BREAM Reserves were edged out by Soudley Reserves in a key fixture for both sides in North Gloucestershire Division One.

The 3-4 win extended second-placed Soudley’s lead over Bream to five points.

Playing at The Lonk for a fourth successive week, Bream began positively, moving the ball well and threatening to create early openings.

Soudley struck first when the home side failed to clear their lines and a shot from the edge of the area found the bottom corner.

The response was swift as Scott Turner’s well-delivered free-kick was turned in by a Soudley defender.

Soudley regained the lead soon after, capitalising on a long ball that Bream were unable to deal with, allowing a forward through on goal to finish one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

The visitors extended their advantage before the interval when a 50-50 challenge deflected the ball into the area and caught the Bream goalkeeper off guard and went into the net.

Soudley led 3-1 at half-time, but Bream reduced the deficit early in the second half through Jordan Griffiths, who drove a low left-footed effort from outside the box into the bottom corner.

The comeback was completed soon after as a quick throw-in led to a fine delivery into the area, which Sam Hill finished confidently into the bottom corner to make it 3-3.

Soudley, however, found a decisive fourth when a long ball wasn’t dealt with and headed back into a dangerous area and a Soudley midfielder restored the lead.

Soudley had the ball in the net again only for it to be ruled offside.

Bream were unable to convert late pressure into a fourth.

In the Premier a 5-2 win kept Huntley within touching distance of leaders Blakeney.

Blakeney maintained their three point lead with a 0-1 win at Woolaston through a Sam Dowle goal.

William Freeman got a brace for Huntley in the win over Longhope with the other goals coming from Harry Clark, Lee James and Oscar Barrow.

Liam James and Harrison Tuffley scored for Longhope.

There were 12 goals at Soudley as they beat Ellwood 9-3.

Ollie Taylor and Charlie got two each with others coming from Lewis Chard, Lewis Davis, Ben Phillips and Cole Hamblett.

Ellwood’s goals came from William Hurran, Lee Scotford and Mark Wayman.

Ben Fletcher got a hat-trick for Howle Hill as they beat Whitecroft 5-1.

Archibald Cotton and Connor Watkins also scored and Whitecroft’s goal came from Fletcher King.

Ackeem Wright scored twice in Westbury’s 5-0 win over Milkwall.

The other scorers were Pierce Clarkson, Elian Dickinson Clarkson and George Ford.

Redbrook Rovers extended their lead at the top of Division One with a 0-2 win Ruardean Hill Rangers Reserves.

Paul Brooks scored after nine minutes and Ieuan Frost added a second on 68.

Second-placed Staunton and Corse Reserves went down 2-1 at Sling.

Dan Jones and Callum Nicholls got Sling’s goal.

A Finn Murdie-Jones goal gave Ruardean Utd a 0-1 win at Lydbrook Athletic Reserves.

Jack Dalby, Jamie Knight and Ben Anderson-Kirby scored in Harrow Hill Reserves’ 0-3 win at Yorkley.

A man of the match performance from Adam Hook was not enough to give the Mushet and Coalway Reserves the win as they failed to capitalise on a number of one-on-one chances against Tidenham.

Both sides had strong claims for penalties waved away by the referee.