MOUSEHOLE RESERVES 3-1 HELSTON ATHLETIC 3RDS
CORNWALL JUNIOR CUP, SECOND ROUND
SATURDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2017, AT TRUNGLE PARC
Mousehole Reserves made their first appearance of the 2017/18 season at Trungle Parc following the refurbishment of the ground, all previous home fixtures having been played at Marazion.
The weather was perfect after last week’s encounter with Storm Brian, both sides played attractive football throughout the 90 minutes, and the facilities and pitch were in pristine condition. Kick-off was delayed by about 20 minutes as the referee was caught in a hold-up following a Road Traffic Accident on the A30.
This cup tie brought together Mousehole Reserves who are top of the Trelawny League Division One with 20 points from 9 games, against Helston Athletic 3rds who play in the Premier Division following promotion as champions of Division One last season and currently sit just below halfway with 9 points from 8 games.
And it was a test against higher-division opponents that The Seagulls passed well, with another competent and confident all-round squad performance in front of a good turn-out of home supporters.
The hosts mounted numerous attacks on the Helston goal from the start and dominated play in all departments. The ice was broken in the 25th minute when a through ball from Jamie Robinson found Chris Bullock who was clipped in the penalty area and then converted the resultant penalty for 1-0.
A short while later strong appeals for a penalty were turned down in favour of a corner when Michael Fitchett was tumbled over in the box, and from the corner Joe Davies’ superb strike from outside the box cannoned just over the top of the crossbar.
Helston started strongly after the break without seriously troubling goalkeeper Adam Robathan, while at the other end the midfield trio of Lee Robinson, Jamie Simmonds and Nathan Goodspeed all had chances, but were not able to increase the score.
Shortly after coming on as a substitute for Tom Patrick, Jamie Simons was on the end of an accurate cross to place a fine header into the net to make it 2-0.
As both sides started to use their substitutes in the final period of the game, Helston’s positive attacking play resulted in fine saves in succession by Adam Robathan, before the ball was bundled into the net from a corner to halve the arrears at 2-1.
But as the clock ticked down, Jamie Simons made the game safe with his second goal and Mousehole’s third, as he latched on to a through ball and ran into the box to beat the keeper.
Mousehole now progress to Round 3 of the Cornwall Junior Cup on 25th November, which sees the East and West leagues combine into a single draw (date of draw not yet known).
Mousehole Reserves’ squad: Adam Robathan, Jamie Robinson, Joe Davies (captain), Lee Robinson, Tom McGarry, Harry Tonkin, Jason Simmonds, Nathan Goodspeed, Michael Fitchett, Tom Patrick, Chris Bullock, Louis Main, Jamie Simons, Liam Collinson, Tom Hooper, Matthew Howes
A great performance by the boys on Saturday the way they are playing they shouldn’t be afraid of any team good luck in the next round.