⚽ Weekend round-up: Sunday, September 24

Truro beaten by Weston-super-Mare again; Mousehole advance in FA Trophy; Dobwalls, Falmouth, Helston, Newquay, Saltash, St Austell and Torpoint victorious in FA Vase. Plus, women's football results.

Cornwall Sports Media

Sep 24, 2023

⬇️ In today’s round-up ⬇️

⚪ National League South
🟡 FA Trophy second qualifying round
🟣 FA Vase second qualifying round
🔴 Western League Premier Division
🔵 SWPL Premier West
🟢 Plymouth Argyle
🟠 Women’s football results

⚪ National League South

⚽ Truro City 0-1 Weston-super-Mare

Truro City were undone by Weston-super-Mare for the second week running as Paul Wotton’s side fell to a narrow 1-0 reverse at home to the Seagulls.
The game turned in five second-half minutes with Ryan Law receiving a second yellow card for City in the 76th minute before Keiran Thomas netted the winner four minutes later with a tremendous strike past White Tigers custodian James Hamon.

📋 Truro: J Hamon, E Palmer, C Riley-Lowe, R Law, S Sanders, W Dean, R Brett, A Porter (D Sullivan 60), D Rooney (J Melhado 60), A Neal (J Taylor 79), T Harvey. Subs (unused): O Yeboah, H Greenslade.

👥 Attendance: 252

🟡 FA Trophy second qualifying round

⚽ Mousehole 3-0 Tavistock

Mousehole clinched their place in the third qualifying round of the FA Trophy with a three-goal win at home to Southern League Division One South colleagues Tavistock.
Hayden Turner’s penalty gave the Seagulls a slender lead at the break before Mark Goldsworthy doubled the advantage shortly after the turnaround, with substitute Tim Nixon making sure of progression 13 minutes from time.

📋 Mousehole: O Chenoweth, R Barrett, M Lewis, M Hill, B Pursall, A Elcock, T Mitchell (J Storey), M Goldsworthy (P Ranalli-Sousa), H Turner, J Bissett, J Bray-Evans (T Nixon). Subs (unused): J Otto, K Fraser, J Symons, L Moyle.

🟣 FA Vase second qualifying round

⚽ Cheddar 1-2 Newquay

SWPL Premier West side Newquay came from behind to defeat Western League Division One outfit Cheddar and book their place in next month’s first round proper.
Dean Chrisostomou put the home side in front early in the second half in Somerset before Cam Turner levelled with a free kick, with Tom Shepherd’s controversial late penalty clinching victory for the Peppermints late on.

⚽ Falmouth Town 3-1 Crediton United

Falmouth Town extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to seven games wth a 3-1 victory over SWPL outfit Crediton United.
After a goalless first 45 minutes at Bickland Park it was Luke Brabyn who nodded Falmouth in front in the second half before Jack Webber fired in a second from the edge of the box.
Harvey Dorothy halved the deficit for the Devon side late on but Jayden Gilbert made sure of the win in stoppage time.

⚽ Helston Athletic 4-2 Street

Western League leaders Helston Athletic responded from two goals down to defeat divisional rivals Street 4-2 and book their place in the first round proper.
Phil Ormrod and Kyle Strange gave the Cobblers a surprise 2-0 lead at Kellaway Park before Jacob Smith quickly halved the deficit for Matt Cusack’s side.
Two goals in three second-half minutes from Curtis Damerell and Rikki Shepherd turned the tie around, with Rubin Wilson ensuring progression in stoppage time.

⚽ Millbrook 1-7 Dobwalls

SWPL side Dobwalls made light work of Western League basement dwellers Millbrook with a seven-goal triumph at Jenkins Park.
Kaycee Ogwu and Ian Thomas scored two goals apiece for the Reds, with Cameron Patterson, Gino Garside and Oscar Larrieu completing the rout.

⚽ Okehampton Argyle 3-0 Bude Town

Bude Town’s debut Vase campaign is over after the Seasiders went down 3-0 at SWPL Premier East side Okehampton Argyle.
Despite losing Luke Alden to a straight red card on the hour, the Devon side rallied and scored through Charlie Harrod (2) and Luke Mortimore to record victory.

⚽ St Austell 3-3 Sidmouth Town (St Austell win 3-0 on pens)

SWPL Premier West leaders St Austell came through a penalty shootout to see off SWPL Premier East side Sidmouth Town after a 3-3 draw at Poltair Park.
Jake Miller and Adam Carter put the Lillywhites two up after eight minutes before Will Jenkins and Scott Hughes restored parity in the second half.
The Vikings completed the turnaround five minutes from time but Liam Eddy’s 89th-minute effort sent the tie to penalties, with the hosts prevailing 3-0 on spot-kicks.

⚽ Torrington 3-0 Launceston

Oliver Stevens scored twice to end Launceston’s hopes of reaching the first round proper with the Clarets going down 3-0 at Devon outfit Torrington.
The game was still goalless until the 72nd minute when Bradley Williams finally broke the deadlock, with Stevens doubling the lead two minutes later before bagging his second in the 90th minute.

