A nailbiting final from beginning to end. West Hill started brightly and in the first couple of minutes Hamish Culling was through on goal, only for the keeper to make a good save.

Hamish again found himself 1:1 with a defender but was fouled on the edge of the box as he looked to get in on goal. Culm United settled better and began to pass the ball bettter than West Hill. When they reached the final third however, they met with excellent defending from Alex Light, Robert Mansfield and Jesse Wilson, who restricted them to long-range efforts.

In the second half, the pattern continued. Culm United were more composed on the ball but created very few chances. West Hill always looked dangerous going forward. Zac Mattin hit the post with a shot that had the keeper beaten. Chris Wright made a fine run through the Culm midfield and in a 2 v 1 situation was brought down outside the area.

As time wore on, the supersized pitch and the heat took their toll on the players. The game ended 0-0. There was little to note in extra time and so we went down to penalties. Jamie Hill, Chris Wright and Hamish Culling scored their penalties, whilst Rabbie Hansford saved three of the efforts by Culm.

A close game, competitive but fair game, as always with Culm. On balance, the Wasps deserved their win for the chances they created.

West Hill took an early lead when Hamish Culling controlled the ball in the box, lifted in over and around a defender and fired the ball past the Topsham keeper. Jamie Hill nearly added a second towards the end of the half with a fierce drive from outside the box that hit the post.

Into the second half and chances continued to fall to the Wasps, with the Topsham Town keeper making some excellent saves. Topsham Town kept battling away and with only a goal in it, were looking to get an equaliser. West Hill eventually got a second goal to kill the tie. Hamish Culling latched on to a pass near the half way, knocked the ball round a defender and sent a shot from 20 yards screaming towards the goal. The keeper got a hand to it but could only parry it into the net.

West Hill took an early lead when a back pass by a defender fell short and Jesse Wilson knocked the ball past the onrushing goalkeeper.

Tiverton kept their cool and played some excellent pass and move football. They were a pleasure to watch. They dominated possession and deservedly equalised with the last kick of the first half.

In the first minute of the second half, Tiverton took the lead in fortunate circumstances when a clearance rebounded off the knees of an attacker and flew into the net.

West Hill kept battling away and had the odd chance to equalise but the Tiverton goalkeeper was solid.

Hats off to Tiverton who broke our season-long unbeaten home League record and congratulations to them on winning the League. West Hill Man of the Match was Robert Mansfield who was superb in defence and thwarted most Tiverton attacks.

A close match from the first to the final whistle. Heavitree marginally had the greater possession in the first half but were denied shots on goal by superb defending by the Wasps. Despite having less of the ball, West Hill used it better and created the better chances. The breakthrough however came when West Hill were defending. Zac Mattin intercepted a ball inside his own penalty area and then set off like a gazelle, beating several players before slotting the ball home past the onrushing goalkeeper.

Into the second half, and Heavitree began to pass the ball better. Their attack was also starting to have a little more success getting past the West Hill defence. Hamish Culling in goal was having the game of his life and pulled off several good saves. Heavitree looked to have equalised when a fierce drive dipped onto the crossbar, with Hamish, for once, beaten.

West Hill nearly added to their lead, hitting the post in one attack and then denied when Zac Mattin was again through on goal, but this time his shot was saved by the Heavitree goalkeeper. Heavitree piled on the pressure at the end but a succession of corners was successfully defended by West Hill.

Hamish Culling was superb in goal, Robert Mansfield was again solid and consistent in defence, Zac Mattin played another blinder and scored what must be the Goal of the Season for the whole league, but the Man of the Match went to a player who has shown true grit and determination throughout the whole season, as well as today, Chris Wright.

A beautiful, sunny Spring evening. The match began scrappily and never got any better. The 2-3" length of the grass on the pitch made passing a non-event. The Wasps had the better chances in the first half but nothing to shout home about.

Exwick scored in the first minute of the second half and their confidence soared in equal proportion to the drop in morale for West Hill. As West Hill pushed defenders forward to get an equaliser, in went the second. Exwick then seemed to be able to score from every attack and pretty much every other shot they had ended up in the back of the net. The Wasps kept battling away up front and were unlucky not to get even a consolation goal.

