Melksham Town youth jumped above Bromham in the table with a hard fought victory at the expense of the home side. Melksham started the game lively with the ball hitting the post in the first few minutes, and as the game progressed both sides created numerous chances and only some good defending and alert goalkeeping kept the score at 0-0 as both teams looked for the elusive first goal. Bromham almost made the breakthrough when a Josh Thompson free kick was tipped over the bar by the Melksham keeper .
 | | Bromham U12 v Melksham Town Youth U12 |
It was however Melksham who through a well taken opportunity by Charlie King that opened the scoring just before halftime. At the start of the second half Bromham continued to create chances with the Melksham defence standing firm. Melksham also continued to have breakaway attacks and only good solid Bromham defending prevented Melksham from increasing their lead. Bromham’s persistence almost paid off when jack hit the underside of the bar and the ball came out with the keeper beaten . As the game came to a close Melksham had to soak up some Bromham pressure as Bromham introduced fresh legs in a last ditch attempt to get level. At the Final whistle it was Melksham who took the spoils with a very close and entertaining 1-0 victory. |