Stratton Youth Round-Up

Shrivenham Royals U18s 2 Stratton Youth U18s 0

THE Stratton U18s frustrated champions Shrivenham for the entire first half with a superb defensive display and some great goalkeeping.

Stratton rarely threatened the home goal but Sam Grafton led the line really well, making a nuisance of himself throughout.

The score was 0-0 at the break, much to the annoyance of the home team who needed a win to clinch the title.

The second half was more of the same, Stratton soaking up the pressure and looking to counter attack quickly.

Shrivenham finally got their goal on 63 minutes when Callum Higginson pulled off a great save only for it to rebound for a tap-in.

It sounded like the home team had won the FA Cup! Stratton didn't drop off and kept pushing. As legs got tired, Shrivenham pounced again and went 2-0 up in the 80th minute.

Stratton did have a few chances but the home team saw the match out.

At full time, the Shrivenham coach congratulated the Stratton lads for giving them their hardest match of the season.

MoM: Callum Higginson.

Royal Wootton Bassett U16s 0 Stratton Youth U16s 1

ANOTHER good performance from Rob Hill's team with a solid defensive display, and a last-minute goal from MoM Sam Brewster earning the three points.

Stratton Youth U14s 1 Old Town U14s 2

STRATTON U14s kept up their recent improvement but couldn't hold on for a point.

Kieran Collingwood was again on target and Julias Efionayi-Stroud was man of the match.

Stratton Youth U13s 3 Marlborough U13s 0

STRATTON U13s ended their season with a conclusive win over Marlborough Youth.

A bright start from Stratton saw Josh Littler-Jennings slot home after only nine minutes.

Kian Hawtin pulled back a great goalmouth cross for a well-positioned James Dent to knock in the second on 25 minutes.

An excellent pass from Harvey Biggs put Littler-Jennings through to score his second on 27 minutes. The second half saw Marlborough come out in much more determined fashion and they pressed Stratton throughout the half. Solid defending and brave goalkeeping kept Marlborough off the score sheet and the match ended 3-0 to Stratton.

Stratton MoM: James Dent.

THE mini section played their final fixtures of a busy season. The U7s were away to Highworth Town Jnrs where Finley Stratford and Louis Kingsbury were on target.

The U8s were home to Highworth and a cracking game brought a good end to their second season, Both the U10s were away to Chippenham and South Cerney respectively. For the latter team Jasper Cleaver hit a couple of goals.