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16-year-old Rocco Hill came off the bench to score with his first touch as Helston Athle c
eased their way past ten-man Brislington with a 5-0 victory at Kellaway Park.
Helston had the majority of the possession and the chances in the opening half but despite
having a heavy breeze on their side the Blues failed to find the back of the net.
They were handed a lifeline a er 53 minutes though as the visitors were reduced to ten
men when goalkeeper Liam May upended Stu Bowker way outside the box.
Helston took advantage of this with quickfire goals from Craig Veal, Jordan Bentley and
Steve Colwell as the visitors collapsed in a ma er of moments.
Teenagers Sam Buckley and Rocco Hill were brought on later in the half and the two linked
up seconds a er Hill's introduc on to produce the fourth goal of the game. Buckley the
provider laying a ball perfectly into the path of the onrushing Hill who slid a shot under the
keeper for his first goal in Helston colours.
Buckley completed the scoring in the last ten minutes when he fired in a rebound a er
Reece Shanley was ini ally denied.
It is now three clean sheets in a row for Helston who are away to Cadbury Heath in their
next match on Wednesday, March 24.
Steve Massey made three changes from Helston's 3-0 win over Tavistock in the Les Phillips
Cup in midweek. New signing Aaron Bentley came in at centre half with Luke Dripconey
dropping to the bench. Steve Colwell and Jackson Penhallurick replaced the suspended pair
of Josh Storey and Tyler Ellio .
Helston set up in a 3-5-2 forma on and with the wind on their side pressured the
Brislington team into their own half.
With five minutes played there was a moment of panic for the visitor's goalkeeper a er he
a empted to punch a Penhallurick free-kick. The keeper scuffed his punch which saw the
ball drop just wide of the goal for a corner. Aaron Bentley rose highest from the following
set-piece but could only glance a header wide of the mark
The visitors produced their best and only real chance to note in the 14th minute when Asa
White volleyed from close range from a corner, but Mike Searle produced a stunning reflex
save to keep Brislington at bay.
Bowker could have been celebra ng in the next passage of play a er he latched onto a
defensive mix up, but the striker could only dink his effort onto the roof of the goal.
A er 20 minutes Veal was a ma er of inches away from connec ng with a Harrison Jewell
centre, but the cross was just too far in front of Helston's number nine.
Veal went close again a er 32 minutes a er he adjusted well to get on the end of a cross
from Bowker but his stooping header went marginally wide of the target.
The best opportunity to open the scoring came a er 42 minutes when talisman Bowker did
tremendously well to hold off his man on the le side of the area. The forward engineered
a yard of space before flashing a fierce cross/shot across the goalmouth which a sliding
Reece Shanley couldn't connect with.