Congratulations to Exwick on their victory A lacklustre display from most of the Wasps and definitely a match to forget from our point of view.

Biting cold and incessant rain greeted both teams on this Spring day. West Hill took an early lead when Hamish Culling was put through by a long throw from Robert Mansfield and cooly slotted home. Moments later, another throw-in and this time it was Chris Wright who got on to the ball and fired home.

Phoenix, far from put out by the start, played good football and had a spell where they pinned West Hill back. A succession of corners was successfully defended by West Hill and somewhat against the run of play, Culling added his second with a header following a corner from Zac Mattin.

Phoenix came out flying in the second half and again had spells where they dominated possession. For their part, West Hill counter-attacked well and continued to create chances. Phoenix battled away until the final whistle and even had a shot kicked off the line with the goalie beaten. In the end, the difference between the two sides was the West Hill defence who were miserly at best in giving the opposition shooting opportunities.

The West Hill Man of the Match was Jesse Wilson, who put in another great performance in right midfield. This was a great match to watch and a lot closer than the final scoreline suggests.

A sunny spring morning set the scene for excellent footballing conditions. At last, no downpour to endure! Both teams were up for this local derby, even more so as the result would count double following the postponement of the game at Ottery earlier in the season.

Neither side established any sign of dominance in the opening 10 minutes or so, but gradually as the game went on, it was West Hill who were putting the better moves together. Ottery were strong at the back and Jack in particular was almost singlehandledly keeping the Wasps at bay. Eventually, the goal came, finished by Chris Wright who showed his usual determination to win the ball.

Ottery continued to battle away and kept the game close. Perhaps a decisive moment in the game came when Zac Mattin was fouled inside the box towards the end of the first half. He dispatched the penalty with confidence.

The second half started off close once again, but the game was decided when a corner by Rabbie Hansford was unfortunately deflected off an Ottery player for an own goal. As Ottery sought a goal, playing three strikers, West Hill had several counter-attacking opportunities where the Wasps outnumbered the defence. It was one of those days when the killer pass was just a yard too short or too long and few goal chances came as a result.

Overall, a great game to watch for everyone involved. The West Hill Man of the Match was Robert Mansfield who was, as he has been all season, solid as a rock in defence.

West Hill put together some excellent passing moves at the beginning of the game and established a two goal lead with strikes from Hamish Culling and Chris Wright. The latter added another midway through the half and Topsham then pulled a goal back. Culling added another to make it 4-1 at half-time.

By this stage, the heavens had opened and the game became something of a mudbath. Into the second half and Chris Wright bagged his hat-trick. Hamish Culling almost did the same, but for an excellent save from a penalty kick by the Topsham keeper. Unfortunately for him, he only managed to turn the ball on to the post. As the ball trickled along the goal line, Zac Mattin was first to pounce and prod the ball into the net.

Topsham kept battling away and never gave up. Both teams should be applauded for the way they kept going in such inclement weather. The West Hill Man of the Match was Hamish Culling who had a superb game, passing, dribbling and scoring.

This game had just about everything. It was a  real nail biter, with both teams looking anxious in the opening exchanges. West Hill had the better of what little there was and deservedly took the lead. Chris Wright beat several players but his shot bounced off the Alpha's GK's legs. A goalmouth scramble ensued and was ended when Rabbie Hansford prodded the ball home.

The swirling, gusting strong winds made decent football very difficult for both teams.

Alphington then settled their nerves and tried to play some passing football.  The Wasps defence played really well and Alphington were forced to shoot from distance. For their part, the Alphington defence was also playing well and West Hill also failed to create many chances.

Into the second half, and Alphington began to dominate the match, with West Hill defending well, but struggling to get anything going in midfield or attack. The pressure from the Alphas paid off when a midfielder intercepted a goal kick and on the half volley shot from distance. The ball looped over the goalie and dipped just under the bar. It was a brilliant goal.

