Mousehole 5-1 Bridgwater United
Western League Premier Division
Saturday 5th February 2022
At Trungle Parc
Mousehole scorers: Mark Goldsworthy (12’), Hayden Turner (32’ pen, 61’ pen), Tallan Mitchell (78’), Jared Sims (89’)
Summary:
Mousehole avenged their two defeats at Bridgwater earlier in the season, with a highly-focused all-round display against strong opponents, to equal the best home result of the season and consolidate their position near the top of the league.
Pre-match points:
It’s fourth-place hosting fifth, with The Seagulls facing arguably one of the toughest challenges of this fascinating season, the visitors having one of the best away records in the League
The Robins have already beaten Mousehole twice this season at their Fairfax Park home, 6-2 in the League and 1-0 in the FA Vase.
Bridgwater are considered to be set-piece specialists, their winning FA Vase goal coming from a well-practised corner routine – so Mousehole will need to counter those threats. At the other end on that occasion, the Robins had keeper Jake Viney to thank for his superb man-of-the-match performance – so again, Mousehole’s attack will need to be clinical with any chances that arise.
In the home line-up, Paulo Sousa returns to left-defence duties, in the only change to the starting eleven against Buckland Athletic last week, while manager Jake Ash names a strong bench
The weather is dry and cool, and there’s a good turnout of away supporters making their presence heard
The match as it happened:
Mousehole will be facing the Cricket Club end in the first half
3 minutes Callam Mconie, Max Hill with a header, and Tallan Mitchell between them fashion an opening on the right for Jack Calver whose shot from 10 yards is high and wide
7 minutes: The visitors look bright, quick and strong, but Callam Mconie creates space for an 18 yard left-footer which misses the far angle
10 minutes: Callam Mconie again troubles Bridgwater with a right-sided run past two defenders, with his half-hit shot comfortably collected by keeper Jake Viney
12 minutes: GOAL FOR MOUSEHOLE. From the edge of the box, Callam Mconie sends in another left-foot drive low towards the far post. Viney makes a sprawling save, the ball squirms free and MARK GOLDSWORTHY converts from close range – he anticipated the possibility, arrived on the scene first, and the ball was in the net before the keeper could recover. Mousehole 1-0 Bridgwater United.
14 minutes: Hayden Turner shoots from distance and Viney this time saves safely
15 minutes: Bridgwater come close. George King, who’s been prominent in the Robins’ midfield, fires in a low left-foot shot from 20 yards and Ollie Chenoweth shows good handling to keep it out
20 minutes: Great defending by the visitors as Jacob Spence cleverly shepherds Tallan Mitchell away from a through ball
25 minutes: Now excellent defending at the other end. Adnan Hiroli puts in a dangerous low cross to the edge of the six-yard box, where Mark Richards makes a superb clearance under pressure
29 minutes: Bridgwater on the attack – Ryan Brereton’s left-foot shot from 18 yards tests Ollie Chenoweth who gets down to make the save
32 minutes: GOAL FOR MOUSEHOLE. Tallan Mitchell rolls a left-sided free kick across the penalty area, Hayden Turner’s miskick causes confusion on the edge of the six-yard box, Mark Richards is in the thick of the action, and Jacob Spence handles the bouncing ball for a clear penalty. HAYDEN TURNER despatches the spot kick for a 2-0 scoreline.
35 minutes: The visitors again look dangerous as Ollie Chenoweth grabs a right-wing cross
38 minutes: Bridgwater have their first set-piece opportunity 30 yards out left of centre, but the floated free kick into the danger area is well defended
43 minutes: Mousehole close to 3-0. Callam Mconie’s right-sided low cross just evades both Mark Goldsworthy and Hayden Turner in front of an open goal.
45+3 minutes: Referee Glanville blows for half-time. An enthralling first half of football. The hosts have a two-goal advantage – the next goal will be important!
