Bath Primary Schools' Football Association

Gloucester notched three hard-fought Cotswold League points on their first ever visit to Bath, though they needed to withstand a good deal of second half pressure from the hosts. Despite playing up the slope in the first half Bath, who had achieved an impressive draw at Bristol last week, looked the more dangerous and took the lead on ten minutes, Harvey bundling the ball home from close range after some poor defending from the visitors. Harding went close to providing an equaliser when his well struck drive flew just over the bar, but the leveller finally came on 25 minutes. The same player's corner was knocked back to him by Mace and a fine cross to the far post was converted by Callum Preece. Four minutes later it was 2-1, Ford and James-Bryan combining to send Harding away and the centre forward applied an excellent finish for his eighth strike of the season. After the break it was Bath who enjoyed most of the possession and twice James was forced into action while Stroud-Drinkwater cleared off the line to prevent an equaliser. The visitors however continued to look dangerous on the break, Miller and Hamilton setting up the impressive Harding whose effort went narrowly wide, while Mace saw his drive come back off a post. Back at the other end Callum Preece, now being employed at centre back made two vital interceptions as Gloucester just managed to hang on to all three points. Gloucester: James; Miller, B.Preece, Harris, Stroud-Drinkwater, Dillon; Hamilton, Ford, Mace; C.Preece, Harding. Sub: James-Bryan.