ECPL FIXTURE WEDNESDAY 30TH MARCH

[ECPL]

Torpoint Athletic 4 St Newlyn East 2

[St Newlyn East AFC]

Good, competitive game at The Mill last night. 

Torpoint went ahead on 5 minutes before 18 year old Owen London equalised for us on around 18 mins. The home side added 2 more goals to lead 3-1 before the first half’s VAR incident happened when Newlyn’s Elliott Powell thought he had scored a great header only for the linesman to say his view was blocked and couldn’t see it was over the line (I blame the ECPL for its lack of goal line technology 😂😂 - even the Torpoint keeper said after it was “miles over”). 

The second half saw Torpoint play good football with Newlyn more than matching them. Powell then did score his goal with around 15 minutes left with a bullet header from a corner…only it was past Nathan Prentice for an own goal. Ross London scored the goal of the game with a 25 yard curling shot that nestled in the top corner on 80 mins.

Great to visit a top set up like Torpoint. Good luck to them for the rest of the season. 

[Foul Throw 3]

4 hours ago, St Newlyn East AFC said:

Good, competitive game at The Mill last night. 

Torpoint went ahead on 5 minutes before 18 year old Owen London equalised for us on around 18 mins. The home side added 2 more goals to lead 3-1 before the first half’s VAR incident happened when Newlyn’s Elliott Powell thought he had scored a great header only for the linesman to say his view was blocked and couldn’t see it was over the line (I blame the ECPL for its lack of goal line technology 😂😂 - even the Torpoint keeper said after it was “miles over”). 

The second half saw Torpoint play good football with Newlyn more than matching them. Powell then did score his goal with around 15 minutes left with a bullet header from a corner…only it was past Nathan Prentice for an own goal. Ross London scored the goal of the game with a 25 yard curling shot that nestled in the top corner on 80 mins.

Great to visit a top set up like Torpoint. Good luck to them for the rest of the season. 

A good write up. Good luck to yourselves too.

 

Torpoint 4 - 2 St Newlyn East

Scorers: WestallC2, Ferguson, OG. 

Lineup: WestallM, Bays, WhiteJ, WhiteS, Hussey, Cotter, Payn, Northcott, Ferguson, WestallC, Easterbrook.

Subs: Bartolini, Rowe, Brown, Blair. Unused: Carter.

3 changes, with Payn and Ferguson earning a start through patience and bright spells in previous fixtures.

Torpoint started brightly with an early goal around 5mins with Hussey playing a diagonal into WestallC to finish well. Our visitors weren't put off by an early goal conceded though, and equalised not long after. Owen London tucked one low into the corner to equalise from 16yds to leave WestallM rooted. Poor pressure on the ball from us in a dangerous area and we were punished for it. We took the lead again shortly after, with a Hussey set piece finding WestallC near the back post for a neat cushioned volley into the corner. The two goals aside, our patient approach at the back wasn't paying dividends going forwards with the majority of our final balls being under/overhit. However, a few found Ferguson down the right hand side and it was evident he was winning his 1v1 from the early stages. The first time didn't result in anything, but it was enough of a sign that there was a threat. From then on he had two low shots, one just wide and another saved, as well as winning a few corners from the now outworked left back. Ferguson got his goal later in the half when a lovely pass from Cotter on the left with the outside of his boot found Ferguson in the box to control, send his man for a hotdog and a sidefoot finish in off the post for 3-1.

The half wasn't done though, and again SNE were undeterred. Their first corner of the game came with a minute or two spare before HT, which was swung in and met well by a strong header. It was blocked by Hussey behind the line, prodded towards goal again and saved by WestallM, or the other way around, (it was a second of chaos) and we managed to clear with WhiteS running free from danger. Both efforts crossed the line but to our huge fortune a goal wasn't given. A harsh one on SNE and admittedly a tough one to call for any official without appointed linesman (Not sure if he even saw it) and with any referee they're positioned outside the box during a corner and virtually impossible to see, it would've been guesswork. On this occasion it was our luck. 3-1 HT and SNE rightly frustrated they weren't only a goal down.

Second half was similar, but Torpoint's quality began to lack in possession, with SNE working hard to pressurise and chase the next all important goal. Two subs around the hour mark helped, with Rowe robust as always in his defensive work and the White Wall stood firm. We eventually got ourselves 10-20yds higher up the pitch. The next goal wasn't til the 73rd min, with another wicked delivery from a Hussey set piece. The same SNE player who had his header over the line in the first half, finally notched. A strong header in the wrong direction flew into his net for 4-1. A few changes for both sides at this point. SNE responded quickly to pull another back, with a fierce drive into the top corner from the impressive Ross London from 18yds. But with Martyn Probert now off, SNE didn't have as much ability in the middle and the game petered out for us to get 3pts and our 5th league win on the spin.

SNE are a good side and I'm surprised they're only 7th at the moment, with a tough 4 remaining fixtures as well. Also, a word of appreciation as the gang down the club this morning were very thankful for their efforts in tidying up their changing room afterwards. Goes a long way IMO. Hopefully they can do us a favour in their two upcoming games vs Gunni. It's tight in the top 4 for the run in!