Report

WITHAM COMPLETED THE SEASON ADDING THE LEAGUE CUP TO THIER HAUL AS MADE A CLEAN SWEEP OF ALL THE COMPETITIONS  THE GORDON BRASTED,THE TOLLESHUNT DARCY CUP AND ALSO THE ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.WITHAM STARTED STRONGLY IN THIS GAME BUT COULD NOT FINISH OFF PROMISING MOVES,YET THE RAMBLERS WERE  ALWAYS DANGEROUS ON THIER BREAKAWAYS AND FROM ONE CHARLIE KIRBY SHOT WIDE WITH THE GOAL AT HIS MERCY. DANNY LOPEZ MAKING SOME GOOD RUNS BUT FAILED TO FINISH  AND ROB WHITNELL HEADED OVER TWICE BUT THE FIRST HALF REMAINED GOALLESS.
WITHAM STILL CREATED THE BETTER CHANCES AFTER THE BREAK WITH THE LONG THROWS OF SCOTT PETHERS CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR THE BURNHAM DEFENCE, THA RAMBLERS HAD A GOOD SPELL AND WITHAMS KEEPER DANNY SAMBRIDGE WAS BOUGHT INTO ACTION WITH BOTH SEB MURFET AND JOHN WATSON GIANTS IN THE DEFENCE.THE DEADLOCK WAS BROKEN IN THE 73RD MINUTE WHEN AFTER GOOD PLAY DOWN THE LEFT THE BALL FOUND SAM TALYOR WHOES POWERFUL LOW SHOT BEAT MATT BELCHER THE RAMBLERS KEEPER, WHO THEN MADE A GREAT SAVE FROM TOWN TOP SCORER BILLY HUNT. HOWEVER IN THE 87TH MINUTE RICHARD MANNING HEADED IN FROM A CORNER PUTTING WITHAM IN A STRONG POSITION ,BUT BURNAHM KEPT GOING AND WITH A COUPLE OF MINUTES PULLED ONE BACK WHEN RICKY STUBBS FIRED THROUGH A PACKED WITHAM GOALMOUTH ,YET WITHAM HUNG ON AND THE HANDSOM TROPHY WAS THEIRS.
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