West Hill began to get some success moving the ball and took the lead when Hamish Culling sent a free kick, curling and dipping into the top corner of the net. Goal of the season stuff.

The Alphas piled on the pressure and West Hill were fortunate to keep them out with some goalmouth scrambles and a superb fingertips save from Chris Wright. Time was now up by several minutes at least, but the referee carried on playing. Alphington piled everyone forward, including the goalkeeper and from another goalmouth scramble equalised. With 36 minutes played, the referee then blew for time.

Alphington took the lead 3-2 when a free-kick was deflected off a defender. West Hill kept plugging away but the Alphas were dogged in defending and West Hill did not really look like scoring. Until they did. A corner by James Powley  was heading dangerously towards the Alpha goal when the keeper came out to catch. He misjudged the ball, it went just over his hands and hit an Alphington defender to fall into the net. 3-3. Extra time ended without either side creating any more chances.

Hamish Culling saved the first Alphington penalty and all other 5 penalty takers scored theirs, the West Hill penalties coming from Hamish Culling, Chris Wright and Jamie Hill. It was a shame to end such a good match by penalties. On the day, both teams put everything into the match and Alphington will feel with some reason that they played the best football on the day, although the windy conditions made that a rarity for both teams.

West Hill Man of the Match was Zac Mattin who competed well all day and was one of the strongest runners at the end of extra time.

West Exe and West Hill drew a league game against each other recently and for most of the 30 minutes, it looked like neither team would be able to break the deadlock. Both teams competed well, but the small pitch restricted the space available and there were few chances at either end. When there were, defences were strong and kept out shots. Both goalkeepers were also solid. The best chance of the first half saw James Powley fire in an excellent shot from way outside the box. It looked to be curling into the top corner, but the West Exe goalie just about got a hand to the ball and pushed it over the bar.

 Towards the end of the game, a fierce strike by Chris Wright was excellently saved by the West Exe goalie but the ball rebounded straight to the oncoming Jesse Wilson who slotted home. West Exe will see themselves as unfortunate to have lost a close game.

West Hill started brightly and created several good chances early on. Zac Mattin was clear through after a great one-two with Chris Wright. He kept his shot low and on target but was thwarted by a superb save by the Tedburn keeper. Midway through the half, a sublime passing play from the Wasps broke the deadlock. Robert Mansfield intercepted the ball in defence and took his time on the ball, finding Hamish Culling down the left. Hamish hurtled down the line and sent in a low cross right on to the left foot of Zac Mattin who thumped the ball in from 6 yards out.

Tedburn came out firing on all cylinders in the second half and pushed the Wasps back. The pressure eventually paid off when Tedburn equalised after the Wasps failed to clear the ball several times.

The West Hill Man of the Match for his all round play, but especially his ability to challenge and win the ball in midfield was Jamie Hill.

The Wasps progress to the semi-finals, leading the group table with 4 points, West Exe 3 points and Tedburn 1 point.

Crediton started brightly and had West Hill pinned back in their own half for the first five minutes. West Hill began to get back into the game a bit more and Zac Mattin in particular was having considerable success down the left wing. Against the run of play, West Hill took the lead when a through ball found Edward Treneer-Salisbury unmarked in front of goal. He shot on the stretch with his left foot to score his first ever goal for the Wasps.

Crediton continued to battle away and justly got an equaliser after a defensive mix up, which saw a cross bypass the whole defence and land at the feet of an attacker who cooly slotted home. Crediton now gained the upper hand in possession and this was reflected when they took the lead with a good move which was finished off emphatically with a volley on the far post.

Into the second half, and the Wasps came out in a much more determined mood, beginning to spread the passes around far better than they had earlier. Zac Mattin won the ball in the box, passed a defender and crossed right into the path of Rabbie Hansford, who stabbed the ball home. The match was now in the balance and was swung by an unfortunate error from the Saints keeper. A harmless looking shot by Chris Wright was heading towards the Crediton goal. The keeper decided to kick and missed the ball. Within a minute, the Wasps sealed the win. Another fine driving run down the left by Zac Mattin. His cross went too far, but was superbly kept in play by Hamish Culling. His cross found Chris Wright who sent in a fierce drive for his second goal on the day.

