Saltash United 3-3 Mousehole
Western League Premier Division
Tuesday 13th September 2022
At Waterways Stadium
SUMMARY
In a match full of talking points and controversial moments, Mousehole continued their movement up the League table with an injury-time equaliser, after conceding the advantage of a half-time lead against their unbeaten Cornish rivals.
MATCH PREVIEW
It’s the second-place Ashes hosting the ninth-placed Seagulls as East meets West in what’s now classed as a ‘Cornwall Derby’.
The two sides met earlier at Trungle Parc in the second fixture of the season, the game finishing in a 1-1 draw in front of 212 spectators.
Saltash’s League record is six wins and two draws from their eight matches, while Mousehole have played six, won three drawn two and lost one.
Mousehole have won their last two games, 5-1 against Street and 3-2 against Falmouth Town, the latter achieved with a 90th minute goal.
Saltash’s last match saw a 4-3 away win at local rivals Torpoint Athletic this time last week.
Mousehole’s team news is that Wadebridge Town’s Sam Gerken is in for the injured Josh Otto on the right side of defence.
It’s continued to rain for most of the day and the pitch surface is likely to be a bit slippery.
KEY POINTS OF THE MATCH
1 minute: Hayden Turner’s low cross from the right is cleared away in front of the home goal
4 minutes: Hayden Turner is in action again, this time coming in from the left and driving right-footed too high from 20 yards
7 minutes: Mousehole’s positive start continues with Moussa Diallo’s left-wing cross to the near post headed across goal and out by Hayden Turner
10 minutes: Referee Mike Lazarus issues a yellow card to Andy Elcock after a mistimed tackle on the halfway line, with several Saltash players angrily demanding a more severe punishment
15 minutes: GOAL FOR MOUSEHOLE. A scintillating move the length of the pitch involving five players enables Andy Watkins to put Hayden Turner into space to the right of goal and his low cross gives MOUSSA DIALLO a tap-in at the far post – the youngster’s fourth goal in four matches since arriving at the end of August.
18 minutes: Mousehole look to extend their lead, Saltash keeper Jordan Duffey just beating Tallan Mitchell to Jack Calver’s long ball forward
21 minutes: Nearly halfway through the first period and the hosts get their first sight of goal, Jake Miller getting himself into a good position but firing high and wide
25 minutes: GOAL FOR SALTASH UNITED. The visitors lose possession on their right, the ball is passed inside across the six-yard box, where Mark Richards is well placed to clear but loses his footing, leaving SAM FARRANT to convert an easy chance for the equaliser
29 minutes: Saltash players again surround Referee Lazarus after Andy Elcock concedes a free kick in the centre circle
33 minutes: Keeper Duffey once more comes racing out to get to Jack Calver’s through ball ahead of Hayden Turner
36 minutes: Andy Elcock steals the ball in midfield and is promptly felled by an ugly off-the-ground two-footed tackle. Fortunately the Mousehole play-maker is not seriously injured. The Saltash players persuade the Referee it’s only a yellow card.
40 minutes: Ashes centre back Callum O’Brien volleys wide inside the area as the ball drops down from a free kick
41 minutes: GOAL FOR MOUSEHOLE. ANDY WATKINS starts and finishes a great move – threading a defence-splitting pass through to Hayden Turner speeding into the area on the left with a right foot shot against the far post, and the veteran striker anticipating the flight of the rebound to sweep the ball into the net
44 minutes: Jack Calver makes a long run down the left and drives an angled shot which Duffey grabs by his near post at the second attempt
45 minutes: Referee Lazarus sees nothing wrong after loud appeals for hand-ball as Saltash’s last-man Dave Barker uses some part of his upper body to block a forward pass that would have put Moussa Diallo clean through on goal – that would surely have been a red card offence for the Saltash captain if awarded
45+1 minutes: The game has become tense and scrappy, with frequent stoppages.
45+2 minutes: There’s a mere two minutes of added-on time, leaving Mousehole 2-1 in the lead after a positive opening period in which they probably deserved more.
The second half:
47 minutes; GOAL FOR SALTASH UNITED. A highly debatable and much disputed decision. There’s a coming-together between Mousehole’s Steve Burt and Saltash’s Alex Cairo as they compete for the ball just inside the box – and as the home attacker falls to the ground the Referee instantly signals a penalty, which DAVE BARKER converts to put the scores level.
54 minutes: Ollie Chenoweth makes a great low save from Sam Farrant’s 18-yard drive
60 minutes: Mousehole substitute – injured captain Jack Calver is replaced by Paulo Sousa on the left side of defence
61 minutes: Keeper Duffey flaps at Hayden Turner’s left-sided cross and is fortunate there’s no Mousehole player near enough to take advantage as the ball drops
63 minutes: Mark Richards makes a vital clearance in front of goal as Saltash step up the physical pressure
66 minutes: Sam Hughes creates a chance for himself as he turns in the box but Mousehole’s defence closes down the attempted shot
71 minutes: GOAL FOR SALTASH UNITED. Oliie Chenoweth parries a fierce shot by Sam Farrant and JAKE MILLER is first to the loose ball to drive into the roof of the net from a narrow angle. The hosts are in the lead for the first time in the match .
72 minutes: Mousehole substitutes – Moussa Diallo is replaced by Callam Mconie
73 minutes: The new substitute is hacked down by a late tackle as he surges forward on the right but referee Lazarus waves play on
74 minutes: Mousehole continue to try to play football their way – Andy Watkins cleverly puts Hayden Turner in on the left and his square pass into the danger area is scrambled away
79 minutes: Mousehole substitutes – Steve Burt is replaced by former Saltash player Reece Thomson, and Tallan Mitchell by Mark Goldsworthy, the latter for his first taste of action after five injury-hit months
85 minutes: Mousehole substitute – Sam Gerken is replaced by Louis Price, giving the visitors a distinctly attacking look
86 minutes: Reece Thomson powers a header towards the far corner from Hayden Turner’s free kick and keeper Duffey saves his under-pressure side with a full-length save
87 minutes: Saltash are now relying on breakaways. Mike Smith looks to have bundled Max Hill crudely off the ball in mid-air, but is allowed to continue towards goal, only for his shot to be blocked
89 minutes: Hayden Turner’s long cross towards the far post is nodded down by Reece Thomson and grabbed by keeper Duffey
90 minutes: Mousehole are right on top, but how much time will the referee add on for all the many stoppages?
90+2: GOAL FOR MOUSEHOLE. Hayden Turner hurls a long throw into the crowded Saltash area, the heads go up, the keeper comes out, the ball goes goalwards and MARK RICHARDS diverts it into the net with the back of his shoulder – scrappy but richly deserved, and another very late goal, as against Falmouth Town
90+3 minutes: That’s full-time, with a scoreline Saltash United 3-3 Mousehole. A good point for The Seagulls against the team in second place and in a game where they needed to show character to overcome the odds.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Mike Lazarus (Referee) with Paul Redding and Steven Godfrey (Assistant Referees)
ATTENDANCE: 134
NEXT FOR MOUSEHOLE:
This Saturday, 17th September:
HOME v Sherborne Town
Western League Premier, 3pm
Saturday 24th September
Away v Shepton Mallet
FA Vase Second Qualifying Round, 3pm
(Coach seats available for supporters)
Wednesday 28th September
Away v Falmouth Town
WLP, 7.45pm
Saturday 1st October
HOME v Barnstaple Town WLP, 3pm
