Wellington hit eight
Toolstation League division one: Wellington 8, Backwell United 1
WELLINGTON returned to league action with a crushing victory over Backwell United at the Playing Field last Saturday to maintain their unbeaten start in the first division.
Wellington attacked straight from the kick off with Craig Herrod seeing a shot deflected wide.
And when the corner was swung over from the left by Craig Mawford, central defender Scott Holland rose at the near post to head home with only 55 seconds on the clock.
Less then three minutes later, it was 2-0 as Alex Rudd put in strike partner Nick Woon to shoot low under keeper Gary Clarke.
And shortly afterwards, with Backwell in disarray, Andy Butler sent Rudd racing clear to provide another clinical finish.
Wellington were totally dominant although the visitors pulled a goal back completely against the run of play after 23 minutes as Daniel Short was judged to have fouled Rich James and Alex Wyatt scored from the penalty spot.
That shock only served to spark Wellington into attack after attack and they ran in three more goals before half-time.
A fine run by Craig Herrod after 34 minutes saw him pull the ball back for skipper Simon Ingram to sidefoot home and, four minutes later, another Herrod pullback to Matt Fowler saw the defender’s shot eventually cannon in off a Backwell defender.
Shortly before half-time, Ingram made it six from the penalty spot after a Mawford cross had been handled – if it had been a boxing match, the referee would have stopped it there and then.
The second half was a similar story with Backwell unable to get near Wellington’s slick passing and stunning movement.
The visitors were not helped by the 64th-minute sending off of Wyatt for kicking out at Butler and the only shock was that home side did not reach double figures.
The two goals they did score were, however, of the highest quality as Ingram – pivotal in the home midfield – completed his hat-trick with a superb curler into the top corner after 77 minutes.
And Butler, who also had another fine game in midfield, completed the rout with a spectacular shot with eight minutes remaining.
Wellington: Ryan Lewis, Tim Legg, Scott Holland, Daniel Short, Matt Fowler, Craig Mawford, Simon Ingram, Andy Butler, Craig Herrod, Nick Woon, Alex Rudd. Substitutes, Shane Kingston, Greg Blenkinsop, Dave Anthony (all used).
