back to Lawrence again to shoot but squared it to Thompson at the back

<p>Stick to tap in for his hatrick Thompson was happy about the goal as he was getting angry with himsef

<p>Because he hadn't got his 3rd goal.

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<p>The 5th goal was a corner on the right hand side taken by Cordery on his right foot and put between the 6 yard box

<p>& the penalty spot thompsom ran in and powered above the defender had a great header

<p>Witch left the Goalkeeper with no chance to make it 5-2 and Thompson had 4 goals and the MOTM

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<p>Now onto the next league match away to East Reading Royals at Palmer park 10:30KO

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