ALL READY FOR CLARETS ON SATURDAY!
This Saturday (20th), in arguably their biggest game of the season, Mousehole have the opportunity to see how they measure up to the standards of a higher-league side when Premier Division Launceston visit Trungle Parc for a League Cup 3rd round clash. The tie was scheduled for 30th December but postponed after two days of heavy rain. Kick-off is at 2pm and the winners will be decided if necessary by extra time and penalties.
It’s an excellent opportunity for the winners to progress to the quarter-finals and a home match against Division 1 East mid-table side Teignmouth.
Launceston are having one of their best seasons for a decade in the Premier Division. The Clarets are currently in 8th place, with Sam Davey the third top scorer in the Division on 19 goals. However, they have lost their last three games. Their last two League results were defeats at Helston Athletic 4-1 and then narrowly at League leaders Plymouth Parkway 1-0 on 16th December. Two weeks ago they lost 1-0 at Sticker in the third round of the Cornwall Senior Cup.
By contrast Mousehole have won their last seven fixtures with a goal aggregate of 23 against 4 and ‘clean sheets’ in each of their last four games, beating St Dennis 4-0, Porthleven 4-0 and Penzance 2-0 in the League and West Cornwall 2-0 in the Senior Cup. With only one defeat since 23rd September and a 100% home record The Seagulls have climbed up the League table to 4th and also reached the quarter-finals of both the Senior Cup and the Cornwall Charity Cup, on top of Saturday’s big match.
Next Saturday (27th January) Mousehole return to League action for the first time since Boxing Day, when Holsworthy make the long journey to Trungle Parc (2:15pm). On the following two Saturdays, it’s cup quarter-finals time at Trungle Parc, firstly in the Senior Cup on 3rd February against the winners of Premier Division Newquay versus Division 1 West Millbrook, and then in the Charity Cup on 10th February against Penzance, with both matches kicking off at 2pm.
