Uhlsport Hellenic Div One West
Purton 1
Shrivenham 1
HONOURS were shared in Saturday’s local derby at the Red House between Purton and Shrivenham with a goal apiece in the first half, writes Alan Eastwood.
Purton's Matt Bennett had a couple of chances early on but both missed narrowly, while the hosts' goalie did well to keep out a Jamie Prictor effort.
Purton got their noses in front after 22 minutes, however, with Ollie Hunt netting from 12 yards.
Bennett and Joe Hiscock then saw efforts saved and blocked by a defender respectively and were to rue those missed chances as Jamie Prictor levelled for the visitors on 37 minutes.
In the second half Purton's Steve Davies had a header cleared off the line and Aaron Stevens and Hiscock were also denied by the Shrivy keeper.
Late on, Shannon Pocock had a goal rubbed out after a debatable offside decision, just denying Purton their fourth league win on the bounce.
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