Match reportBig match
Wessex 2–1 Beeston
At home, the finest of margins split them, Wessex 2, Beeston 1.
Little separated them on the table beforehand — the Pines 13th, the Outlaws 8th, 2 points. By recent form, the Pines were out of sorts and the Outlaws blowing hot and cold.
Territory was contested evenly throughout; attempts read Wessex 10 shots (4 on target), Beeston 11 shots (4), corners 3–2.
Wessex's best chance was Steinkellner's, saved with a strong hand. Steinkellner's shot was straight enough to save, Wessex's best of the bunch. The closest Beeston came was Bacigalupo's effort, saved. Beeston came closest through Driessen-Heij, denied by good goalkeeping.
Driessen-Heij scored for Beeston on 34' off Lockhart's pass (0–1). Steinkellner tucked away Morales-Otero's pass for the Pines on 45' (1–1). Endecott guided Camberwell's ball home for the Pines on 61' (2–1).
The foul tally settled at 11–11, Wessex and Beeston both testing the referee's patience. Kalonga joined the book for Wessex on 23'. On 31', Mensah-Boateng went into the book for Beeston. Hadleigh picked up a yellow for Wessex on 41'. Lockhart saw yellow for Beeston on 69'. Beeston's Aldridge was shown yellow on 70'.
Wessex came, saw, collected; Beeston came, saw, and left with less.
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