Despite the blustery weather, both teams did well to play good football in a match that was fairly contested and well reffed.

Wasps MOM on the day was Edward Treneer-Salisbury.

Both teams competed well for the full 60 minutes, but creative play was limited for both teams due to an undersized pitch. Generally, there was little space to be had for either team and players were more often than not crowded out when they received the ball. One exception to this state of play was when the ball fell into the path of a West Exe defender who shot from way outside the box. The moment he hit it, it looked like a goal, but Wasps keeper pulled off a “save of the season” to tip the ball over the bar.

West Hill took the lead mid-way through the first half when Rabbie Hansford latched on to a pass and fired low into the corner. To their credit, West Exe kept pushing for an equaliser. The Wasps defence was strong and prevented West Exe getting a shot in at all. With 5 minutes to go, a West Exe corner fell to an attacker on the edge of the box. His shot was well saved by Hamish Culling but the ball fell straight to another West Exe player and he was first to react.

Hamish Culling came out of goal for the final few minutes and twice produced good saves from the opposite goalie.

All in all, a draw was a fair result. The match was played in a good spirit and was well refereed. The West Hill Man of the Match was Rabbie Hansford, who played in a variety of positions and was the best player on the day for bringing the ball down and getting passing moves going.

In perfect playing conditions for football, spectators enjoyed a friendly match played in a good spirit throughout.

West Hill dominated the match overall, but Feniton always kept going and got stronger as the match went on. West Hill opened the scoring with a top right-hand corner finish from Jamie Hill, firing in from the edge of the box. Chris Wright and Robert Mansfield added further goals before half-time. Feniton defended well and their goalkeeper in particular pulled off many excellent saves. Being a friendly, it was a perfect opportunity to develop the skills of the players in different positions and most of the Wasps team found themselves in an unfamiliar part of the pitch for most of the match. Hamish Culling scored two second half goals to seal the victory. Feniton were unlucky not to score late on when a lob nearly looped over Jesse Wilson, but he managed to keep the ball out at the last second.

The West Hill Man of the Match was Jesse Wilson, our recent arrival, who played well in right midfield, right back and goal.

Since U8s, games between the two sides have always been close, fairly contested and entertaining. Today was no exception.

St Martins started brightly and had the better of the opening five minutes. West Hill gradually then began to get into the match and get some passing going. As the half progressed, it was the Wasps who were having the better of the attacking play and this was rewarded when Chris Wright scored from a corner.

Stoke Hill began the second half strongly but were thwarted by some excellent defending by Robert Mansfield at centre half and Hamish Culling in goal, whose handling throughout the match was superb.

The game was in the balance and the next goal was likely to be decisive. Having been denied moments earlier by a fine save from the Saints goalie, Zac Mattin sent in a wonderful dipping shot that beat the keeper but came back off the bar. Chris Wright was first to react and knocked the ball home to make it 2-0.

To their credit, St Martins did not give up and to their manager's credit, he pushed extra men into attack in an attempt to get back into the game. Their efforts paid off when Myles scored a goal after beating two men on the edge of the West Hill box. Sadly for the Saints, there was not enough time to get the equaliser. A close game, but one the Wasps just about deserved to win.

West Hill Man of the Match was James Powley, our right winger, who passed the ball well today and battled away to get the ball.

The first half was a good contest, both teams passing the ball well and battling for possession all over the pitch. Both defences were also strong, so chances were few and far between. Nonetheless, Stoke Hill overall had the upper hand and deserved their half-time lead of 1-0.

West Hill equalised early in the second half when Hamish Culling was found in the open with a good pass. He kept his cool and took the ball all the way to the goal and slotted home.

An off-the-ball incident in which a Stoke Hill player kicked a West Hill player whilst they were both on the ground changed the mood and the balance of the match. The West Hill player was injured and did not return to the field. With no subs, West Hill were down to 8 men. The offence went unpunished so Stoke Hill continued with 9. This put West Hill very much on the defence, but they held out well, despite the referee playing 40 minutes in the second half and awarding Stoke Hill an indirect free kick in the penalty area when the West Hill goalkeeper, trying to take a quick goal kick, hit the ball whilst it was moving.

