Friendly Match

 

Barnstaple AAC 2       Bude Reserves 3 

Against Division 1 rivals, Bude travelled to Barnstaple and played well considering the terrible conditions which were more suited to a duck race than a football match.  Bude started well and were soon one nil up when John Clayton scored from close range,  Barnstaple came back and with defenders and goalkeeper not taking any real control a Barnstaple striker nipped in to header into an empty net.  Bude again took the lead midway through the half, some individual work from Clayton saw him nick the ball past the keeper and stroke low in to the net.  The rain continued in to the second half with the referee saying he would give it 10 minutes before making a decision to cut the game short, but the decision never came. Bude increased their lead when substitute Josh Kerslake was played in down the left by defender Ian Marks, he cut inside past his defender and struck a sweet shot low in to the far corner.  Almost immediately though Barnstaple replied, an easy ball through the middle wasn't dealt with and a Barnstaple player ran through and clipped the ball over the advancing keeper.  Both teams looked for that next important goal, but the whistle finally went and manager Ian Marks was glad to get his first win going in to his 1st league game in 2 weeks time.