Mousehole 3-2 Buckland Athletic
Western League Premier Division
Saturday 29th January 2022
At Trungle Parc
Mousehole scorers: Hayden Turner (1’), Tallan Mitchell (7’), Josh Otto (38’)
Summary
The Seagulls got back to winning ways to keep their place in the leading pack at the top of the table, helped by two early goals and a resilient second-half performance that overcame a spirited Bucks fight-back
Pre-match points
- Mousehole’s sequence of seven consecutive League wins came to an end last Saturday at lowly Ashton & Backwell United, so Manager Jake Ash has urged his side, who stand in 4th place, to put that behind them and start another run. In team news, Josh Otto moves from centre-defence to right-back, Max Hill and Callam Mconie return to centre-defence and right wing respectively, Billy Curtis drops to the bench, Mark Goldsworthy takes over as captain and new recruit ex-Plymouth Argyle and Truro City striker Jared Sims is a substitute.
- Buckland Athletic have an impressive recent history, becoming a senior side only in 1987 and progressing through the leagues to gain promotion to the Western League Premier in 2012. In 2015 the Newton Abbot-based team were runners-up and since then have finished 4th twice and 5th. They are currently 9th in the table, with 10 wins and 8 defeats in their 23 matches, and have reached the 5th round of the FA Vase.
- Before kick off, Mousehole Chairman Deryk Heywood and long-standing Committee member Peter Robinson presented Billy Curtis with a plaque recognising his 250 appearances for the club, having missed just five games in seven years. (pictured above)
- It’s dark, misty and drizzling, with the floodlights on from the start and a sizeable group of away fans sheltering in the Solomon Brown Stand
The match as it happened
1 minute: GOAL FOR MOUSEHOLE. Callam Mconie drives a low diagonal pass from right to left just inside the Buckland half, the flight of the ball deceives last man Rhys Fuller, leaving HAYDEN TURNER to race on and side-foot from the edge of the box past keeper Andy Collin’s left hand and into the far corner of the net. Just 50 seconds on the clock. Mousehole 1-0 up.
There’s now a delay because of an injury to the Assistant Referee.
7 minutes: GOAL FOR MOUSEHOLE. Hayden Turner rolls a pass from the left along the 18-yard line, where TALLAN MITCHELL shows great balance to take the ball into the area, wrong-foot two defenders and place the ball inside the near post from 10 yards. Mousehole 2-0 Buckland Athletic. Memories of last week’s missed early chances now forgotten!
10 minutes: Jack Calver and Hayden Turner put Tallan Mitchell in with a chance but he half-hits his shot and Collin saves
13 minutes: Hayden Turner collects from a short corner and swerves his shot past the far angle
15 minutes: Keeper Collin makes a vital punch-out, as dangerous crosses come in from Hayden Turner on the left and then Callam Mconie on the right
17 minutes: The visitors get a sight of goal, Josh Webber making some space on the left edge of the Seagulls’ box but firing too high
18 minutes: Steve Burt has a 25-yard shot labelled ‘pile-driver’, and Frazer Clark does a great job in blocking it deep inside the penalty area
26 minutes: Josh Otto is in an advanced position on the right – his cross beyond the far post is miscued wide by Jack Calver
28 minutes: Callam Mconie brings the ball on to his left foot and his 25-yard shot bounces off the post to safety with keeper Collin beaten
29 minutes: Referee Lazarus has stopped play on several occasions to hand out verbal warnings. This time, after another long conversation, Buckland’s centre-back Rob Farkins is banished to the sin-bin for ten minutes.
30 minutes: Can The Seagulls capitalise against the ten men? Tallan Mitchell sends in a low free kick, Hayden Turner miskicks and Max Hill chips the loose ball just past the angle.
35 minutes: Jack Calver side-foots wide from 18 yards after Hayden Turner’s typical left-sided run and cross
36 minutes: GOAL FOR BUCKLAND ATHLETIC. The ten men are back in it, as Tor Swann crosses from the right into the six-yard box where OLLIE APLIN is first to the dropping ball to convert from close range. Mousehole 2-1 The Bucks.
38 minutes: GOAL FOR MOUSEHOLE. JOSH OTTO is again deep in the visitors’ half on the right and has time to measure a cross, which evades Andy Collin’s outstretched leap and nestles just inside the far post. A very rare goal for the youngster, whether he meant it or not. Mousehole 3-1 Buckland Athletic. An important response so soon after the visitors’ goal.
