WESTERN LEAGUE Welton Rovers 0 Ivybridge Town 5
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- Last Updated on Sunday, 26 January 2025 07:52
- Published on Sunday, 26 January 2025 07:52
- Written by GRAHAM HAMBLY with Ivybridge Town
Following their 1-0 win away to Saltash in midweek, it meant six points and two clean sheets for Ivybridge, as a reward following a three-hour trip to Welton.
Although Welton remain bottom of the table, Ivybridge joint manager Wayne Gamble said they are showing signs of improvement.
“They are under new management and have brought in some talented players,” said Gamble.
“We did not have it all our own way. In fact, there was nothing in it for the first 25 minutes. But credit to our boys for a professional job.”
Chris Wright, playing in an attacking role, opened the scoring for the visitors when he headed into the net with a great striker’s goal in the 33rd minute. Then Sean Thomson added a second with a well-placed shot in the 42nd minute for his 10th goal of the season.
Ivybridge effectively wrapped up their victory with a couple of goals in three minutes early in the second half.
Wright grabbed his second of the afternoon with a close-range effort in the 50th minute while Owen Pritchard struck in the 53rd minute to bring his season’s tally to 14 goals.
The goal was just reward for Pritchard, who worked hard throughout the afternoon.
Man of the match for Ivybridge, however, was recent signing Harry Jeffrey, who pulled the strings in midfield throughout the game. There was also praise for goalkeeper Jordan Duffey on his second successive clean sheet.
Gamble said: “Harry showed why we brought him to the club. He was head and shoulders above everyone else while Jordan showed his professionalism by the way he was marshalling the defence even when we were leading 4-0.”
With the game into the sixth minute of added time Jeffrey rounded off a successful match when he grabbed his first goal for the club.
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