The second half
54 minutes: Bridgwater centre-back Ross Edwards makes a brilliant defensive clearance to clear away Hayden Turner’s low left-sided cross towards the near post
56 minutes: Hayden Turner’s long free kick from the left towards the far post is just a bit too high for Max Hill, who’s come up from the back to try and match the visitors’ tall defenders!
57 minutes: Keeper Jake Viney comes out fully 30 yards in his sweeper role to half-clear a long through ball – Hayden Turner has a chance but his shot goes over the bar with the keeper desperately back-pedalling
61 minutes: GOAL FOR MOUSEHOLE. Callam Mconie’s penetrating run down the right takes him at speed to the byeline inside the box, where he’s fouled before he can get his cross in. HAYDEN TURNER converts the penalty kick for his 17th goal of the season. Mousehole 3-0 Bridgwater United.
63 minutes: George King’s deflected 18-yard shot forces Seagulls’ keeper Ollie Chenoweth into a diving save
72 minutes: Tallan Mitchell’s swerving drive from the left corner of the Robins’ area is just wide of the far post with Viney at full stretch
73 minutes: Mark Richards again makes a vital interception as a threatening low cross comes across the edge of the six-yard box
75 minutes: Mousehole substitute – Callam Mconie is replaced in the same right-sided position by Louis Price
78 minutes: GOAL FOR MOUSEHOLE. Recent substitute Louis Price crosses low into the box where TALLAN MITCHELL’s shot for the far corner is strong enough to get past Jake Viney’s half-save. Now 4-0.
78 minutes: Mousehole substitute – Mark Goldsworthy is replaced by Jared Sims in the striker role
86 minutes: Mousehole substitute – Paulo Sousa is replaced in defence by Kyle Fraser
88 minutes: Bridgwater to their credit are attacking with great energy (and encouraged by their noisy supporters!) – a cross is deflected across the goal-line with no-one near enough for a simple tap-in. It’s out for a corner – their first of the match!
89 minutes: GOAL FOR MOUSEHOLE. A goal on the break – Louis Price has plenty of space just inside the visitors’ half to take it on and place a square pass into the path of JARED SIMS who instantly side-foots it low past Viney from 15 yards. Mousehole 5-0 up.
90+1 minutes: The Robins have a free kick on the right in a promising position, but the free kick floats past everyone in the packed six-yard box and out for a goal kick
90+2 minutes: Bridgwater substitute Acey Mead drives in a great half-volley from an angle on the right and Ollie Chenoweth makes a sharp reflex save at head height to push the ball out
90+3 minutes: GOAL FOR BRIDGWATER UNITED. A right-sided corner finds its way to the far side of the box, where GEORGE KING collects, turns unchallenged and curves the ball back into the far corner for a deserved goal
90+4 minutes: The full-time whistle goes straight after the re-start. Mousehole 5-1 Bridgwater United. A high-tempo match full of entertaining football and a great atmosphere on the terraces.
What this result means:
Mousehole move up a place to third in the table, level on points with Exmouth Town but behind them on goal difference. Crucially, Jake Ash’s team have two games in hand over Exmouth – and play them twice over the coming weeks. Tavistock are ten points ahead of Mousehole but have played four games more.
Mousehole (with used substitutes):
Ollie Chenoweth (GK), Josh Otto, Mark Richards, Max Hill, Paulo Sousa (Kyle Fraser), Tallan Mitchell, Steve Burt, Jack Calver, Callam Mconie (Louis Price), Mark Goldsworthy (captain) (Jared Sims), Hayden Turner.
Other substitutes: Billy Curtis, Jamie Devine
Match officials:
Andrew Glanville (Referee), with Adam Price & Aidan Hagley (Assistants)
Attendance: 162
February fixtures for Mousehole:
Saturday 12th, Away at Clevedon Town, WLP, 3pm
Saturday 19th, Home v Keynsham Town, WLP, 3pm
Tuesday 22nd, Away v Helston Athletic, WL Cup (the Les Phillips Cup), 7.45pm Saturday 26th, Away v Brislington, WLP, 3pm
