New season begins with its first friendlies

Corsham Town got their pre-season campaign off to a winning start on Tuesday night with a narrow success over Western League Premier League outfit Shepton Mallet.

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The Quarrymen lined up at The Secure Stadium with former Bath City legends Ryan Clarke and Nick McCootie as they have actively sought to recruit experienced stars for this season’s tilt at the Hellenic League.

A good start to the game saw the match played at a decent pace considering the heat and pre-season rustiness from both sides.

Shepton grew into the opening 15 minutes, with chances coming at a premium early on for both sides.

With neither goalkeeper having much to do, Corsham began to turn the screw a little bit just before the half hour mark with some patient play which was defended well by the visitors.

A couple of half-chances gave Shepton’s stopper a sight of the ball, however Corsham’s pressure finally paid off in the 37th minute when they managed to break the deadlock.

Buoyed by the goal, Corsham quickly looked for a second before the break as they began to pin Shepton back. The visitors were definitely the happier to hear the half-time whistle.