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Purton win goal fest against Trowbridge

Action from today's game at the Redhouse between Purton and Trowbridge Town

The top match of the day was at the Redhouse where Trowbridge Town were Purton’s visitors. The two sides had both secured good results in their last outings and a close game was anticipated and it did not disappoint. After ten minutes of the two sides weighing each other up it was Trowbridge who created the first chance, the Division’s leading scorer at the start of the day Adam Mitchell getting on the end of a cross from the right but his first time shot was deflected wide for a corner. Trowbridge then hit the bar with a shot from the edge of the box on 15 minutes and Joshua Hard went close five minutes later as he cut inside and fired a shot just round the post as Trowbridge continued to pressurise the Purton goal. It was not all one way traffic though as Connor Whitlock moments later got behind the Trowbridge back line and curled a shot just round the post.  Then on 25 minutes Jack Duckers fired in a powerful shot which was well held by Trowbridge keeper Lukasz Barena. A minute later the same two opponents were involved in another big moment when Duckers turned and shot and Barena did well to save with his feet. Trowbridge then went straight down the other end and the deadlock was finally broken when the ball fell to Nick Taylor on the edge of the box and he fired into the bottom corner past Purton keeper Liam Keville. Purton sought to get back into the game immediately, but Aaron Dainton fired over the bar after a long run through the middle. They were not to wait too long though as just on the half hour mark the ball fell to Josh Morse on the edge of the box and he fired in a stunning volley for the home side to make it 1-1. Both sides had further chances before the break, but none were taken, and it remained 1-1 at the interval.

Purton went in front within two minutes of the restart, a free kick from Aaron Dale was turned in by Connor Whitlock to make it 2-1 to Purton. Trowbridge went close to getting themselves back on level terms on 50 minutes but the headed attept at goal was well saved by Keville in the Purton goal. However, he could do nothing about Nick Taylor’s powerful header from a corner on 55 minutes as Taylor rose unchallenged to score the equaliser. A minute later and Trowbridge were back in front for the second time in the match as a cross from Jake Sainsbury was headed in by Adam Mitchell for his sixth of the season. Josh Hard went close to extending the Trowbridge lead when he got behind the Purton defence and fired in a shot which was well saved by Liam Keville. Hard was not to be denied his goal though as he smashed in a shot from just inside the box for a fine individual goal to make it 4-2 to Trowbridge. With the game running away from them Purton called on veteran Shaun Terry who had been enticed out of retirement ahead of the game. Terry was to make an immediate impact as he got on the end of an Aaron Dale cross to powerfully head past Barena to bring Purton back within one goal of their opponents. Purton continued to push for an equaliser with a shot from Marcus Hall being well saved by Barena in the Trowbridge goal. With Purton committing players forward they were nearly caught on the break when Jake Sainsbury hit the bar with a cross come shot. It was real end to end stuff now as Purton went straight down the other end and, following good work by Edward Herbert, Jack Duckers had a chance but fired over from just inside the box. Trowbridge’s leading scorer Adam Mitchell then had a couple of chances to put the game beyond the home side. He firstly fired over from another quick break when he perhaps had better options eiether side of him with Trowbridge outnumbering the Purton defence. Four minutes from time a cross from the right from Josh Hard was just missed by Mitchell on the edge of the six yard box and the chances not taken were to prove costly. With the game entering the final minute, Liam Crabbe scrambled in an equaliser for Purton after Trowbridge had failed to clear a free kick into the box to make it 4-4. That was not the end of the scoring in an entertaining game, as deep into injury time another free kick into the box fell to Jack Duckers and he smashed in the winner from close range to make it 5-4 to Purton. However, there was still more goalmouth action as Purton were awarded a free kick on the edge of the Trowbridge box. Veteran Shaun Terry stepped up to take it and his curling shot over the Trowbridge wall smashed against the cross-bar and back out to be cleared but the final whistle blew almost straight away as Purton’s late fightback secured the three points.

Jack Duckers and veteran Shaun Terry whose late goals helped Purton to their 5-4 win over Trowbridge

Purton FC ahead of their 5-4 win over Trowbridge Town at the Redhouse this afternoon

Leaders Pewsey Vale maintained their 100% start to the season but were made to work hard for all three points on their trip to Frome Collegians. Last season they had been thumped 10-0 but there was no repeat of that heavy defeat this time round, with Pewsey being a much different proposition this season. Goals from Harry Hoareau and Ryan Thomas, both scoring their third goals of the season, secured the points for Pewsey who remain two points clear at the top. Next up for Pewsey is a midweek trip to Melksham Town Reserves on Tuesday night, whilst Frome Collegians make the trip to Corsham Town Reserves the following evening.
Devizes Town Reserves were playing their first game of the season after one season away from the league having won promotion back to the Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League at the first attempt. Their opponents were Royal Wootton Bassett Town Development, who had made a good start to the season and were unbeaten in their first three games. That unbeaten run now stretches to four after a 3-0 away win over Devizes. Two goals for Dale Richards, taking him to four in four games, Nick Mason with the other goal for Royal Wootton Bassett Town Development who have now taken 10 points from their opening four games to sit second in the table behind Pewsey Vale.

