14.09.13 - Mens 1s vs Chard (Away)

A Ben Ayres hat-trick sealed an impressive 5-1 win over Chard for Teign Men’s 1^st XI as they continue their unbeaten pre-season.

Last weeks’ impressive 1-1 home draw with Oakhampton was followed up this week with a commanding performance on the road against Chard as Teign continue to adapt to a higher standard of opposition following last seasons’ promotion.

The game started evenly with both teams exchanging goal mouth opportunities before Teign finally took the lead through striker Ayres, latching on to a glorious through-ball from Henry Burningham. Chard equalised following a strong counter-attack but Teign quickly regained the lead through Dominic Spayne, finishing a square ball from Ayres at close range. Teign then took a two goal advantage into the interval through Burningham, finishing from a short corner.

 Chard heads dropped and they didn’t threaten in the second half as Teign grew in confidence. Ayres added two more goals to complete his hat-trick, but Teign were wasteful and could have added much more to their total.

Teign complete their pre-season with a friendly against ECV Hornets on Saturday.