Saturday 26^th July 2008 – Pre-Season

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Match Report by Tony Collins

Diss travelled to Essex to take on Ryman League One North Aveley Town in their 4^th pre-season match. The Tangerines put in an encouraging display against a team who play two divisions higher and the match was much closer than the final score would suggest.

Diss started with Kevin Leggett as a lone striker and were outplayed for the first quarter of an hour. It was no surprise when another pass through the centre of the Diss defence ended with Petric Elbi shooting Aveley into a 19^th minute lead from the edge of the penalty area. Diss then had the better of the rest of the half. Luke Catchpole won the ball in the 25^th minute and released Leggett to find Danny Partridge wide on the left. His cross allowed George Wilson to have a shot saved from 22 yards. G Wilson opened up the midfield five minutes before half time with a fine touch and released Partridge to run and have a shot blocked with his follow up effort flying into the side netting. Diss equalised two minutes later. G Wilson played the ball to Robbie Lawrence and he released Partridge to run and round the goalkeeper before playing the ball across for Leggett to shoot in from ten yards out. Diss attacked immediately and Ben Deacon had a shot saved.

Lawrence had a second half shot saved and Partridge was high after a fine run but Mark Camidge was forced to make two good saves. Aveley scored three late goals as both teams made several changes. Sean Thomas brought the ball down well to shoot in from five yards out in the 76^th minute and turned an 81^st minute cross from the left in to make it 3-1. In between the two Thomas goals Catchpole had a 30 yard shot saved. Partridge was denied by a superb diving save after he cut in from the right and hit an 82^nd minute left foot shot. Two minutes into added time Mark Shadrack conceded a penalty and Wayne Vaughan made it 4-1 with the last kick of the match.

Diss team:  Bartosz Potrawski, Gavin Pauling, Ed Cussons, Leighton Miller, James Wilson, Kevin Leggett, Luke Catchpole, George Wilson, Danny Partridge, Ben Deacon, Robbie Lawrence.

Diss subs:  Mark Camidge (for Potrawski at half time), Osiris Gomes (for Deacon at half time), Andy Moody (for Lawrence 72 mins), , Brendan Foley (for Cussons 80 mins), Stephen Wright (for J Wilson 77 mins), Mark Shadrack (for Pauling 80 mins), Steve Best (for Miller 80 mins).

Attendance: 50.