O'S RETURN TO ACTION WITH DEFEAT

A goal in each half from Adam Shipman and Ryan Campbell meant the Wiltshire visitors got some revenge for the loss they suffered to Oldland back in October.

That victory was the last game Oldland won and it was a much changed team that took the field in the return match this afternoon. Ryan Perry and Liam Planter were the only survivors from that night with Tom Hutton on the bench.

Haydn Conlan forced the visiting keeper Dan Price into a full length diving save on seven minutes and a minute later, Lee Neaves shot was cleared from danger by a covering defender. The action switched to the other end and after three shots were blocked in a scramble, Perry tipped a bullet header over the crossbar.

Left back Dan Clement sent a low skidding effort a yard wide of the far post before Perry saved a shot with his legs from Mark Robinson, the division's second top scorer with 22 goals. Ryan Nicholls then produced a quality forty yard run before chipping a cross for Tom Shopland to shoot wide.

Ten minutes remained in the first half when Chippenham opened the scoring. Adam Shipman found some room down the Oldland left flank and fired a fierce low shot past Perry and into the corner of the net. Robinson then tried chipping Perry on half time but the keeper caught well.

Oldland stayed in the game against the side who had won five of their last six games, losing only to runaway leaders Bradford Town. Chances though were scarce and though they forced several corners, a deflected Scott Hendy shot was all they had to show for their efforts. Then the killer blow came on 76 minutes when midfielder Ryan Campbell lashed home a spectacular second in off the crossbar.

Joe Goalsworthy sliced a free kick wide near the end but visiting keeper Dan Price had precious little to do in the ninety minutes.

Team: Perry, Sarre, Connor, Hendy, Clement, Planter, Hart, Nicholls, Shopland, Neaves, Conlan

Subs: Goalsworthy for Conlan, Robson for Neaves, Hutton for Shopland