A crowd of around 200 at Lyme Regis's Davey Fort welcomed Charmouth and Drimpton for the final of the 2022 Tommy Tabberer Cup with great hospitality from the hosts on Good Friday.

Charmouth started the game well, dominating the opening moments with good pressing and passing. The Robins team looked like they had brought the passion and intensity a cup final deserves.

Charmouth were creating the early chances and in the 12th minute Ashley Williams cut through on goal but some good Drimpton defending saw the ball cleared. A few minutes later Williams found himself through on goal only for the shot to be well saved by the Drimpton keeper.

Charmouth kept the pressure on when an Adzy Whitehouses free-kick went whizzing past the post. But the chances paid off after 20 minutes when the ball fell to Williams who tucked it into the net - a well deserved goal.

Charmouth continued to move the ball well and the midfield were operating like a well-oiled machine, creating more chances. Brooklyn Wilkins provided a great through-ball for Williams to just fire wide.

After 35 minutes Drimpton came more into the game and had a good chance at the end of the half, only to be denied by a good save from Simon Mason.

The Robins headed in to half-time 1-0 up but it should have been three or four. The second half with, Dave Bridges making way for Brin Seward, started fairly even with a few half chances but in the 50th minute Charmouth grabbed the second goal when Whitehouse whipped in a corner, parried by the Drimpton keeper, for Stephen Wooloff to head home at the far post and tucked into the top corner. It was great too see the return of Wooloff's celebration back-flip!

Charmouth continued to attack but a couple of Drimpton changes saw them come back into the game. The Robins' back line held strong with some great defending. This gave Charmouth the chance to get the third goal when Woodhouse put Brin Seward through to calmly slot home.

Drimpton then started to push everyone forward to find a way back into the game and in the 75th minute they converted from a corner to make it 3-1 on 76 minutes. Mark Vaughan came off for Matt Dare to join the field and Drimpton kept throwing everything forward which made for nervy end to the match. This got even twitchier when Drimpton grabbed a second in the 86th min.

But Charmouth held strong and claimed their third Tommy Tabberer Cup victory - Charmouth Reserves in 1979-80 and Charmouth first team in 1966. Good omens for England!

Thehe scoreline was a little flattering in the end as on the day Charmouth wanted it more and dominated the majority of the match.

Man-of-the match could have been the whole team but Mike Knight was solid at the back and took the honours. This was Charmouth's first silverware in over a decade and what a way to honour their late chairman Steve Pratt: first year back, cup winners, promoted and depending how the next couple of games go potentially the league title, a credit to everyone involved in bringing the club back - committee, supporters, players and sponsors.