Dale Richards who scored twice for Royal Wootton Bassett Town Development in their 3-0 win at Devizes

Wroughton maintained their 100% start to the season with a comfortable win over new boys Odd Down Reserves. The prolific Devan Bryan set them on their way with the opening goal before Shane Hibbert made it 2-0. Bryan then scored his second of the game before Jamie Mclaughlin made it 4-0 to the home side. A late consolation for James Noad, scoring for the third match in a row, made the final score 4-1 to Wroughton who once again look to be the side who will have a big say in the title race.
The big surprise of the early set of results had been the three defeats suffered by Melksham Town Reserves ahead of the visit of much fancied Shrewton United. The fixture had a history of being a close affair, the sides drawing in the one meeting last season and the four previous meetings seeing just one goal separate the sides. It was a different story this time, with the form book also being well and truly thrown out the window as Melksham Town Reserves secured an impressive 6-0 win to get their season up and running. Star of the show was Rhys Talmash who scored four goals, the other two coming courtesy of Aaron Masson and Matt Mead. For Shrewton a second consecutive defeat and they will look to pick themselves up and bounce back when they host Marlborough Town in midweek. Melksham, based on this result, will be a stern test for that 100% record of Pewsey on Tuesday night.

Rhys Talmash who scored four in Melksham's 6-0 win over Shrewton United

Marlborough Town announced their new signing Josef Hornbogen on Friday night and he made an immediate impact as he scored the only goal of the game on his debut as Marlborough Town beat Cricklade Town to end a poor record against their opponents which had seen Marlborough win just once in the previous seven meetings. Marlborough could even afford to miss a penalty for the second consecutive game but in the end it did not prove costly as they secured the points with that Hornbogen goal. Despite the win Marlborough remain in 13th place in the early table level with Cricklade with the two teams having identical records after two games.  Marlborough will look to build on this first win of the season when they travel to Shrewton United on Tuesday night.

Josef Hornbogen who scored the winner on his debut for Marlborough Town (pictures courtesy of Marlborough Town)

There were also plenty of goals at the Flying Monk where Malmesbury Victoria Development, who had secured a useful point in midweek with two late goals, took on a Corsham Town Reserves side who were looking for their first win of the season.  Goals from Jake Dodge and Ben Wickens gave Corsham a 2-0 lead but Lewis Morrissey pulled one back for the home side before the break. Malmesbury drew level when Mani Roper scored his first of the season but Corsham took their first three points of the season when Chay Forrester fired home a penalty ten minutes from time to make the final score 3-2 to Corsham Town Reserves. The win lifted Corsham five places in the tale to seventh spot just below Malmesbury. Both sides will again be in action this coming Wednesday, Corsham Town Reserves host Frome Collegians whilst Malmesbury Victoria Development will be home to near neighbours Purton.
The final match of the day was another to involve plenty of goals as Stratton Juniors, who had done the double over Ludgershall Sports last season, won for the third consecutive time against their opponents, 4-3 the final score on this occasion. Ludgershall went 1-0 ahead before Nathaniel Harrison equalised with a looping shot come cross to make it 1-1. Ludgershall went back in front but Josh Paddon equalised after getting on the end of a long ball to make it 2-2. Ludgershall then went ahead for the third time before Paddon again equalised with another goal from another long ball. Stratton Juniors went in front for the first time in the game with Lewis Taylor firing in from the penalty spot for what proved to be the winner. The Ludgershall goals were scored by Liam Courtney, Gavin Richards and Alexander Topham. The win lifted Stratton Juniors into fourth spot in the table.

Premier Division Results

Saturday 19 September

Devizes Town Res 0 Royal W. Bassett T Dev 3

Frome Collegians 0 Pewsey Vale 2

Ludgershall Sports 3 Stratton Juniors 4

Malmesbury Vics Dev 2 Corsham Town Res 3

Marlborough Town 1 Cricklade Town 0

Melksham Town Res 6 Shrewton Utd 0

Purton 5 Trowbridge Town 4

Wroughton 4 Odd Down Res 1

19 September 2020
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