AVDFC 0 Codicote 1

The Dynamos went out of the League Trophy last night with a bit of a whimper after a poor performace against a lively Codicote side. Manager Paul Bonham rested a number of players and included some players coming back from injury or had been on the bench in previous weeks. Josh Thompson returned in goal giving James Weatherill a rest. Alfie Gapsar returned after holidays and Harry Scott started after injury with Jacob Troughton-Smith starting in the middle of midfield.

Aylesbury were very lacklustre at the start of the game, looking as though they had an expectation of disposing of their lower league counterparts with ease, a script which the away side had not read. Codicote were on the front foot right from the start and the danger was there for everyone one to say when Warman had a snap shot on three minutes which Josh Thompson saved at his feet. Codicote were looking very pacey up from and ten minutes later and had another chance when a ball in from the left was met by Todd on the volley but his toe poked shot went over the bar.

Aylesbury should have taken the lead, against the run of play, when Harry Scott was adjudged to have been fouled in the box but Alfie Gaspar's weak penalty was saved by the Codicote keeper. Codicote should have scored two minutes later when right back Josh Downes ran through the home sides defence on the right side of the box and wired just wide of the post

At half time Keith Mupfururirwa replaced Alfie Gaspar and Alfie Touced replaced the ill Dan Mcateer. Josh Thompson in the Aylesbury goal lmost gifted Codicote the lead when he sloppily gave the ball to the Codicote attacker when under no pressure, he did redeem himself by smothering the ball at the strikers feet but it fell to another away player and the back cannoned off of the post.

The winning oal came on eighty six minutes when a high ball played into the Aylesbury defence was not dealt with, and somehow it fell to Kadeem Gutzmore who finished with ease.

So the side bow out of the Challenge Trophy but next up is the FA Cup at home against North Leigh on Saturday where a much improved performance will be required