Page 24 - Brislington FC v Saltash United 210821

Midweek Ac on: A er ba ling out a stalemate in their e the previous
Saturday, Shepton Mallet made an impac ul start to their FA Cup replay with Andover
New Street, scoring twice in the opening 11 minutes to shell-shock their hosts. Mallet
shot out of the blocks, scoring inside the opening minute through Callum Gould, before
he then turned provider, sending in a cross which Nick Hewle nodded home. An
excellent volleyed finish from Harvey Baker extended Shepton’s in first half stoppage-
me, before subs tute Nathan Legge completed the scoring late on with an audacious
40-yard lob. Unfortunately, Brislington will not be joining Shepton in the Preliminary
round a er they suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Brimscombe & Thrupp.

24 hours later, an absolutely incredible spell midway through the second half
from Millbrook saw them overturn a 3-0 deficit to knock out Saltash United in a wild
Cornish derby. The Ashes looked to be home and dry a er 55 minutes of the e, a er two
goals from Sam Hughes and an effort from Sam Farrant put them three goals to the good.
But from the moment Rikki Shepherd pulled a goal back, the visitors couldn’t stop scoring
and were suddenly in the ascendancy. Dave Youldon followed up Shepherd’s first effort,
with the front man then adding his second with the next a ack to draw the side’s level.
Millbrook didn’t stop there however, and all of a sudden they were in front, with Josh
Toulson scoring their fourth goal in the space of just five minutes. Tom Payne then added
a fi h for the rampant visitors before Saltash regrouped somewhat, pulling a goal back
through Charlie Elkington to set up a fran c final 12 minutes. It was Millbrook who
grabbed the tenth and final goal of a thrilling contest however, with subs tute Ed
Goodman scoring in stoppage me to complete a memorable night at the Kimberley
Stadium.

In league ma ers, Street claimed their first three points of the campaign a er coming
from behind to win 4-1 at Bridport. Goals from Harry Foster and Jordan Lovibond
overturned the early deficit, with a Foster penalty and an Ollie Pearson tap-in comple ng
the victory. Tuesday’s other Premier Division clash saw Tavistock defeat Mousehole 3-0,
with Liam Prynn, Josh Grant and Tallan Burns all ge ng on the scoresheet. The following
evening, Keynsham secured their third successive victory, a er a brace from Will Hailston
helped them overcome Cadbury Heath 2-1 at Springfield.

Welton Rovers con nue to be the early pacese ers in the First Division a er they eased
to a 3-0 win at home to Devizes Town on Tuesday evening thanks to goals from Joe Ellis,
Courtney Charles and Chris Pile. Cheddar are another side to have started strongly, and
first half goals from Robbi Maggs and Harry Taylor saw them beat a previously
unbeaten Bishop Su on side 2-0 at Bowdens Park. Por shead beat Almondsbury by the
same scoreline thanks to a pair of late goals, while Odd Down collected their first three
points of the campaign a er bea ng Bishops Lydeard 4-2 in Bath behind a double from
Reeko Best and another goal from the impressive Luke Bryan. Wednesday’s big winners
were Oldland, for whom Cash Vinall scored two exquisite goals in their 4-1 win
over Tytherington Rocks, while Radstock and Longwell Green ba led out a 1-1 draw at
the Southfields Rec. Elsewhere, Lebeq United pulled off a brilliant comeback to
defeat Bristol Telephones by three goals to two. The Phones looked des ned for all three