Report

CLAREMONT FC  PLAYED  RIVERSIDE ATHLETIC  FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE LEAGUE THIS SEASON AT WESTEND PARK BACK TO FULL STRENGTH AFTER SUSPENSIONS AND INJURY HAMPERED OUR PROGRESS THIS SEASON A WIN WAS VITAL AS GAMES ARE RUNNING OUT RAPIDLY.                                                                                                                                                   AS THE GAME STARTED YOU COULD SEE CLAREMONT WERE UP FOR IT DOMINATING THE PLAY IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE GAME WITH RIVERSIDE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH THE DIFFERANCE IN CLASS, CLAREMONT WERE CREATING PLENTY CHANCES AND WERE UNLUCKY NOT TO BE UP EARLY DOORS A BIT MORE COMPOSURE IN FROM OF GOAL AND WE COULD HAVE BEEN 2 OR 3 UP BUT THE BREAKTHROUGH CAME ON 15 MINUTES A THROUGH BALL FROM JACK DOCHERTY FOUND LIAM BEGG AND HE CHIPPED THE KEEPER TO GIVE CLAREMONT THE LEAD.  CLAREMONT THEN ALLOWED RIVERSIDE BACK INTO THE GAME ON 24 MINUTES WHEN THEY ALLOWED THE RIVERSIDE NUMBER 2 TO WALK THROUGH THE DEFENCE UNCHALLANGED AND HE SCORED THE LEVELLER IN OF THE POST TO MAKE IT 1-1 CLAREMONT WERE BACK IN FRONT ON 36 MINUTES A GOOD PASSAGE OF PLAY IN MIDFIELD ALLOWED MICHEAL GRAY TO CROSS FOR LIAM STALEY TO GLANCE A HEADER PAST THE KEEPER AND GIVE CLAREMONT THE LEAD CLAREMONT WERE PLAYING SOME GOOD STUFF IN DIFFICULT CONDITIONS AND GOT THEIR REWARD ON THE STROKE OF HALFTIME A GOOD RUN AND CROSS FROM BACK TO FORM MICHEAL GRAY FOUND LIAM STALEY AND HE HEADED HOME FROM CLOSE RANGE TO PUT CLAREMONT 3-1 UP AT HALFTIME  HT 3-1                                                                                                                                                                      CLAREMONT STARTED THE SECOND HALF ON FIRE AND COULD HAVE KILLED OF THE GAME EASILY IN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES BUT AGAIN A LACK OF COMPOSURE IN FRONT OF GOAL RESULTED IN THE SCORE STAYING AT 3-1 UNTIL THE 80 MINUTE WHEN CLAREMONT FINALLY GOT THAT VITAL 4TH GOAL A EXCELLENT  PASS FROM JACK DOCHERTY FOUND ADAMSKI CLARK IN ONE ON ONE WITH THE KEEPER  AND LUCKILY THE BALL SPUN IN FAVOUR OF ADAMSKI AND HE FINISHED FROM CLOSE RANGE TO GIVE CLAREMONT A WELL DESERVED VICTORY FT 4-1 MAN OF MATCH DARREN STONE WELLDONE LADS EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE BACK TO OUR BEST AFTER A DIFFICULT PERIOD FOR THE CLUB