THE BULLETIN

Saturday 26th October 2019
Number 13

Midweek Action

Street rebounded from three consecutive defeats with a thumping 9-2 win at home to Bridport on Tuesday night. The hosts were utterly dominant at the Tannery, with Jakob Dickens and Patrick O’Halloran each striking before the break, adding to a first-half double from Leighton Thomas. The scoring continued during the second period, with Thomas completing his hat-trick, and further goals coming from Ollie Pearson, Kameron Andrews and Oliver Hebbard. Elsewhere in the Premier Division, Aron Robbins first half strike helped Hallen defeat Odd Down 1-0, while goals after the interval from Adey Harvey and Stefan Lee led Keynsham to a 2-0 win away at Chipping Sodbury Town. It was a case of instant déjà vu for Cadbury Heath, who conceded a late equaliser for the second time in three days to draw 1-1 away at Shepton Mallet. Just as he had done on Saturday against Wellington, Enis Akgun had put the Heath in position to claim an away victory, but they came unstuck in stoppage time once again, with Asa White heading home Shepton’s last gasp leveller. 10-man Brislington beat Cribbs 1-0 to register their third win in the space of ten days. The home side were up against it to back-up Saturday’s win when Tristan Plummer was awarded an early red-card, but after fellow forward Neikell Plummer had put Brislington ahead, the back five kept their visitors at bay to claim all three points. The following evening, Bradford Town held off the challenge of Bitton to win 2-1 at Trowbridge Road. After Matt Morris powered the hosts ahead after half-an-hour, Will Hailston tapped home to double their advantage a couple of minutes later. Bitton trimmed the deficit during a tense second-half, but the Bobcats held on to register another home victory. In Wednesday’s Devon derby, Exmouth produced a thrilling fightback to defeat Tavistock 4-2 at the King George V Ground. After falling behind in first-half stoppage time, Exmouth levelled affairs early in the second half through Ace High, before the visitors struck again to retake the lead. Having fallen 2-1 behind, Town made a concerted effort to hit back, and did so in fine fashion, with High and Callum Shipton scoring in a five-minute spell to turn the game on its head. With an exemplary home record to defend, Exmouth made sure of the three points late on, with Jordan Harris saving the best for last, scoring directly from a free-kick to wrap up all three points. Bridgwater’s excellent form away from home continued in Wiltshire, where they came from behind to beat Westbury 2-1. Following a goalless opening half, Ryan Bole handed the home side a 57th minute lead when his corner sailed directly into the back of the Bridgwater net. The visitors responded in kind, scoring from a couple of corners of their own, with Tom Ellis thumping them level on the hour mark, before Jake Brown reacted fastest to a loose ball to score the winning goal 20 minutes from time.

Cheddar fought back from two goals down to claim a 2-2 draw away at Wells City on Tuesday evening in the First Division. The home side made a flying start to the game, with some excellent build-up play giving Harry Foster a one-on-one with the keeper which he finished with aplomb to open the scoring. Dale Hunt then doubled Wells’ advantage, before Adam Jones headed home a Sam King cross just before half-time to give the visitors a foothold in the contest. Cheddar pushed hard for an equaliser during the second half and it eventually came, with a defensive error capitalised upon by Adam Wright who claimed his ninth league goal of the season. On Wednesday, Warminster struck five second-half goals to claim a 5-1 win away at Bishops Lydeard who ended the game with nine-men. A 12th minute goal from Ali Bradley saw Devizes move on to the second round of the Wiltshire Senior Cup, thanks to a 1-0 win at home to Purton.

Premier Division

In a heavily reduced Saturday schedule, table topping Bradford Town produced a Leicester-esque performance away at Bridport, storming to a 9-0 victory. In a game that was one-sided from first minute to last, both Matt Morris and Lewis Powell scored first-half hat-tricks for the Bobcats who led by seven at the break. Powell added a second half header to take his personal tally for the afternoon to four, with Tyson Pollard and Charlie Maddison also getting on the scoring action at St Mary’s Field. Harry Horton was the saviour for Bridgwater, scoring twice in the final five minutes to salvage a 3-3 draw at home to Buckland. Town led by one goal to nil at the break thanks to a cross-come-shot from Jake Brown, before the visitors hit back four minutes into the second half via to a Richard Groves spot kick. Groves has had an excellent ten days for the Bucks, scoring in both of their previous victories, and he was clearly in the mood at Fairfax Park, putting his side ahead with a well-hit free kick, before then completing his hat-trick 20 minutes from time with a goal from open play. The Devonians looked destined to make it nine points from nine, but Horton had other ideas, setting up a thrilling ending when he buried a long-range half volley four minutes from time. Horton then repeated the trick three minutes later, volleying home Bridgwater’s equaliser with his left foot to bring the curtain down on an entertaining affair. In Bath, goals at either end of the game from Zach Drew and Syd Camper handed Clevedon Town a 2-0 victory over Odd Down who remain without a league win in over two months.

First Division

Wincanton Town moved into a share of top spot thanks to a hardly-fought 1-0 victory away at Warminster. Coming off the back of a big midweek win, expectations were high for Warminster, but they fell to defeat, with the solitary coming midway through the first half from Toby Dolton Cole. In another game which survived the weather, the points were shared at Bowdens Park, where Cheddar drew 1-1 with Welton Rovers. It was Rovers who took the lead after half an hour, with Harry Barter scoring his first goal for the club following some good build-up play from the visiting forward line. The Cheesemen weren’t behind for long however, and ended up securing a point thanks to Adam Wright’s successful penalty kick, following a foul on Callum Ham in the visitors area. Ashton & Backwell United are now up to third, holding off a spirited fightback from Bristol Telephones before eventually claiming a 3-2 win. In tough conditions, the away side had two goals from George Jones, and a Sam Thomas effort to thank for putting them three goals to the good. The Phones then struck twice to trim the deficit, but Ashton held on to stretch their unbeaten run to seven matches in all competitions. Lebeq United have now won four of their previous five league games following a 3-0 triumph at home to Corsham Town. Cameron Brown was the difference between the two sides during the first half, scoring twice, before Lebeq added a third in stoppage time to climb up to seventh in the league table.

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