Southbank fielded the same starting eleven for the third game running.  And as per usual we didn’t start playing until going a goal behind from some sloppy defending.

The Bank gradually came back into the game and were dominating by half time.  Everest, Woodrow and Neo all went close to equalising before Karl Lobato got the equaliser just before half time after Everest had nodded a deep Woodrow corner back across the face of goal.

Southbank still weren’t convincing at the back and the finishing wasn’t helped at the other end by the glare from the setting sun.

Paul Towner came on at half time to replace Guppy with Karl Lobato moving out to the right.  This seemed to give Southbank complete control of midfield with Towner putting his foot on the ball and Lobato’s phenomenal work rate paying dividends on the flank.

The Bank took the lead on 50 minutes when a long clearance was flicked on by Woodrow.  The ball fell straight to the YM centre back but he dwelt on the ball before being robbed by a firm tackle by Everest who ran through and swept the ball home.

5 minutes later Southbank increased their lead when Danny Fitzpatrick, on for the unfit Ben Neo, headed home a Woodrow corner with his first touch.  There was much debate afterwards whether or not it was an own goal and the video panel will have to decide if Danny still has to buy an end of season jug!

Southbank continued to dominate with Cook and Woodrow going close on a number of occasions.  Woodrow did have the ball in the back of the net again before the linesman gave offside after being shouted at by French defender, Marcel Sabattyboy.

Tapps set up a nervy final 7 minutes by giving away a penalty which the Henley keeper converted and followed this with a petulant kick at another Henley opponent.  Luckily the referee was lenient.

Southbank clinched the three points with Lobato and Fullbrook particularly impressive in an otherwise average performance.  They had nonetheless beaten a side scrapping for survival and containing a number of first team players from the division above despite it being the Bank’s second game in 3 days.

Team: Harvey, Neo (Fitzpatrick), Fullbrook, Tappern, Hankinson, Guppy (Towner), Lobato, Persaud, Cook, Everest (Pugh), Woodrow