Another Tuesday evening, another trip up country for the players, staff and hardy fans of The Seagulls. With the last two away trips having brought home four points the spirits were high as the Trungle Army boarded their double decker. 

With winter fast approaching there were fears of rain but the clouds held their load meaning the pitch was dry and firm if a little bobbly. Wearing an unfamiliar kit of white shirts with green shorts Mousehole started the stronger in a frenetic opening.

The Farm had more possession but Mousehole dominated the chances and it was no surprise when they took the lead after eighteen minutes. A blunder at the back gifted the ball to Jack Symons inside the Bristol half. He played in Liam Prynn for a one on one with the keeper. Prynn sent the keeper the wrong way with a deft turn of foot and rolled the ball into an empty net. 

Chances came and went for the travelling Seagulls but whilst the build up play was slick, the finishing or the final ball kept missing the mark if only narrowly.

One nil at half time away from home is a good place to be. The mantra in this situation is always to see out the first ten minutes after the restart.  Take the sting out of the game and manage the minutes. Unfortunately on this occasion Mousehole couldn’t manage it. 

A corner wasn’t cleared, it bobbled around for too long in the area such that the goal was not a surprise as Bristol bundled it home. 

Would Mousehole crumble? Not these days. Bristol dominated possession but never troubled Chenoweth sufficiently that he needed to dirty his gloves. At the other end Turner, Mitchell and Prynn had chances but couldn’t force the goal.  The closest was a long range lob from Prynn. The initial flight path looked to be taking it way over but it suddenly dropped and smashed the bar much to the surprise of the keeper.

Neither side looked like nicking it near the end and another point was added to Mousehole’s recent away total. Ultimately it felt a slight disappointment and that in itself shows how the away form has picked up. Now they just need to repair the battered ramparts of fort Trungle.