Ledbury Town Football Club

Match report

Ledbury Town Reserves moved up to ninth place in Division One of the Herefordshire League this week, courtesy of a 3-1 win over lowly Hinton Reserves at New Street.

Man of the match Tom Skittery, picking up his side’s star player accolade for a second consecutive game following an impressive hat-trick scored during the remarkable 4-2 comeback achieved by the reserves at New Street against Weston under Penyard in a rearranged Ross Cup first round fixture just three days previously, added a brace to his stellar recent tally, with returning defender from injury Callum Blackmore-Davey also on target for the hosts.

Marlone Ransome found the sole consolation goal for Hinton as Ledbury second string manager David Butcher was extremely pleased with his side’s performance, commenting: “The lads dominated the game from start to finish, and it was probably the best performance we’ve put in all season. We deserved the win, and hopefully this will carry on to other games.”

The reserves now have the luxury of a fortnight’s break before entertaining mid-table Holme Lacy Reserves at New Street (KO 2:00pm), with a tantalizing quarter-final encounter in the Ross Cup awaiting them on Saturday 4^thDecember following their fantastic first round performance, taking on Burghill Rangers at The Copse (KO 1:30pm).