39 minutes: Rob Farkins is back on and The Bucks are back to 11 men
43 minutes: Hayden Turner is set up by Tallan Mitchell for a one-on-one chance on the left but the shot misses the far post
45 minutes: The Bucks have a free kick just outside the ‘D’. It’s driven low and hard, and deflected awkwardly, but Ollie Chenoweth is well positioned to collect safely on the slippery surface
45+1 minutes: Half-time whistle with only 45 seconds of time added on. Mousehole 3-1 Buckland Athletic. The Seagulls don’t appear to have any hangover from last Saturday’s defeat – they have done enough to be much further ahead. But the visitors look strong and well organised. An interesting second half in prospect.
54 minutes: Not much happening yet in the opening period of the second half, but suddenly Callam Mconie bursts forward on the right, tricks his way inside Owen Price and has a wonderful chance to score with only the keeper to beat – but Collin beats out the shot
56 minutes: Buckland are camped in the Mousehole half, earning three corners in quick succession, all of them in-swingers. Ollie Chenoweth has to be alert to parry a near-post flick.
67 minutes: Josh Otto works his way clear down the right hand side with the visitors’ defence caught out of position. His cross into the middle looks certain to result in a score for Hayden Turner coming in at speed but the wingman misses the target with the goal gaping.
68 minutes: The visitors come very close. Ollie Aplin heads a left wing cross down and goalwards where Ollie Chenoweth shows great reflexes to dive on the ball on the line and push it out.
70 minutes: Ollie Chenoweth with another important save as he goes down at his near post to keep out Rob Farkins’ sharp header from a floated free kick from the right
20 minutes to go: Buckland are creating momentum and pressure. Have Mousehole done enough or will they regret a series of missed chances?
71 minutes: Another Buckland corner goes dangerously across goal with no-one on the end of it
72 minutes: Mousehole substitute – Callam Mconie is replaced by Louis Price in a like-for-like change
73 minutes: GOAL FOR BUCKLAND ATHLETIC. It looked increasingly possible, but not like this! ROB FARKINS is in unchallenged space midway through the Seagulls’ half – he drives a swerving half-volley from maybe 35 yards into the top corner with Ollie Chenoweth getting a slight touch. Mousehole 3-2 Buckland Athletic. ‘Game on’, to coin a phrase!
76 minutes: Keeper Collin thwarts Mark Goldsworthy by grabbing the ball as the striker tries to take the ball around him to the left of goal
77 minutes: Mousehole substitute – Mark Goldsworthy is replaced by Jared Sims up front, with Mark Richards given the captain’s armband
10 minutes to go: The Bucks are full of energy and menace, but Mousehole are putting up a solid defensive show. Space is appearing in the visitors’ back line as they search for (at least) a point, but The Seagulls are being caught offside in their eagerness.
81 minutes: A goalbound shot from inside the hosts’ area is blocked by Jack Calver
88 minutes: Mousehole substitute – Kyle Fraser is replaced by Billy Curtis, a defender for a defender
90+4 minutes: The visitors have created no more clear-cut chances and that’s the full-time whistle. A welcome return to winning ways for Mousehole, and big credit to Buckland for the way they fought their way back into contention.
What this result means
Mousehole move up a place to 3rd, three points behind Exmouth Town with two games in hand, and 13 points behind leaders Tavistock with five games in hand. Nine of the remaining 15 League matches are against teams currently in the top 10, including home and away ‘doubles’ against Exmouth, Keynsham and Helston.
Mousehole line-up (with used substitutes)
Ollie Chenoweth (GK), Josh Otto, Max Hill, Mark Richards, Kyle Fraser (Billy Curtis), Tallan Mitchell, Steve Burt, Jack Calver, Callam Mconie (Louis Price), Mark Goldsworthy (C) (Jared Sims), Hayden Turner. Other substitutes: Charlie Willis, Jamie Devine
Match officials : Michael Lazarus (Referee) with Dave Bartlam & Samuel Doble (Assistants)
Attendance : 158
February Mousehole fixtures (all Western League Premier, 3pm)
This Saturday, 5th February, HOME v Bridgwater United
Saturday 12th February, Away at Clevedon Town
Saturday 19th February, HOME v Keynsham Town Saturday 26th February, Away at Brislington
A great write up. Thanks.
Steve.