Aaron Samuel, playing at left back, was the West Hill Man of the Match for his superb defending throughout the game.

Brixington dominated at the start of the match, controlling the ball, making space, finding passes. West Hill huffed and puffed but were second to most balls. After 10 minutes, Brixington took the lead with a fine individual goal from their centre forward. West Hill had a couple of half chances but Brixington had a strong centre half Josh who managed to put in a saving tackle before the shot was launched. Towards the end of the half, Brixington hit the post and deserved their half-time lead.

As the second half started, possession was more 50/50. As the half progressed, West Hill had the better of possession, but without dominating the play. No less than four good chances opened up. On a different day, at least two of these would have gone in, but such is life, it didn't happen on the day. A draw would have been a fairer result, but congratulations to Brixington.

The game was contested fairly by both teams and well refereed by Dave from Brixington.

The West Hill MOM was Zac Mattin who was all over the pitch for the 60 minutes.

Heavitree had the best of the opening exchanges and forced a series of corners, but the West Hill defence were their usual solid selves, such that the home side were not able to get a shot on goal. The visitors' had a depleted squad, without their usual striker, and perhaps because of a lack of football over the festive period, struggled to get their usual passing game going.

The pressure by Heavitree eventually paid off when a corner was not fully cleared and a home player fired in from the edge of the box. West Hill then put a fine move together which saw Chris Wright through on goal, only to be thwarted by a fine block by the goalie, who was off his line quickly.

In the second half, the pattern of play remained pretty much the same, with Heavitree dominating possession. Nonetheless, the Wasps were beginning to get a few moves going. Against the run of play, Zac Mattin scored a wonder goal. Intercepting the ball on the half way line, he beat 2 players, took the ball all the way and his deflected shot looped over the goalie for an equaliser.

The game was now much more even, but the Wasps then went down to 8 men following an injury. Heavitree capitalised and made it 2-1. West Hill sent their central defender up front in an attempt to grab an equaliser, but Heavitree defended well when the Wasps were able to get forward.

It was great to see both teams competing 100% till the final whistle. The home appointed referee was excellent. On balance, a deserved win for Heavitree. Wasps Man of the Match was Alex Light who defended well throughout the game.

The first half saw competitive and fair challenging throughout but neither team really settled and started passing the ball. West Hill had only eight players and had a couple of good chances to take the lead themselves, but eventually the extra man advantage saw Exwick take the lead with a fine move, with the ball threaded through the Wasps defence right into the path of the right winger who slotted home. Exwick grew in confidence and almost scored again within minutes, thwarted by an exceptional reaction save from Rabbie Hansford, the West Hill goalie.

A late arrival saw West Hill restored to a full team at half time and the play became more balanced. Against the run of play, a high ball into the West Hill goal was missed by the keeper, went over his head and presented Exwick with a tap in to make it 2-0 for the visitors.

West Hill never gave up and a fine passing move saw Hamish Culling pull the game back to 2-1. For a couple of minutes, Exwick struggled to clear the ball and it looked like the Wasps would score with every attack. West Hill paid the price for having too many midfielders attacking and Exwick scored another goal on the break, again well taken by the right winger.

With only 10 or so minutes left, West Hill were looking at their first home league defeat of the season. Suddenly, they were first to every ball. Robert Mansfield won the ball in defence, played it to Chris Wright, and continued with an overlapping run down the left wing. Exwick had only one defender back versus three attackers. Chris chose his moment well and found Hamish Culling with an accurate pass and we were back to one goal in it - 3-2 to Exwick. The Wasps now piled forward, leaving defence almost unguarded. A cross from the right from Robert Mansfield found Jamie Hill all by himself at the far post and he drilled the ball back across the keeper into the net.

A thrilling match to watch for everyone concerned. West Hill MOM was Rabbie Hansford who made several exceptional saves throughout the game.

