Riding high!
Toolstation League division one: Bradford Town 0, Wellington 3
RAMPANT Wellington continued their dream start to the season with a convincing victory in the Wiltshire heat last Saturday.
Their fourth win out of five games – plus one draw – meant that they maintained their position at the top of the division … and have only conceded one goal so far.
Leigh Robinson’s well-organised side tore Bradford apart from the kick-off and scored three times to wrap the game up before half-time.
And, if the second half was something of an anti-climax, that was hardly a surprise as the energy-sapping conditions took their toll on both teams.
Wellington took only two minutes to open the scoring when a Craig Herrod cross was punched out only as far as Greg Blenkinsop, who produced a perfectly-placed lob into the back of the net.
The visitors totally dominated the opening exchanges and it was no surprise when they doubled their advantage midway through the half, striker Nick Woon heading home a cross from Matt Fowler.
Bradford should have reduced the arrears shortly afterwards when Steve Roddy raced clear only to shoot wide as keeper Ryan Lewis rushed from his goal.
But that was the home side’s clearest chance of the match and Wellington extended their lead in the 32nd minute when Herrod robbed a defender, raced down the left and his cross ended up in the net with the help of a deflection off a home defender.
Wellington lost central defender Daniel Short with an ankle injury at half-time but his replacement Graham Burne slotted well into their rock-solid defence.
Neither team created a clearcut opening after the break and the closest either came to scoring was a fierce shot from Wellington’s Andy Butler, which flew just over the bar.
Wellington: Lewis, Mawford, Short, Holland, Fowler, Blenkinsop, Ingram, Butler, Herrod, Woon, S Anthony. Substitutes, Burne, do Rosario and Clough (all used).
