1st XI Vs Swindon A

Minehead: 8

Swindon A: 0

A clinical 2nd half display saw Minehead strengthen their grip at the top of the league with an 8-0 home victory over Swindon A. 

Minehead exerted their dominance from the start against a Swindon side who were happy to sit back and defend. 

With the majority of the play in the oppositions half the home side initially struggled to breakdown a stubborn Swindon defence and only opened the scoring midway through the half, Archie Marsh slotting home. 

Nick Bennett doubled the lead shortly after following a swift counter attack, assist coming from the sprightly James Weetch. 

The half finished 2-0, not really a true reflection of the home team’s dominance, goalkeeper Freddie Wilson being reduced to a spectator’s role. 

The 2nd half continued in the same vein, albeit the Home team finally started finding the net as a tiring Swindon started to fade. 

Nick Bennett scored his 2nd of the game to put his side 3-0 up before a flurry of goals from Rob Speed, Alex Covey and Archie Marsh took Minehead’s tally to 6. 

Nick Hill weighed in from a short corner to make it 7 before Bennett put the cherry on top of the cake, completing his hat-trick with a tap-in at the far post. 

Minehead travel to Swindon this coming weekend to take on North Wiltshire in their final game before the winter break. 

Minehead & District Social Club Man of the Match: Nick Bennett

Minehead: Freddie Wilson, Nick Hill, Taylor Buller, Shane Heale, Chris Weetch, Nev Weir, Angus Marsh, Nick Bennett, Archie Marsh, Nick Jones, Rob Speed, James Weetch, Alex Covey