Willand are home for the first time this season in their second preseason game. The first game took us to Bishop Lydeard, where Willand won. Willand hopes to keep the same form going into the next game against Taunton Town.
The game started out with Taunton on the front foot as they controlled possession and had some good chances within the first 15 minutes. Within the first 3 minutes, Taunton had a really good chance, but a good save from Willand’s Andy Sowden-Bird kept the game at 0-0.
Sowden-bird, who was tested a few times during the first half until the visitors took the lead in the 28th minute. This is where Willand started to see more of the game and started to have a few chances of their own, notably in the 40th minute. Tom Bath hit the back of the net; unfortunately, it was called out for offside. The peacocks took the lead going into halftime.
The second half kicked off, and Willand started strong; they had a few chances looking for a comeback. In the 56th minute we saw a triple substitution with Tom Bath, Alfie Cunningham, and Ashton Hewitt coming off. Replacing them were Fin Wadsworth, Douglas Camilo, and Cameron Page.
These new substitutions sparked a change in the game, as Willand looked like the more comfortable team with chance after chance until the 67th minute, when Cameron Page scored for Willand Rovers to equalise. It looped over the keeper.
The game would then stay at 1-1 for the majority of the second half, with both teams having chances until the deadlock was broken again when Bailey Kempster scored for Willand in the 90th minute. Everyone had thought that Willand had won the game until Ben Seymour scored with the last kick of the game with a chip over Sowden-Bird.
The game ended in a draw, but it was still a good result for them when they were home for the first time this season in their second game of pre-season. The first game took us to Bishop Lydeard, where Willand won. Willand hopes to keep the same form going into the next game against Wellington on Wednesday Night.
