Starting XI			Stur Star Man: Steve Johnston
1	Andy Talbot
2	Jack Geddes		Goals:
3	Ciaran Miller		Stur: Steve Johnston (6), Dave Johnston,
4	Joe Wood		Luke Geddes (3), Joe Wood
5	Matt Lambert
6	Scott Bennett		Substitutes
7	Dave Johnston		12	Scott Bennett
8	Erkan Mete		14	Tom Rudd (for D Johnston 45)
9	Luke Geddes		15	Ryan Hall (for Miller, 45)
10	Richie Davies
11	Steve Johnston

 

Stur got their title drive back on track with this comprehensive victory over the Antelope Inn.

 

Stur knew they had to produce something special and that is exactly what they did. The Antelope - no pushovers as their 5th place in the table shows - were simply blown away. Luke Geddes opened the scoring after five minutes and Steve Johnston doubled the lead ten minutes later. Antelope did come back into the game when they brought the score back to 2-1 after 22 minutes, but Stur hit back almost immediately when Geddes scored his second of the night and the result was never in doubt after that.

 

It sounds churlish to say so after such an emphatic win, but as the destiny of the league title will now be decided on goal difference, it was disappointing that even more goals weren't scored. 7-1 ahead at half time, four more were added to the total after the break, but umpteen chances were missed in an utterly one sided contest.

 

Blandford Sports now have to win their final fixture at home to Maiden Newton by 17 clear goals to take the title from Stur. An impossible task you may think. Watch this space.