Somerset County League, Premier Division: Wells City Reserves 2-3 Chard Town

Chard Town made it two wins from two in the Premier Division as they scored late to come out on top in a five-goal thriller.

Chard Town FC travelled to Wells City on Tuesday (August 13) for their first away game of the season against their Reserves.

Jordon Clapp was available for Chard alongside James Boyland for the first time this season.

Olly Board returned in midfield as Captain Manley was again an emergency centre back.

Chard struck first on 14 minutes, as some great interplay between Callum Lacey and Finlay Downes before the later crossed for Owen Ford to score.

Sadly five minutes later Ford hobbled off with a suspected broken toe and was replaced by Conor Fielder.

The goal rattled Wells City Reserves and they responded with some creative football but just couldn't create any clear cut chance and at half time it was 1-0 to Chard.

The game got scrappy in the second half and on 49 minutes Wells equalised.

Chard were back in front on 64 minutes when a deep free kick found Jack Davey at the back post and he played it into the box for Jordon Clapp to score.

Two minutes later a cross into the box should have been an easy catch for Jason Contreras but with the drizzle coming down the ball was like a bar of soap and he dropped it. A Wells attacker was first to the ball and poked it home.

This stirred Wells and they were now looking for the winner.

But on 86 minutes a great run by Conor Fielder to the byline and a cross into the six yard box caused confusion and a defender put the ball into his own net to give Chard the lead again.

For the last five minutes Chard held the ball up and Wells had nothing left.