Cracking victory
Toolstation League premier division: Wellington 3, Dawlish Town 1
A STUNNING first-half performance set Wellington on the way to completing the double over highly-rated Dawlish at the Playing Field.
Despite a string of players carrying injuries, Leigh Robinson’s side shocked the visitors by scoring three times in the opening 25 minutes to virtually kill off the game.
Wellington went ahead after eight minutes as Craig Mawford and Luke Desave combined down the right and, when Mawford pulled the ball back to Simon Ingram, the skipper drove home a low shot off the post.
Ten minutes later it was 2-0 as a smart piece of defending by Graham Burne saw him feed Ingram, whose ball over the top sent Darren Stone racing clear to lob keeper Jason Kinsman with Dawlish appealing in vain for offside.
Wellington were now in rampant mood and increased their lead when Mawford played in midfielder Andy Butler to drill the ball across Kinsman and into the net.
Dawlish came close to pulling a goal back on several occasions and eventually did so ten minutes into the second half as the division’s leading scorer Joe Bushin headed home a cross from the left.
But any hopes of a revival disappeared as the game wore on and it was the home side who created the better openings with Stone and Mawford both going close.
Wellington: Ryan Lewis, Andy Robertson, Scott Holland, Daniel Short, Graham Burne, Craig Mawford, Simon Ingram, Andy Butler, Craig Herrod, Darren Stone, Luke Desave. Subs: Mark Thompson, Jack Adams, Shane Kingston (not used).
