SANDFORD Football Club First team travelled to Sidmouth on Saturday, September 3 for its second Premier League match of the season. Sandford started brightly and after 28 minutes took the lead with a goal from right mid-fielder Darren Hughes.

The game went from end-to-end before a mix up in the Sidmouth penalty led to an own goal being scored to put Sandford into a 0-2 lead on 33 minutes.

With two minutes to go to half-time, a breakaway led to Sidmouth, scoring to make it 1-2 to Sandford at the interval.

The second half saw Sidmouth press forward and in the 53rd minute they hit the post.

They also had a goal disallowed in both halves for offside.

After 61 minutes Sidmouth scored to make it 2-2.

Sandford came under increasingly more pressure as their opponents looked for the winner and with two minutes to go to the end, a Sandford defender brought down a Sidmouth forward for a penalty, which they duly converted.

Sandford pressed forward, looking for the equaliser, but failed to net.

At the final whistle Sidmouth ran out 3-2 winners leaving Sandford looking for their first points of the season.

Hard luck lads and well played.

Today, Saturday, the First team are at Newton St Cyres to face Newtown in the cup.

AJH