Stitch2Print Devon & Exeter League premier division: Lyme Regis 1, Wellington Reserves 2

Playing their last game of the season, out Reserves travelled to Lyme Regis knowing they had secured at least secured a third-place finish.

Aaron Hawkings was man of the match and he is pictured being congratulated by club stalwart Jeff Brown.

Player-manager Mark Owen rang the changers and gave some of his squad players a start.

The game was very even in the first half hour with both teams probing but, on a difficult pitch, the defences stayed on top.

With half-time approaching, the visitors made the breakthrough and it came from Owen with his first senior goal for the club.

Wellington won a corner on the left and, as the ball was swung into the box, Owen met it with a fine header past the keeper and a Lyme defender on the line.

Personnel and formation changes at the break seemed to unsettle the balance of the team and Lyme got back into the game within ten mins of the restart.

As the ball was crossed into the box hard and low, keeper Charlie Hawkings was unable to hold on to it and the Lyme forward tapped into an empty net.

Wellington took this opportunity to make their final substitutions and took the game to Lyme. Jack Bryant was unlucky on two occasions when he hit the post from a 25-yard shot and also had a ‘goal’ disallowed with a player judged offside in the build-up.

With 20 minutes to go, they did regain the lead when Sam Bryant met a free kick with a thumping header from 15 yards past the keeper.

Wellington stayed strong and held for a win me which kept them in second place although Exeter Uni, still with five games to play, can still pip them for runners-up spot.

But it’s still been a great season for Owen and his team, playing for the first time in the Devon and Exeter Premier League.

They would like to thank all the match day sponsors and everyone who has followed them home and away.

Team: Charlie Hawkings, Mark Owen, Dylan Groves, Connor Noble, Tom Davies, Aaron Hawkings, Connor Porter, Oli Nott, Oliver Southcott, Jack Bryant, James Beatty. Substitutes: Sam Bryant, Alfie Barrett, Harry Chetland, Lewis Oaten (all used).