Cowes Sports 2 Amesbury Town 0
A goal in each half gave the Yachtsmen a comfortable win in their first game of the new season.
With half a dozen regulars unavailable, new signing, Leighton Speechley-Price, a mainland based player who impressed for the Under 18s last season, was on the bench.
Early chances fell to Kieron Foster and Jamie Dyer, but their efforts were saved and blocked respectively.
After thirty minutes Cowes took a deserved lead, when Jamie Dyer’s cross from the right eluded Dom Burbidge, but ran on to Darren Williams, who buried it from ten yards out.
Further opportunities fell to Ashley Brett and Darren Williams as Cowes continued to dominate, but the visitors had the best chance with half-time approaching, their forward screwing the ball wide of the post when it looked easier to score.
After the break Cowes lost midfielder Kurt Butt with a nasty looking knee injury and he was replaced by Leighton Speechley-Price and the youngster almost made an instant impact, but his delicate chip just failed to clear the visitors’ keeper.
Max Draper and Darren Williams both went close as the home side created more chances, but with ten minutes left Leighton Speechley-Price was put through again and this time he successfully chipped the advancing keeper to double the lead.
The Supporters’ Cost Cutter at Pan Stores Man of the Match was Max Draper.
Cowes Sports: C. Norris, J. Ince, L. Davies, A. Brett (Capt), M. Herbert, M. Draper, K. Foster, D. Burbidge, D. Williams, J. Dyer, K. Butt.
Substitutes: L. Speechley-Price, A. Tyrell, T. Weedon, D. Thurman.
