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hard in the closing stages, especially after losing Dave Barker to a red card
15 minutes from time. Goals from Josh Webber and Ryan Bush inside the
opening 20 minutes proved to be enough for Buckland who kept Ashton &
Backwell at bay to open up their season with a 2-1 win. Having won a title
last season, Falmouth proved their battling qualities, scoring a dramatic
late equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw at home to Wellington. It was the
Seasiders who enjoyed the better of the first half, and they moved in front
after 20 minutes thanks to Tom Stone’s opener. Falmouth then claimed their
first goal of the campaign after 65 minutes, with Tim Nixon’s cross headed
home by Jack Bray-Evans. No sooner had they drawn level however,
Falmouth then fell back behind when Miles Quick nipped in to restore
Wellington’s advantage at the midway point of the second half. The game
continued to excite for those in attendance, and with Eli Collins dismissed
after receiving his second yellow of the afternoon, Wellington were then
momentarily recued to nine men when Joe Chamberlain was sent to the sin
bin. Falmouth saw that as their opportunity to come back into the game,
and even with Chamberlain having returned, the hosts managed to draw
level in the second minute of added time when Bray-Evans smashed home
his second goal of the afternoon.
First Division: Bishop Sutton sit in top spot after the opening day of
action, with a couple of long range efforts pushing them towards a 5-0
victory away at Gillingham Town. It took just ten minutes for Sutton to
go ahead, with Craig Wilson’s 25-yard rocket giving the home keeper no
chance whatsoever. Jacob Bird then followed that up with another goal from
well outside the area, with Cody Vile stretching the lead to three. Sutton
continued to push on in the closing stages, and after Mason Dagger had
made it 4-0 in the 65 minute, it was then left to star man Bird, who
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volleyed home his second of the afternoon to complete the rout. Another
standout result came from Wincanton, who struck three times in the final
20 minutes to secure a 4-1 win away at Hengrove. Having taken the lead
through Connor Williams, the Wasps were forced to start again in the
second half, after Joe Banks levelled for the hosts in the 42 minute.
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Cameron Vere scored the crucial go-ahead goal midway through the second
half, and from then on Wincanton were the better side, with a Jamie Irwin
header followed in stoppage time by Williams’ second of the contest. There
was a disappointing start for regular top-half finishers Warminster who
fell to a 3-0 loss away at new-boys Nailsea & Tickenham. Goals from
Jacob O’Donnell, Joe Berry and former-Clevedon forward Callum Dunn saw
Nailsea ease to victory at Fryth Way.
Unfortunately for Shirehampton, they weren’t able to pick up
three points on their debut in the league after falling to a 3-2 loss at home
to Longwell Green Sports. Dan Morne had given the hosts a dream start,
but they were soon pegged back when visiting skipper Ali Bamford struck
from a corner. Ryan Radford managed to restore Shirehampton’s