GLOUCESTER Schools played host to Newbury, Yeovil and Sutton, recording two wins from three closely contested games at Longlevens.
Gloucester A 4 Newbury 2
Gloucester's A squad made it seven consecutive victories with a hard-earned success over a Newbury side they had beaten convincingly just seven days previously.
Newbury opened well and the city team's defenders Taye Weir, Lewis Stalley and Kobi Campbell each began as they meant to carry on to deny the visitors an early lead.
On six minutes though it was Gloucester that claimed the lead, Finlay Gwillim winning the ball on halfway before striding clear of the Newbury defence to finish deftly with his left foot.
Four minutes later it was 2-0, Finlay Garfield on this occasion supplying the pass and Gwillim the right-footed finish low into the far corner.
Crumpen did well to keep out an effort from Jamie Davis after Callum McGuirk had set up the winger for a shooting opportunity but almost immediately afterwards McGuirk was again the provider and Gwillim again the finisher to register an eleven-minute hat trick.
Hubert squeezed the ball home at the near post to pull a goal back for the visitors before Power for Newbury and Marcus Drennen for Gloucester struck the woodwork either side of half time.
A great strike from Power reduced the arrears yet further but Davis set up Gwillim to settle Gloucester's nerves.
Fine goalkeeping from Crumpen denied McGuirk, Harry Johns and Davis as Gloucester finished the game in the ascendancy to move up to second place in the Berkshire League.
Gloucester A: Austin; Stalley, Campbell, Weir; Davis, Johns, McGuirk, Garfield; Gwillim. Subs: Drennen, Gordon.
Gloucester B 0 Yeovil 2
Gloucester's B squad endured a frustrating morning as Yeovil completed the proverbial smash and grab victory.
The hosts had no fewer than eight shots on goal in the opening ten minutes, but found visiting keeper Richmond in fine form.
Midway through the first half and very much against the run of play, Thompson gave the visitors the lead, after which Tom Gover, Danny Laverton, Harvey Sheridan and Connor Maguire each went close for the city side prior to the interval.
The second period followed a similar pattern with Josh Dingwall being denied by the woodwork and Ellis Danes-Rutherford by a great last-ditch tackle and a fine block on the line.
With five minutes remaining Yeovil broke quickly for Samways to add their second and when Jacob Geddes's fine header flashed inches wide following a Maguire corner, it summed up Gloucester's morning.
Gloucester B: Beacham; Clark, Geddes, Maguire, Danes-Rutherford, Sheridan, Hill, Gover, Dingwall. Sub: Laverton.
Gloucester Girls 4 Sutton Girls 2
Gloucester's girls' squad extended their winning run to three after ending Sutton's unbeaten start to the season.
Kiannah Hawkins-Sheere converted Naomi Layzell's cross on five minutes and the Gloucester captain contributed her second assist of the day to set up Amelia Davies for the city team's second. Hedger pulled a goal back for the south London side and Honey Draper was forced into a fine save from Easthope, before Holly Armitage and Jamie Workman combined to give Davies the opportunity to add her second.
Holly Attwooll was in fine form at the back for Gloucester but she could do nothing to prevent Regan reducing the arrears, but Workman netted her third goal in as many games to complete a hard-earned victory.
Gloucester Girls: Draper; Attwooll, Hawkins-Sheere, Stapelburg, Kennedy, Davies, Armitage, Layzell, Workman.
