Match Report

Grampound 5-0 Kilkhampton Res.

17 August 2024
St Piran League

Grampound begun there second league game of the season at home against Kilkhampton after a very convincing 6-0 win last week. Grampound went into this game with high confidence and 2 new signings to bolster the confidence they are carrying at the moment. Grampound started well, passing the ball around and getting a feel for the game and it wasn’t long before the chances started flowing. Dean Dunn was the full force of these chance, having a well struck curling free kick very well saved as it was sailing into the top corner. Kiall Maugham had his first chance when he was put through on goal but saw his chipped shot hit the woodwork when it looked to be a certain goal. Grampound had corner after corner but couldn’t seem to put any chances away and begun at times to get a little frustrated. Grampound were dominating possession and never really looked in danger apart from one or two half chances, before Deano struck a shot from outside the area which hit the woodwork and bounced out but fell to Gavin Boon who slammed it in from 12 yards out to make it 1-0 going in to half time. Grampound very happy with 1-0 at half time but it could have been a lot more.

Second half Grampound made a change in formation and personal after manager Lloydie and captain Keegan Lloyd had a chat away from the squad. Second half started and everything changed for the better and things started to click, Lloyd started to see the ball more but importantly affecting the game more by being aggressive and direct which was missing in that first half. This then started to create more space for Boon and Maugham in more forward areas. Lloyd picked up the ball and drove at the defence going past 2 players and slid a well weighted pass through on the left hand side for Boon who had a keeper flying out to meet him but managed to slot home a well taken finish with his left foot to make it 2-0 and give him his second goal of the game. Brilliant play all round and exactly what the partnership needed.  Grampound continued to hound the opposition goal with shot after shot where the keeper made some very good saves. Nathan Penfold then had a corner on the right hand side swinging in a brilliant ball where a header was cleared off the line with what looked like a hand? Ref stopped the game to speak with the linesman and the penalty wasn’t given! Bizarre incident but the ref’s decision!! Kilkhampton keeper decided to then rush his goal kick but miskicked the ball with it falling just short of the half way line where Deano leaped like an absolute salmon and won his header directing the ball towards the goal where the keeper then bizarrely started to come out of his goal as Boon seemed to be through one on one and the ball grazed the strikers shoulder and dribbled in across the line to put the blues 3-0 up and give Gavin his 3rd goal of the game, on his debut!!! What a player! What a signing! The blues then made a few changes bringing Boon off with 25 minutes to go and replacing a few other players to give our very big and loyal squad game time they all fully deserve. Penfold then had another corner, probably his 15th of the game and again delivered an absolute peach of a cross where it met our big lad Chris Wenmouth who leapt like the giant he is to power home Grampound’s 4th and put the game well and truly to bed. Massive shout out for Lloyd and captain Adam Williamswho have clearly been teaching Chris how to head a ball ! The blues never ever looked in trouble and the game was reffed very well.  Kilkhamptons number 8  (I think it was) kicked out at Callum Hennessy in the middle of the and got a straight red which was coming all game as he could not keep his temper but the blues stayed calm and let the ref deal with the situation which he did.  Grampound made it 5-0 to wrap up the game when Jamie Bennetts picked the ball up on the left hand side, cut in and delivered what looked to be a lofted cross towards the back post which actually went straight in and left the keeper stranded. A good performance from new signing Glen Patterson who looked solid at the back and Boon up top who bagged a hat-trick but everyone put in a very good shift which is what’s needed if we are to do well. Match ended 5-0 and Grampound move on to Tuesday night with a game again at home v Gerrans & St Mawes. Stay calm, stay humble and take 3 points!! .

Man of the match Nathan Penfold