The second Saints team to viisit Acton Road this season, and not score. This time it was Eye Saints, and they left very unhappy with what happened to their sides performances.
A late kick off as the referee failed to show, made a stand referee take charge of this game between top v bottom. Eye came with 11 men and took to a modern style of play by fielding a 4-3-3 formation. They tryed making it hard for the new look Bramford centre midfield pairing of Idy and James.
It was more even than more people thought in the first 40 minutes as Eye were rock bottom, but they put up a fight and on 7 minutes made Joel pull off a close range save from Saints captain which then cannoned off the post. On 13 minutes Bramford broke the deadlock as a through ball from George saw James K run through on goal and strike across the face of goal and hit the back of the net to make 1-0 to Bramford.
Eye came with a reputation of being very physical and thats is what they were, on 15 minutes a rash challenge in side the Eye box was then awarded a penalty and George never needed a 2nd invertation to put this one away as he blasted low into the left hand corner to make it 2-0.
On 22 minutes lewie picked up a loose ball on the edge of the box, got it out of feet and curled it into the back of net with it hitting the underside of the crossbar on its way in. 3-0.
The game had settled down and was a lot more even, Bramford having more shots but Eye proably keeping the ball a bit better that Bramford. On 42 minutes the game was then really dead and buried as Lewie made a rash challenge on an Eye player who didnt react well to it, this then resulted in brawl on the pitch and Idy and 2 Eye Saints players seeing Red from the Ref.
The 2nd half saw Bramford take very strong control on the game and absoulute demolish Saints. On 53 minutes Tom scored is 2nd goal of the season when he got a ball thrown by Gus and take a few touches before shooting from long range and finding its way into the net to make it 4-0.
The game was all in Eyes half of the pitch and on 66 minutes Logan scored his 1st of the game as he got on the end of Georges cross to make it 5-0.
Josh who had been struggling with a leg injury through the whole game finally got his first of the morning when his shot went in from a through ball by James Race. 6-0.
3 minutes later Josh's luck seemed to have changed as he added his 2nd in 3 minutes as his shot flew off the out stretched keeper to make it 7-0.
on 74 minutes George added his 2nd of the game as he pounced on the rebound from the goalkeeper to make it 8-0 to Bramford.
Just a minute later Alex who was playing in a more advanced role cross a ball in as he cut inside to Logan who headed past the Eye keeper to make it 9-0.
The scoring ended on 83 minutes as Reece headed into the grounded and into the roof of the net for his first of the season from a Logan corner which made it 10-0 to Bramford.
Eye still had a little bit in there tank as there centre midfielder picked it up dribbled round the edge of the box with it and fired a shot which Joel managed to tip on to the bar and over which the ref then gave a goal kick.
The game finshed 10-0 and thats 4 wins from 4 at home for Bramford this season.
Other Results:
Claydon 1-5 Felixstowe
Bacton 1-7 Sutton
Witnesham 2-1 Hadleigh
Bramford 10-0 Eye Saints
Wickham U18s 5-3 St Johns
Rickinghall 4-4 Wickham U17s
