Lydney moved 14 points above the relegation spots on Saturday when they beat Cirencester Town 3-1 at The Recreation Ground. A third consecutive win.
With Brimscombe already down after ending their season on 21 points, it would take a monumental effort by second bottom Malmesbury to catch Lydney even with 6 games still to play. They have lost their last 3 games without scoring a goal.

Saturday saw the return of Mike Symonds who missed the midweek win against Corsham. Declan Morley-Lyne also started with Frankie Johnson and Ben Dodd unavailable.

Lydney began in a lethargic manner with the visitors looking the more likely to score. They were first to threaten when striker Jack Freeman pulled a shot wide when well placed. Lydney's first attempt on goal saw Jordi Sheen shoot wide after being set up by Mikkiel Graham.

As the game settled down, Lydney's first good passage of play produced the opening goal from youngster Archie Myatt . The 16 year old took a pass from Morley-Lyne and raced to the edge of the area before shifting the ball onto his right foot and hammer into the bottom corner.
Myatt added a second 2 minutes later following a fine piece of play. Graham and Gibbs exchanged passes in midfield before Graham sent a deep cross to the far post. Morley-Lyne headed back across goal and there was Myatt on hand to volley home. The visitors were unperturbed and they put Lydney under intense pressure. Frazer Bell tested Phillips in the home goal before the break but Lydney held onto their 2-0 lead.

It was Bell who threatened first again for Cirencester at the start of the second period. Mikkiel Graham had to clear his dangerous cross from almost off the goal line. Billy Guest replaced Gibbs who pulled up with an injury, before a linesman's flag denied Myatt a hattrick when he raced clear to score from an offside position.
Player boss Lee Smith thought he had increased the lead on the hour mark only for the same linesman's flag to rule out his fine finish. For Cirencester, Ethan Rose fired over the bar when well placed before both sides utilized their benches.

Lydney sent on Vaughan, James, McKeon and Pierson as they searched for a 3rd goal. It came in the 89th minute in yet another flowing move.
Sheen nicked the ball off a defender's foot on the edge of the box. He glided by the fullback and fed the ball across for Sean McKeon to tap home from 6 yards. It was the visitors who completed the scoring when they were awarded a penalty in added time. Jack Freeman tucked home their consolation from the spot.
Lydney have just 2 games left, both are at home. Thornbury on Tuesday night and Roman Glass next Saturday.