Keeping clean sheets is becoming something of a habit for Will Spetch.
The popular defender was forced to don the goalkeeping gloves for the second time this season at the weekend and put in an assured display to help his side, Dorchester Town, chalk up a 1-0 victory over Bracknell Town, including a superb finger-tip save right at the death.
Spetch took his place between the posts in the 35th minute after injury forced regular stopper, Gerard Benfield, out of the action.
“Once it was clear that Gerard could not continue, I had no hesitation in taking over,” Spetch told us. “I did it on the opening day of the season and kept a clean sheet on that occasion for ten minutes plus stoppage time against Havant & Waterlooville.
“This time I had longer in goal and the added time at the end seemed to take forever, but it’s another clean sheet and, more importantly, three big points for us. I am just waiting for my clean sheet bonus now!
“If I’m being totally honest, I didn’t have an awful lot to do and that’s credit to the boys in front of me who defended as though their lives depended on it.
“To a man, everyone battled so well to get us the win and with the teams just below us all dropping points, it made it even more special and gives us a bit of breathing space from the chasing pack within the top five.
“I feel that the more this season has gone on, the better we have become. It was a bit of a slow start with too many draws, but we’ve started to turn those draws into wins to put ourselves into a strong position going into the New Year.
“We’re on a 14-game unbeaten run now, which in this League is a great achievement in itself and long may it continue!
“Going into the season, our aim was to make the play-offs and we’re on course to achieve that. There’s still plenty of football to be played though and I feel that we need to be fighting for third place, anything beyond that would be a tall ask.
“The club is in a great position on and off the pitch to make that push for promotion back into The National League South. The club is full of proper people, from Shaun Hearn and Scott Symes, all the way to the people running the tea hut, everyone is in this together.
“I’ve been lucky enough to play in front of some big crowds and at some great grounds in my career, but the Dorchester Town fan base is the best by a country mile and they have a big role to play in these weeks and months that lie ahead.”
A home game against Sholing awaits on Saturday.
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