Sat 12th Aug. Southern League Division One South. Westbury United 0 Mousehole AFC 4
IT was a dream start to Southern League life for newcomers Mousehole as they ran away with a 4-0 victory at Meadow Lane’s Platinum Hyundai Park. For Westbury they will surely build after this result when the likes of Ryan Bole, Joe Stradling and Brad Norris are able to play.
Westbury started well on a blustery, showery afternoon with Dan Ellison and Charlie Walton having efforts off target and saved respectively. At the other end Ellison excelled twice to deny the visitors and then brought a fine save out of Oliver Chenoweth with an overhead effort at a set piece.
Mousehole grew in confidence and their increased pressure led to Jack Bray-Evans firing wide then Jonny Hill’s parried save prevented Tallon Mitchell from scoring. Mitchell however fired in an unstoppable opening goal from outside the box on 32.
United came close to an equaliser just before the break when Harvey Flippance and Ronnie Frost combined to set up Walton but Chenoweth was equal to his shot. Walton struck the ball wide shortly after half time and within a minute Mark Goldsworthy doubled The Seagulls lead.
Hill and Aaron Cockerill just about kept the hosts in the game with a save and goal line clearance. Could a change to four strikers lead to a home comeback? Not on this occasion! If anything it enabled Mousehole more opportunities and they made sure of the points with Bray-Evans low finish.
Callum Demkiv almost headed a consolation goal but the ball flew over and, as play switched to the other end, Ellison was adjudged to have handballed, Paulo Ranalli Sousa stroked the spot kick in to complete the scoring.
Late on Flippance forced Chenoweth into a save and Cockerill rifled wide from 25 yards but it was not to be for Westbury.
Team: Jonny Hill, Steve Hulbert, Ronnie Frost, Aaron Cockerill, Dan Ellison, Jake Hutchings, Emmanuel Adepitan, Ashton Shanley, Harvey Flippance, Charlie Walton, Callum Demkiv. Subs: Ricky Hulbert, Ben Griffiths, Conner McKay (used) Ryan Bole, Brad Norris (unused).
Report by Andy Bown.
