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Chapel Mount Pressure as Leaders Slip Up

Chapel Mount Pressure as Leaders Slip Up

Andy Partington13 Mar 2017 - 21:17
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Saturday saw Chapel welcomed Lymm 3's to station Road. The last fixture saw the boys in blue and gold win by a single point with the last kick of the game.

The first 20 minutes of the game was a stalemate with the experienced away side shutting down the home sides attacking options. Lymm were first to score after an extended period of pressure. The Chapel side were struggling to gain possession which meant they couldn't influence the game. A couple of big carries from Dan Martin and Jim Moss changed the flow of the game and gave the home side front foot ball. This was almost immediately converted to points as Joe Foulkes crashed over for a try. Nic Clawson was next on the score sheet as Chapel took control of the game. However, a lapse in defensive concentration allowed Lymm to break the line and score against the run of play. The game was destined to go into half time with both teams having scored 2 tries until a poor defensive kick from Lymm rebounded off a post into the grateful arms of 2nd row macca.

Lymms experience was showing and they were frustrating chapel; normally a free flowing attacking side. Chapel however had some real pace and ability in their ranks so it was only a matter of time before this told. Joe baskerville, in fine recent form, scored an 80 meter solo effort before Tom Chambers and Clawson added a try a piece after some continued Chapel pressure. The game became a stalemate again and the 2 sides swapped territory and possession with neither taking advantage of it. Mike Lightfoot hadn't had the amount of ball he was used to at 10 but was still able to find a killer pass as his inside centre Jim Moss was able to crash over for a final try. Final score of 43-17 to the hosts.

Thanks goes to Lymm for a great game that made Chapel work very hard for the pints.

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