West Hill scored in the first minute following a flowing move which sliced through the Phoenix midfield and defence, finished off with a shot by Jamie Hill. Phoenix came right back on the attack and had several long range efforts. Eventually, it paid off. A shot from outside the area bounced just in front of the keeper and he spilled the ball. Phoenix were the first to react and got their equaliser.

Within minutes, the Wasps took the lead again, following another great move with passing between James Powley, Jamie Hill, Zac Mattin and Hamish Culling. This time, Chris Wright put the ball away. Within a couple of minutes, it was Chris who intercepted an attempted clearance and passed the ball to Hamish Culling who made it 3-1 with a fierce drive from outside the box.

In the second half, Phoenix pressed and pressed to get back in the game, but the West Hill defence was solid and kept Phoenix to long range shots most of the time. The Wasps had further chances on the break - Rabbie Hansford nearly added another when he was through on goal. Chris Wright, the West Hill Man of the Match for his sheer determination and his excellent skill in tackling and passing the ball, hit the post with another fine effort towards the end.

The match was played fairly and competitively throughout and the home referee did a fine job, encouraging players of both teams during the game.

The game was fairly, competitively and evenly contested. There was plenty of effort from both teams, but that ultimately could not disguise a scrappy match of football that only had pockets of good play.

The conditions did not help. It was cold, the ground barely thawed out. The grass was just that bit too long, especially on the wings. The pitch was tiny for this age group. So, when a passing play began to show some promise, the lack of space meant it was all too often crowded out by the volume of players. Not to take anything away from the two defences, who both played really well.

The main threat from both teams came from set pieces, which in this game amounted to corners. Tedburn had a player who was able to repeatedly and accurately send in a dangerous left footed inswinging corner that always looked likely to yield a knock in. James Powley for the Wasps did the same with his outswinger and Hamish Culling twice had headers that were close.

It was always going to take an individual effort to break the deadlock. With only 5 minutes left, Zac Mattin pounced on a clearance, skipped around a defender and sent a fierce daisy cutter with his left foot into the bottom corner of the Tedburn net. Sometimes your luck is in and sometimes it ain't. A draw would have been a fairer result as, on balance, neither team really did enough to justify taking home the bacon. The Tedburn goalkeeper in particular played really well throughout, so must have been disappointed to lose in the final moments.

The home referee was excellent, as was the hospitality laid on by Tedburn. The kids especially appreciated the heated dressing room at half-time.

Man of the Match for the Wasps was Hamish Culling who went close several times, held the ball well up in attack and sprayed some great passes out to the wings.

You could tell this was a Cup match from the first whistle, with both teams competing for the ball like their lives depended on it. Once the frantic opening flurry subsided and the game began to settle down, both teams began to pass the ball more but both defences were solid and chances were restricted to long-range efforts that troubled neither goalkeeper.

Stoke Hill took the lead when they capitalised on a poor clearance by the Wasps. Equality was restored when Chris Wright showed his usual determination in battling for the ball following a corner. The ball had initially fallen to Jamie Hill on the edge of the box. His shot was blocked but Chris was first on the ball and after several attempts to get a shot in, he finally succeeded.

The second half saw possession shared 50-50 between the teams. A decisive moment in the match came when the Stoke Hill keeper brought down Chris Wright inside the box after a flowing move by West Hill. The keeper then redeemed himself with a great save from the penalty that followed.

As often happens in these situations, the balance of confidence swung Stoke Hill's way. Within minutes they had scored a second to take the lead. With no more than 10 minutes remaining, the Wasps sent an extra player from defence into attack in a gamble to get back into the game. Stoke Hill then added a third goal. Even then, the Wasps had chances to score. Hamish Culling moved from goalkeeper to attack and immediately had a chance to pull one back. The Stoke Hill keeper earned himself Man of the Match with the save that followed. Moments later and Hamish had another chance, this time beating the keeper, only to see the ball rebound back off the post and into the goalie's arms.

Another great game to watch for all those present. On balance, Stoke Hill just about deserved their win and we wish them well in the rest of the Cup for this season.

