Penzance made light of the absence of captain Tyler Tonkin, serving a one match ban, and moved up to fourth in the table by virtue of a composed win at Priory Park, stretching an unbeaten run away from home to ten games.
Manager Mark Vercesi stepped into Tonkin’s centre back berth whilst Will Trenoweth continued to deputise in goal for injured Mikey Flores. The defence was asked some early questions with Trenoweth required to pull off good saves from Joe Mundy and Harry Probyn. But, once the storm was weathered, the visitors began to create clear chances of their own. Played in by his brother Sam, Charlie Young smashed a shot against a post before stretching Ollie Sidey to a good save from an Archie Reynolds cross. Jude Tripconey was also denied by the woodwork before Penzance made the breakthrough in the 19th minute. Curtis Smith tenaciously won the ball on the left before feeding Ryan Townson who skilfully planted home his first goal for the Magpies.
Charlie Young again hit the woodwork before notching the second goal ten minutes before the break. Bryn Sturdy brought down Tripconey and, from the penalty spot, Young despatched his second goal in as many games to give his new side a healthy half-time lead.
From a Sam Cox corner, Probyn headed against the Penzance crossbar immediately after the restart. Bodmin’s prospects received a fillip when Tripconey was dismissed for a shove during a 55th minute altercation. But, for the second consecutive week, the Magpies made light of a numerical disadvantage. They limited the home side to just a few chances of note, and even extended the winning margin twenty minutes from time. Charlie Willis crowned another hugely impressive performance with a fine path to Smith wide on the left, and the teenager assuredly fired past Sidey.
“It wasn’t just the three points that was satisfying today, it was the all-round team performance,” opined Vercesi. “We had a little bit of everything. We defended very well, we created a lot of chances and the midfield won their battles. We played the football that we have been asking them to play.”
Penzance Manager, Mark Vercesi with his thoughts on the 3-0 win at Priory Park.
Penzance: Will Trenoweth, Archie Reynolds, Silas Sullivan (Captain), Sam Young (Ewan Trevains 63), Liam Andrew, Mark Vercesi (Kam Collins 87), Ryan Townson (Jacob Trudgeon 58), Charlie Willis, Charlie Young, Jude Tripconey, Curtis Smith. Unused subs: Mikey Flores, Darryl Richards
Bodmin: Ollie Sidey, Harry Probyn, Bryn Sturdy, James Baker (Captain), Tyler Jones, Tom Crowe, Sam Cox, Ash Taylor, Joe Mundy, Noah Crump, Sam Eccleston. Subs: Sonny Dover, Tre Handsford, Henry Ellis
Referee: Edwin Bradshaw
Assistants: Duncan Stevenson, Jack Rosenfeld
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