Minehead 2 Marlborough 6
With the first game of the new year having been cancelled, Marlborough made the trip down to Minehead knowing that nothing but a win would be good enough to try and make up some ground and make the higher league positions.
Marlborough started the game very poorly, gifting Minehead early possession and territory, which led to a rather shaky start for the visiting side.
The tide was soon turned however and Marlborough started to hit their stride with quick and accurate passing through all parts of the pitch which Minehead were not able to cope with.
Hamish Fyfe scored his first two goals for Marlborough in quick succession after some excellent, calm and composed link-up play with fellow striker Matt Way. Minehead pulled a goal back in the dying seconds of the first half to leave the game finely poised at 2-1.
The second half began with Marlborough completely dominant in all aspects of the game. They created several chances and were put further ahead when Matt Way crashed the ball into the bottom right hand corner of the goal leaving the goalkeeper no chance whatsoever.
Marlborough continued their dominant play and soon took the visitor’s score to four when captain Rich Holman took advantage of a short corner rebound to score.
After some hairy moments in their own D, Marlborough increased their lead again through Will Radnedge who blasted his shot past the on-rushing Minehead goalkeeper from a particularly tight angle. A wonder strike!
Anil Sud made it 6 in the last minute leaving Minehead thoroughly beaten at 6-2.The team face a double header next weekend with a crucial six league points up for grabs.
The Marlborough News Online Man of the Match was Will Radnedge.
