Smiles all around

The Men's 4s entertained local rivals Bedford & could not have been expecting much from a side that had scored 6 goals in each of their last two outings. As it was S & S 4s deserved this victory in probably their best performance of the season.

Bedford had much of the possession early on & but for some excellent keeping from James Steer they'd probably have scored earlier than they did. The Bedford goal stirred S & S into action, young midfielders Toby Morlidge and Marcus Pennington doing well against their more mature Bedford counterparts. S & S thought they'd pulled one back Elliot Woods's shot literally being stopped on the line. Just before half time Bretton Woodhouse provided a moment of magic dribbling his way past three players & dispatching the ball into the bottom left hand corner.

The second half started much like the first with Bedford dominant & it was no surprise when they took the lead. Minutes later a great strike from Bedford was brilliantly saved by Steer. After this S & S took control of the game, Alistair Wood somehow getting the ball over the line for the equalizer.

S & S continued to press, senior pro Rob Clough taking control of the midfield & releasing his younger charges to wreak havoc down the wings. The tireless Woodhouse finally opened up the Bedford defence, his ball in being neatly deflected by youngster Alistair Wood to take all three points.

Great performance by the 4s, skipper Cliff Gulbis rightly proud of his young team.