⚽ Wadebridge Town 0-1 Torpoint Athletic

Torpoint Athletic avoided an upset with the Western League side earning a slender 1-0 win at Wadebridge Town.
Ryan Richards scored the only goal of the game in the 73rd minute at Bodieve Park, coolly rounding home gloveman Rob Rosevear to send the Point into the first round proper.

⚽ Wendron United 2-4 Saltash United

Saltash United also avoided a banana skin as the Western League outfit defeated in-form SWPL side Wendron United at Underlane.
Charlie Young gave step six side Wendron the lead before two goals in five minutes from Tylor Love-Holmes and Kieran O’Melia shortly before the break turned the tie in the Ashes’ favour.
Josh Johnson extended the visitors’ lead early in the second half before Young pulled one back for Michael O’Neill’s side, only for an untimely own goal at the other end three minutes later to secure progression for Saltash.

🔴 Western League Premier Division

⚽ St Blazey 0-3 Buckland Athletic

Buckland Athletic put on a masterclass of clinical finishing to get the better of a brave St Blazey side that failed to make the most of their large periods of domination.
The Bucks burst out of the blocks and opened the scoring a touch over the 20 minute mark, with Sammy Stayt delicately lifting the ball over Blazey custodian Shaun Semmens.
A break in play allowed the hosts to make some tactical changes and they ended the half the better side. However, their momentum was halted three minutes into the second stanza thanks to a Jared Lewington header.
Blazey huffed and puffed but failed to seriously test Semmens' opposite number, Andy Collings, with Lewington getting on the end of a swift Buckland break to complete the scoring three minutes from time.

📋 St Blazey: S Semmens, W Tinsley, J Pearce, A Dilley, L Russell (M Giles 77), F Walter, R Ward (R Downing 55), J Smale, L Cloke, I McCue (C Pritchard 77), K Bishop (G Newton 55). Subs (unused): T Strike.

👥 Attendance: 161

🔵 SWPL Premier West

⚽ Callington Town 1-0 Penzance

Callington Town earned their first home win of the season at the fourth attempt as they defeated Penzance by a single goal at Marshfield Park.
Andre Rodyukov scored the only goal of the game in the seventh minute, capitalising on a Magpies error to net his second of the campaign and help the Pasty Men climb above their opponents into eighth spot.

⚽ Holsworthy 2-0 Sticker

After becoming the first team to lose to bottom side St Dennis last week, Holsworthy bounced back with a two-goal victory at home to second-from-bottom Sticker.
Goals in either half from Aidan Slade and Gavin Carter helped the Magpies move up one place to fifth.

⚽ Mullion 7-0 St Dennis

Mullion ended a run of three successive defeats with a confident seven-goal triumph over bottom side St Dennis.
Enjoying a slender 1-0 lead at half-time, the Seagulls scored six times after the break at their Clifden Parc home to record a third win of the campaign.

⚽ Truro City reserves 1-6 Liskeard Athletic

Liskeard Athletic made it eight wins out of eight with a six-goal hammering of Truro City reserves at Tregye Fields.
Dan Jennings’ early goal was quickly cancelled out by the hosts, but Harry Jeffery, Ben Collins, Ruben Kane and Jennings gave the Blues a 5-1 lead at the break, with Max Gilbert adding a sixth late on.

🟢 Plymouth Argyle

⚽ Plymouth Argyle 6-2 Norwich City

Morgan Whittaker scored a hat-trick as Plymouth Argyle scored six times in a second-tier match for the first time since 1986 in a ruthless demolition of Norwich City.
Record signing Whittaker put the Pilgrims in front after 15 minutes with a composed finish into the bottom corner from 12 yards before Dan Scarr doubled the advantage in the 35th minute when he drilled in the rebound after Lewis Gibson’s effort had struck the crossbar.
Some fine work from Ryan Hardie on the right gave Whittaker the chance to lash the ball into the far corner from outside the box for Argyle’s third in the third minute of first-half stoppage time, and there was still time for a fourth before the break with Finn Azaz dancing into the box and rolling the ball past Angus Gunn two minutes later.
Azaz turned provider for the hosts’ fifth on the hour, slipping through a lovely, low cross for Whittaker to steer past beleaguered Canaries gloveman Gunn and complete his hat-trick.
Adam Idah pulled one back for Norwich with a fine finish before the same man scored a second from the spot after ex-Canary Bali Mumba was harshly penalised for a trip, with Pilgrims substitutes Mustapha Bundu and Luke Cundle combining for the latter to wrap up a memorable victory with Argyle’s sixth in stoppage time.
The result means Argyle have rocketed back up the Championship table to 12th.

📋 Argyle: C Hazard, B Mumba (K Kesler-Hayden 80), J Houghton, J Pleguezuelo (M Gillesphey 90+1), D Scarr, J Edwards, R Hardie (M Bundu 87), M Whittaker (M Butcher 80), L Gibson, F Azaz, A Randell (L Cundle 87). Subs (unused): C Burton, M Miller, L Warrington, B Waine.

👥 Attendance: 16,469 (1,622 away)