Ilminster A Start With a Win

Ilminster A traveled too the West Dorset side for a 4 30 kick off, 8 of the starting 11 making there debut for the club the oldest player outfield was 20, with the keeper helping keep the average age a bit higher. We started a bit nervous giving the ball away on a number of occasions but limiting Thorncombe Res to a few wayward long shots with Owen Burn and Josh Phillips keeping there strike force at bay AJ Carvell had the best chance of the half with a neat turn but some how managing to shoot so wide it went off for a throw.

HALF TIME 0-0

We lost Tommy Lee at half time due to injury so on came Matt Belton, Ilminster dominated the second half hitting the bar 3 times and post once through Mitch Hooper, Matt Riste was chopped down in the box at 60 mins up steps AJ Carvell high and wide!!!

Ilminster a made another change with Ash Hartnell replacing Matt Riste who worked hard all afternoon Ilminster were keeping the ball niceley when Ash Hartnell was put through and rounded the keeper to make it 1 nil to the blues!!! We deserved that, final change Alex de Santos on for Rob Belton we continued to dominate and made it 2 nil from an AJ Carvell header,lovely cross from Mitch Hooper, Ilminster saw out the game keeping the ball with only a slip from Josh Phillips gave Packer a chance but Mark Cullen made a nice save

FULL TIME 2-0

With a back four of 16 years olds aginst a Perry Street goal machine in Stuart Packer we kept a clean sheet man of the match goes to Josh Phillips and Owen Burn who both were brilliant.