Harry Tonkin Manager Mousehole Reserves

MATCH REPORT – MOUSEHOLE RESERVES vs HAYLE RESERVES

MOUSEHOLE RESERVES 2-0 HAYLE RESERVES

TRELAWNY LEAGUE DIVISION 1

SATURDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2017, AT MARAZION

 RESERVES WIN IN TOP-OF-THE-TABLE CLASH

Division 1 leaders Mousehole Reserves gained a vital win with a characteristically strong team performance on Saturday to extend their points advantage over the third-place visitors.

The spiralling south-westerly wind made ball control difficult for both sides for the entire game, but Hayle turned up intent on going away with all three points and to their credit provided a real test for The Seagulls.

Both sides played attacking entertaining football from the start, but the breakthrough came only in the last five minutes of the first half, when following a cross by Joe Davies from the left, the ball cannoned off a Hayle player for an own goal and 1-0 to Mousehole.

After the break Hayle came out really strongly, keeping themselves very much in the match with solid defensive and mid-field play to thwart Mousehole’s numerous attacks.

The hosts’ Michael Fitchett won a high ball just outside the edge of the Hayle box in a one to one situation with the keeper, but after being fouled before he could pounce on the loose ball in front of an open goal, the resulting free-kick came to nothing.

Joe Davies then hit the post following a corner, and Fitchett, injured in his earlier clash with the ‘keeper, was then replaced on 65 by Jamie Simons, who scored within five minutes to double Mousehole’s lead after good work from Chris Bullock.

Further probing attacks on the Hayle goal continued with Nathan Goodspeed, Jason Simmonds, Joe Davies, Lee Robinson and Tom Patrick all having shots to no avail.  At the other end, Hayle were still a threat with continued attacks on the Mousehole goal, but a solid performance by Adam Robathan between the posts kept them at bay.

The result leaves Mousehole Reserves top with 23 points from 10 games, followed by Penwith Exiles in second place with 21 points from 9 games, and Hayle Reserves third with 15 points from 8 games.

Mousehole Reserves:  Adam Robathan, Jamie Robinson, Joe Davies (captain), Lee Robinson, Tom McGarry, Harry Tonkin, Jason Simmonds (sub:  Louis Main, 83), Nathan Godspeed, Michael Fitchett (sub: Jamie Simons, 65), Chris Bullock, Tom Patrick.  Other substitutes:  Tom Hooper, Matthew Howes

Next Saturday (2pm) sees Mousehole Reserves in a reverse fixture with Hayle Reserves at Trevassack Park in the Percy Stephens Cup, 2nd Round.

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