THE champagne was put on ice at the Davey Fort yesterday as Lyme Regis 1sts were marching towards the Devon and Exeter Premier East title when the game was abandoned.
The Seasiders needed one point from their last game of the season against Chard Town and were coasting it at 3-0 up when the referee pulled the plug at half-time after a deluge of rain.
ALTHOUGH they have only lost one game in this COVID reduced season, Axminster Reserves must win their last game on Saturday and hope that their nearest rival, Ottery St Mary 2nds, drop points in their four remaining matches, to win the Devon and Exeter Division 2 East.
The Tigers had won all their games until last Saturday when they lost 2-0 at home to a strong Ottery.
LYME Regis 1sts need just one point from their last game of this COVID-interrupted season to top the Devon and Exeter Premier East mini-league after beating Kentisbeare 6-2.
Feniton retain their one-point lead after a 1-0 win over Dawlish United to complete their season, but the Seasiders have one game in hand, home to Chard Reserves next Saturday (May 15), when a point will see them clinch the top spot on goal average. A win will give them a two-point advantage.
High Holborne cup Semi final
Axminster Town Under 12s have won a place in the final of the High Holborne Cup, to be staged at Huish Park, home of Yeovil Town, on Wednesday, May 19th.
Perry Street Spring Series 2020-21
Netherbury 1, Uplyme 2
BY Dick Sturch
Devon Senior Cup
Axminster Town Football Club has demonstrated its commitment to provide sport for all by the introduction of a Wildcats initiative, a national network sponsored by Weetabix.
Wildcats is non-competitive football for girls between the ages of four and 11 who want to try the sport for the first times and who want to play with girls of their own age.
Axminster Under 12s 4
The Tigers - playing in the quarter- final of the Yeovil High Holborne Cup - took the lead midway through the first half with a powerful shot from Alex Graves.
LYME Regis 1sts started well at Dawlish United yesterday, carving out numerous chances with Joe Bond, Ben Vine and Brad Rowe all missing guilt- edged chances and a seemingly blatant foul on Fred Parsons in the area ignored by the referee.
It wasn't until the 30th minute that Brad Rowe side-footed home from 10 yards to break the deadlock.
By Philip Evans
3rd May 2021 | Football
A PENALTY in the 90th minute delivered a 3-2 victory for Lyme Regis Reserves against high-flying East Budleigh this afternoon (Saturday).
In a stiffly competitive game, the Seasiders opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Cody Bowditch latched onto a throughball down the left and cooly slotted it home.
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