WESTERN LEAGUE Premier Division round-up week 37
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- Created on Monday, 11 April 2022 06:59
- Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 April 2022 05:43
- Published on Monday, 11 April 2022 06:59
- Written by TOM HISCOTT Western League correspondent
Tavistock hold a five-point lead with four games remaining atop the league after a second-half surge saw them win 4-0 at Bitton.
Following 45 goalless minutes, the Lambs went ahead in magnificent fashion soon after the interval when Warren Daw fired into the top corner from well outside the area.
Daw then turned provider, crossing for teammate Dan Evans who added the finishing touches to double Tavistock’s advantage.
It was then left to their leading marksman Liam Prynn to get in on the action, with two sublime finishes from him in the closing stages completing a fantastic half of football from the potential champions-in-waiting.
Prynn is now on 40 goals for the season.
There was late drama in the other two fixtures involving the title challengers, with Exmouth starting the week in second spot following a tense 1-0 win over Bridgwater.
The Devonians have an exceedingly tough run-in on paper, so will gain great confidence from their 20th league victory of the campaign which was earned 13 minutes from time when Plymothian Levi Landricombe rounded the Bridgwater keeper before tapping home.
Mousehole have dropped back into third, six points off top spot, after they let slip a two-goal lead away at Wellington, where they drew 2-2. A quickfire brace from Callam McOnie at the end of the first half put the visitors in command at the break against a side who they drew 3-3 with on the opening day of the season.
Wellington fought back to earn a share of the spoils once again, with Jordan Casey pulling one back on the hour mark from long-range, before Jake Quick then levelled affairs just as the game headed into the final 10.
Shepton Mallet have now won six on the bounce after beating Saltash United 3-1 away.
The victory saw Mallet move up into fifth at the expense of their hosts, and they wasted no time at all before surging ahead, with Josh Williams making no mistake from 20 yards out.
Striker Joe Morgan’s headed finish doubled the visitors lead, and they then put the result beyond doubt early in the second half when Jake Sloggett beat a couple of defenders before slotting the ball into the back of the net. Chris Wright replied for Ashes.
Another pair of top-half sides met at Kellaway Park, but the deadlock remained unbroken with Helston and Ilfracombe having to settle for a goalless draw.
That stalemate was a rarity on a day of goals up and down the division, with Buckland putting four past Street at Homers Heath.
Having gone in front after 20 minutes through Richard Groves, Buckland were pegged back soon after when a Harry Foster penalty helped the visitors draw level.
An own goal at the beginning of the second half saw Buckland restore their lead, and Groves was at the forefront of the action again thereafter, with the frontman tucking home a penalty to make it 3-1 20 minutes from time.
Then, given the perfect opportunity to bag his hat-trick, Groves squandered his chance, with his second spot kick deflecting back off the upright, before youngster Sam Stayt wrapped up the victory in stoppage time.
It also finished 4-1 at Jenkins Park, Millbrook, where Henry Sady, Charlie Saunders and Conor Hartley (2) all got on the scoresheet in a rare Ashton & Backwell away win. Josh Toulson replied in the 86th minute.
For Cadbury Heath, victories have been coming a bit more easily, and they racked up another three points on Saturday thanks to the impact of substitute Mohammed Jeng.
After Matt Huxley’s early lobbed-finish had been cancelled out by an excellent Bridport strike, the game headed into the final few minutes with the game deadlocked at one apiece.
Jeng then ran onto a long free kick from keeper Jordan Schofield before finishing well to put the Heath ahead, before he then crossed for Huxley who completed his brace in the 88th minute to condemn Bridport to a 3-1 defeat.
A strong fightback from Clevedon Town saw them beat Brislington 4-1 to extend their unbeaten run at the Hand Stadium back to December. After visiting skipper Scott Lewis had broken the deadlock after 17 minutes, Clevedon hit back to level affairs soon after when Ethan Feltham volleyed home.
The hosts then took control of the contest at the end of the first half, with Mitch Osmond sliding the ball home to make it 2-1, before Archie Ferris then struck in stoppage time to put them two-up at the break.
The second half was quieter in terms of goals, but Clevedon did enough to pick up their 14th victory of the league season with Alex Camm heading home to complete the scoring and clinch victory.
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