TOOLSTATION LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION: Minehead 1 Westbury United 4 (From This Is Wiltshire)

TOOLSTATION LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION: Minehead 1 Westbury United 4

10:14am Monday 22nd March 2010 in

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Westbury United began their run of four games in seven days with a 4-1 win at Minehead on Saturday.

After a dull opening half hour the first goal came on 33 minutes when Luke Smith’s corner found Dan Dominy, who bundled the ball over the line from close range.

Having finally broken the deadlock, Westbury rapidly made it 2-0 with a fine goal a few minutes later. Nick Ridout’s accurate ball found Nathan Hallett who cut in from the left wing and found Dan Kovacs. United’s leading scorer showed good strength with his back to goal before turning his marker and firing past Alex Sprake.

Minehead then created a few chances of their own with Sam Hutchings having a shot blocked by Dominy, Andy Hall forcing Nick Evans to save a 25-yard effort and then Guy Burns bringing an excellent save out of Evans.

When the second half started the home side continued where they had left off, with Ben Flatley chipping over Evans only for the ball to land on the roof of the net and Burns crossing into the box to James Dingle, whose bullet header was saved excellently by Evans.

Another Smith free-kick set up the third goal on 57 when Sprake fumbled the ball to Ridout who couldn’t miss from inside the six yard box.

Minehead gave themselves a lifeline on 65 when Burns received the ball 25 yards from goal and showed lovely skill to outwit three defenders and finish classily into the corner of the net.

After switching from the right wing to up front, Matt Mead completed the scoring on 70 when, after taking the ball from George Wheeler, he advanced into the box and struck it powerfully past Sprake.

That goal took the spark out of Minehead’s play and it was only the woodwork which denied Kovacs adding to the goal tally.

Westbury host Shrewton United on Tuesday night before travelling to Bridport on Thursday.

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