Sidmouth Town U15s travelled to Exmouth Town and returned home with an outstanding 4-0 victory.

The young Vikings started with a good tempo and we’re doing exactly what had been asked of them in the pre-match briefing.

It was only a matter of time before Sidmouth took the lead and it came when a Ewan Fricker trademark run down the left wing followed by a quality cross into the box found Riley Pugsley.

His shot was somehow repelled by the Exmouth keeper but only managed to find George Burke near the edge of the box, who made absolutely no mistake in giving Sidmouth the lead.

The Vikings central midfield trio of Herbie Isherwood, George Burke and Harry Ford were in great form, with and without the ball, and the second goal arrived when Alexander Goody showed great pace to get on the end of a through ball from Ford and lifted a composed finish over the advancing Exmouth ‘keeper.

The half-time time whistle was approaching when Burke secured his brace with another lovely finish to make it 3-0 following great work from Alex Goody.

At the break, it was pointed out that the next goal was very important because, if it went to the home side, it might just give them some impetus, but Sidmouth started the second half determined to carry on where they left off and it wasn’t long before Goody bagged himself a brace with another sublime finish following some great play from Sid Ridgeway,

Sidmouth made a few changes to make sure that everyone on the bench got some very important minutes and, although they didn’t manage to add to the score, they did comfortably see out the game, with Vikings ‘keeper Leo Gribble not really tested.

It was a great solid defensive performance again from captain Owen Badlam, Reggie Reed and Ethan Cooke, but more importantly a great squad effort and it just goes to prove that work rate and attitude count for a lot in football, and that’s what makes the difference between a good team and a great team.