PORTHLEVEN FC 4 PENZANCE FC 2

[Midlandsman]

My first visit to Porthleven FC and we arrived early so met the groundsman and left the car in the car park whilst we strolled down to the Harbour for a look about. We arrived back and had Pasty and Chips twice and Hot Dog and chips and a cuppa for just £11..what a bargain.

 

I soon got the team lines and the game kicked off with both sides playing some very good football along the ground on the lovely pitch.

 

After 15 minutes, S CAREY fired home a low shot in to the bottom corner of the net to opening up the scoring for The Fishermen of Porthleven. The homesters pushed forward in search of a second goal, but were caught out on the break when Penzance equalised through WILTON on 24 minutes.

 

This spurred Porthleven in to a extra gear as they peppered the visitors goal, but good keeping kept them at bay until the 32nd minute, when a cross from the right was met by the head at the far post by DRUMMOND for them to retake the lead.

 

Whilst stood in the stand withh local legend Dave Deacon who produces a superb magazine called CORNISH SOCCER, Porthleven made it 3-1 when JA SIMS punished the slack away defending.

 

The Second Half saw the home keeper keep their two goal advantage intact, when he produced a superb save from a goalbound chip.

 

Porthleven then seemed to be bossing the game and poured forward and made it 4-1 when H DARK slid in at the far post to extend the lead on 66 minutes.

 

To the credit of Penzance they didnt give up and on 74 minutes pulled back a goal through McWilliams to end the scoring of the game.

 

If you are interested in Cornish Soccer, please contact Dave Deacon for more details, if you contact me, I can pass on his details to you.

 

Photos from the match can be seen on this LINK