Gloucestershire Echo

Saracens snatch a last-minute win at Bourton

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BOURTON Rovers suffered a heartbreak­ing last-minute Hellenic League Division One loss as they were beaten 2-1 by Cheltenham Saracens on Saturday.

Danny Way scored a 90th minute penalty to make it 1-1 before Rovers conceded almost straight from kick off, James Barnes-wills and Paul Holmes scoring for Saracens.

On Tuesday, Saracens led 1-0 at Shortwood United, before they ended up going down 3-1. Luke Soule equalised before Jake Rhodes and Ben Tunnicliff sealed their victory.

On Saturday, Shortwood had won 3-0 at Moreton Rangers thanks to Soule, Chris Earle and Tunnicliff, while Cirenceste­r Town Developmen­t lost 8-2 at home to FC Stratford, Joe Rachel and Essa Sabally scoring.

In the Premier Division, Fairford Town lost 3-0 at Corsham Town and they went out of the League’s Floodlit Cup on Wednesday after a 2-1 home loss to Division One side Littleton, Danny Gudger on target for the Reds.

Floodlit Cup, first round draw: Abingdon v Malvern, Bradford v Brimscombe & Thrupp, Calne v Chipping Sodbury, Cribbs v Royal Wootton Bassett, F C Stratford v Mangotsfie­ld, Hartpury Univ v RG St George, Hereford Pegasus v Worcester Raiders, Longlevens v Clanfield 85, Lydney v Tuffley, Malmesbury v Corsham, Milton v Chinnor, Shortwood v Thornbury, Southam v Kidlington Res, Wantage v Littleton, Westfields v Long Crendon, Pershore v Moreton

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