Culm had the better of the opening exchanges but neither side created any chances as both defences were solid. Against the run of play, West Hill scored from a free-kick. From about 20 yards, James Powley fired his shot goalwards. A defender got a slight touch on the ball with his head, but the power in the shot prevented him changing the course of the shot. 

Culm began to dominate the possession of the ball, but now were creating some half chances, all of which were comfortably saved by the Wasps' keeper, Hamish Culling. Five minutes before half-time, Culm grabbed their deserved equaliser. A low shot from inside the box took a slight but nevertheless decisive deflection to send the ball into the corner of the West Hill net. 

Culm continued to dominate possession in the second half and increasingly were creating good chances. Rabbie Hansford pulled off a fine blocking save from the right winger and there were one or two other near misses. With 15 minutes to go, we were looking at a very one-sided score draw. The West Hill defence were robust in their tackling. Culm then found their second goal when a pass through the defence found a forward who was unmarked in front of goal and he took his chance well.

It looked like Culm might now increase their lead further, but West Hill were clinging on and then had a five minute spell of their own and came close to scoring on two occasions. On the break from a free-kick, Culm made it 3-1 with eight minutes to go. With five minutes to go, the score was 5-1. The confidence of the Culm team increased in direct proportion to the drop in West Hill's belief and Culm looked able to score with every attack at that point.

All credit to Culm - they passed and moved well all over the park and thoroughly deserved their victory. 5-1 was a flattering scoreline though and does not reflect the match overall. The game was played in a fair and competitive spirit by all and was excellently refereed.

West Hill Man of the Match for his first half midfield battling and some great saves as goalie in the second half was Rabbie Hansford.

Crediton started the brighter team and had most of the early possession. They could not however penetrate the resolute Wasps defence and most of their chances were restricted to long-range efforts. Against the run of play, West Hill created several chances on the break and nearly took the lead when Louis Price was through on goal with only the keeper to beat. The Crediton keeper stayed on his feet well and forced the ball wide.

Crediton opened the scoring when West Hill failed to clear a corner and a Saint fired in from close range.

As the second half began, West Hill began to get more possession on the ball and looked increasingly dangerous on the attack. The Saints defence battled well and always managed just to get a foot in to stop goal attempts. The equaliser came when a long throw-in by Robert Mansfield found Jamie Hill narrowing down towards the Crediton goal. He crossed the ball and it was deflected in the net by a Saints defender running towards his goal. A very unfortunate own goal for the player involved who could not get out of the way of the ball, but on balance the equaliser was just reward for the efforts West Hill had put in.

The game continued to be evenly contested by all players, with both teams putting in maximum effort to win the ball. The decisive goal came when a long clearance was seized upon by Hamish Culling who was lightning fast on to the ball. His low cross fell straight to the feet of Chris Wright who steered the ball in from six yards out. A great flowing move and just reward for Chris Wright who was again exemplary in both skill and effort throughout the game.

Crediton continued to pile forwards to find an equaliser and on several occasions came close to drawing level. The West Hill defence were under intense pressure for the last ten minutes of the game, but held firm.

Another really great game to watch, close from beginning to end, competitively and fairly played. The West Hill Man of the Match, for the consistency of his defending in both this game and throughout the season, was Robert Mansfield.

The game was played in unusually hot sunny conditions. West Hill had the best of the opening exchanges but were thwarted by some excellent defending and goalkeeping. a succession of corners eventually paid off, with Chris Wright putting the ball in the net after a couple of efforts rebounded.

The West Hill defence were at their strongest and made it difficult for West Exe to build any attacks. Into the second half, the Wasps nearly added a second as a header by Chris Wright went narrowly wide. Hamish Culling made it 2-0 with a well placed header following another superbly delivered corner from James Powley.

West Exe did not give up and towards the end of the match, they had periods of possession and pinned West Hill back in their own area with a succession of throw-ins. West Hill held firm to record their first clean sheet of the season.

Another great game for the players and the spectators. The West Hill Man of the Match was Jamie Hill who had an excellent game in midfield, winning tackles, bringing the ball down and making lots of great passes to set up attacks.