Match Report
The table gap was wide: 36 points between Weston-super-Mare (1st, 93 pts) and Beaconsfield Town (11th, 57 pts). The last five rounds placed Beaconsfield Town no better than 17th for form, against 11th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Weston-super-Mare 2.12 scored and 0.76 conceded per game, Beaconsfield Town 1.79 and 1.74, with the league averaging 1.59.
Weston-super-Mare had won four straight. Level finishes had become the habit for Beaconsfield Town: three in a row. Over the last five, Weston-super-Mare had taken 13 of 15 points to Beaconsfield Town's 4.
The venue was Woodspring Stadium in Weston-super-Mare, with room for 3,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-2.