PENZANCE 3, WENDRON UNITED 1

The expected Tuesday afternoon downpours never materialised thus enabling this rearranged Cornwall Senior cup ties to go ahead writes Charlie Farley.

Penzance started the brightest in an opening 20 minute period where Josh Magin nabbed the first goal. Then followed a couple of early injuries. First George Molcher was carried off with a suspected broken toe, then midfield maestro Charlie Willis hobbled off with a dead leg - a remnant from last Saturday's Holsworthy victory. These players were replaced by Jacob Trudgeon and Hayden Waters respectively, with the former especially showing off his battling strengths in midfield.

Lewis Caspall thought he had increased the score when he bundled the ball in from the six yard box but the Assistant said “No”. Barnstorming pressure from the Magpies saw a succession of corners, the third of which resulted in a Silas Sullivan header cleared off the goal line. On 28 minutes it was the man in form - Charlie Young - who clipped the ball in to the top left corner after a clever one-two with Lewis Caspall.

Two minutes later it was Caspall's turn to score as he blasted a powerful swerving shot past Zach Telling in the Wendron goal to put the Magpies three clear by the half hour mark.

The home side were threatening to run riot at this stage with several terrific solo runs by Josh Turner, and one by Josh Magin, tiptoeing past defenders into the penalty area only to be thwarted by Telling.

The second half promised more of the same as Harry Salmon in the Penzance goal had his easiest game of the season so far, seemingly just a spectator. The great runs and clever touches continued from Young, Caspall, Magin and Turner, but no more goals came forth. Youngster Hayden Waters was closest when his goal-bound attempt was cleverly cleared off the line by a Wendron defender. The visitors did sneak a consolation goal in the dying minutes of the game to spoil a clean sheet, but the home crowd went home happy as the Magpies go on another cup run.

“I’m happy with another cup win to take us to the Quarter Finals,” said Penzance manager Mark Vercesi. “Maybe a little tiredness and complacency in the second half cost us a more emphatic scoreline, but credit to Wendron who upped their game after a difficult start.”

Penzance: Harry Salmon, Archie Reynolds, George Molcher (Hayden Waters 30), Josh Turner (Adam Lewis 80), Ewan Trevains (Kam Collins 75), Tyler Tonkin (captain) (Rohan Bennetts 60), Josh Magin, Charlie Willis (Jacob Trudgeon 12), Charlie Young, Lewis Caspall, Silas Sullivan

Wendron: Zach Telling, Sam Fisher, Rio Pledger, Max Roberts, Russell May (captain), Harry Hopkins, Ryan Reeve, Ollie Tomlinson, Callum Bertrand, Billy Stone, Charlie Edney.

Subs: Tiernan Bertrand, Sean Powell, Dom Scoffin, Josh McDonald, Michael O’Neill

Referee: Sam Hadfield

Assistants: Alan Hoon, Simon Taylor

Attendance: 112