Ledbury Town Football Club

Match report

Ledbury Town Swifts remain bottom of Division Two of the Herefordshire League with a second consecutive 3-2 defeat away against Worcester United Reserves at Martley Village Hall this week, following the same result recorded at the Ledbury Rugby Football Club Ross Road ground against Ross Juniors Reserves last weekend, although with Richard Thick’s new young side continuing to show promise as they seek an elusive first win of the season.

A 25-yard screamer from Nat Dunk made it 1-0 to the Swifts by half-time, with a Clayton Hodges volley from outside the box later restoring the scoreline to two goals apiece with fifteen minutes left on the clock, as the visitors were then unlucky to concede a third goal.

Will Freer picked up a brace for Worcester, with Bradley Wooding also being on target for the hosts as Ethan Cox was named man of the match for the Ledbury third outfit.

Thick was again encouraged by his visiting side’s performance, commenting: “The lads were superb again, and yet again the improvements are clear. Instead of the inevitable collapse when Worcester took the lead, which was typical of our games a few weeks back, the players really dug in to get the scoreline back to 2-2.”

“We definitely deserved something from the game. Lapses in concentration cost us, but against strong opposition who are on a run of form at present, it was another great performance. The win is coming!”

The Swifts continue their busy November of fixtures this coming Saturday with a visit to Tenbury United Colts away at Palmers Meadow, before hosting mid-table Leominster Town at the Ross Road ground the following week and ending the month with a visit to face Credenhill at Roman Park (all games again KO 2:00pm).