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the visitors however, and a er Hayden Turner completed the turnaround, Tallan Mitchell’s
double, along with another Price effort saw Mousehole run out comprehensive winners at
The Mill.

Elsewhere in Cornwall, there was success for Saltash who hung on to beat
Clevedon Town by two goals to one. Having gone in front thanks to a long ranger from
Harrison Davis, the Ashes saw their lead disappear when Freddie King responded early in
the second half. It was then Charlie Elkington’s turn to fire Saltash back ahead, but they
were forced to ba le hard in the closing stages, especially a er losing Dave Barker to a red
card 15 minutes from me. 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 tle last season, Falmouth proved their ba ling
quali es, scoring a drama c late equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw at home to Wellington. It
was the Seasiders who enjoyed the be er of the first half, and they moved in front a er 20
minutes thanks to Tom Stone’s opener. Falmouth then claimed their first goal of the
campaign a er 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 con nued to excite for those in a endance, and with Eli Collins dismissed a er
receiving his second yellow of the a ernoon, 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 me when Bray-Evans
smashed home his second goal of the a ernoon.

First Division: Bishop Su on sit in top spot a er the opening day of ac on, with a couple
of long range efforts pushing them towards a 5-0 victory away at Gillingham Town. It took
just ten minutes for Su on 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. Su on con nued to push
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on in the closing stages, and a er Mason Dagger had made it 4-0 in the 65 minute, it was
then le to star man Bird, who volleyed home his second of the a ernoon to complete the
rout. Another standout result came from Wincanton, who struck three mes 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, a er Joe Banks levelled
for the hosts in the 42 minute. Cameron Vere scored the crucial go-ahead goal midway
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through the second half, and from then on Wincanton were the be er side, with a Jamie
Irwin header followed in stoppage me by Williams’ second of the contest. There was a
disappoin ng 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.