Newport 1

Chichester City 2

Port conceded a late goal to go down to a good Chichester City side. To be fair a draw would have been about right but two defensive errors cost the Port the bragging rights in the first friendly of the season.

With St George's Park looking top class on a beautiful sunny day there was plenty of good football on display. Both sides had chances to score in the first half, for the Port , Ashley Wright looked very sharp on his return narrowly missing with a glancing header and again being denied by a last minute tackle. Steve Leigh playing in midfield for Chichester starting most of their moves out of defence.

Half Time: Newport 0 Chichester City 0

A half time switch around produced almost two different sides and it was Chichester who came out the stronger. It wasn't long before a defensive error allowed a Chichester striker the chance to run on to a through ball and shoot past Jamie Bray. The Port were almost level straight away as Ashley Wright had two efforts blocked on the line. The Port managed to battle back and with 15 minutes to go a poor clearance by the replacement Chichester goalie allowed Tom Mcinnes to chip the ball back into an empty net and equalise.

With only five minutes to play and the match seemingly heading for a draw, a second defensive slip by the Port allowed an unmarked man at the far post the chance to lay the ball back in to the six yard box for an easy tap in by the centre forward.

Full Time: Newport 1 Chichester City 2

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F.A CUP  - HOME AT LAST !

Iain Seabrook has committed himself to the club after spending some time with Gosport Borough during pre-season. Iain felt that he would miss the team spirit at the Port which has built up over the past couple of years.

A delighted Derek Ohren said “ An in form Iain Seabrook is as good as you will get on the Island”.

Chichester friendly details announced

On Saturday 17^th July the first friendly of the season takes place at St. Georges Park.

There are in fact 3 friendlies on this day and the full details are now available.

The first match up is IOW LADIES v CHICHESTER CITY LADIES and this kicks off at 11.30am.

The first teams of NEWPORT and CHICHESTER CITY take to the field at 2.00pm.

Finally NEWPORT RESERVES and CHICHESTER CITY RESERVES start at 4.15.

There is a single admission price of £3.00 which gives admission to the ground to watch as many games as you want. ( If you keep your ticket you can move between the bar and the ground.)

WESSEX LEAGUE FIXTURES

The Wessex League have announced their fixtures up to 25^th August.The Port start with  

DEREK SWOOPS FOR COWES PAIR

Newport old boys have retained the Peter Henry Memorial Cup at the weekend.

The tournament in its second year is held at Brading Town in memory of their stalwart groundsman who died almost two years ago. The four senior Island clubs all support the competition by entering a team of their veteran and former players.

The Port overcame East Cowes Vics in the final and won the competition without conceding a goal.

Surprise package for the Port was Jeff Austin who hadnt kicked a ball for over 20 years. Up against much younger players he was outstanding giving a classy performance that belied his 60 years.

 How many of the former players can you name ?

Yes we are back, no thanks to Mr Hacker.

Keep watching for Mike West's info about Saturdays game against Brockenhurst.