Rovers lose their skipper and Rawlinson place

Wednesday 20th August 2008, 2:00PM BST.

0624958.jpgGoalscorer Danny Watts skips past a challenge at the Track. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 0624958)

SYLVANS negotiated their way past Rovers and into the semi-finals of the Rawlinson Cup last night after being involved in one of the worst games imaginable.
Any hopes that two young teams would serve up a treat of football soon disappeared and neither managed any shots or chances of note for the first 40 minutes.
However, just as it seemed inevitable that half-time would be a stalemate, Danny Watts beat Rovers keeper Jason Oliveira in a one-on-one situation to give Sylvans the lead.
Once the goal had been scored, Sylvans livened up a fraction and could have easily doubled their advantage before the half-time whistle was blown.
Oliveira made a smart save from Watts, before a 35-yard pile driver from Aaron Ferbrache was tipped around the post by the alert keeper.
Rovers coach Gary Stevenson would have been glad to get his men in the dressing room at half time, after enduring a woeful 45 minutes, even by their standards of recent seasons.
Any hopes of salvaging the game soon disappeared, though, when newly appointed captain Luis de Jesus stupidly kicked out off the ball and referee Geoff Ogier gave the winger his marching orders.


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    Karl Addis

    I’d like to comment on the issue of dog mess. As a responsible dog owner who cleans up after my two dogs, please don’t punish the majority for the laziness of a few. Perhaps a pro-active approach such as taking the registration of the dog owners vehicle and reporting what the’ve seen, or just challenging the owner, if they feel it appropriate, may help. I have to say though, manys the time I’ve had to walk a long way carrying dog mess in a bag, before I can find a bin. We need more dog mess bins on the Island.

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