Bridport thrash Okehampton Argyle 7-2 at St Mary's

OKEHAMPTON ARGYLE 2

Bridport racked up seven goals against Okehampton Argyle for the second consecutive season, banishing last week's shock defeat against the University of Exeter into the bin.

With just two points (a net figure after they had been docked a point for being unable to fulfil a fixture) from their first seven games, home fans were expecting a win against their next to bottom of the table opponents.

It wasn't all plain sailing though as the visitors' Tyler Little broke away down the right wing before cutting in and beating Bees keeper Josh Attwood at the near post to open the scoring in the third minute!

With the words of Bees manager Chris Herbst proclaiming in the matchday programme that he was "far from happy" with last week's performance in mind, his mood couldn't have improved when attempts by Keiren Daniels, Josh Camp and Lucas Voss, the latter sending a shot onto the bar from thirty yards in the fifteenth minute, all counted for nothing.

The Bees began to claw their way back with Daniels powering a shot over the bar in the 29th minute before Jake Childs equalised with a shot from the edge of the penalty area.

Argyle weren't out of it yet, with a period of possession ended with a shot wide of the goal in the 36th minute before Callum Arnold had a blockbuster attempt punched away a minute after.

Fred Parsons finally put Bridport ahead five minutes from the break when he diverted home a pass from close range.

With their tails up, Bridport dominated the second half.

Following a shot from long range by Darren Lock, Riley Weedon converted a cross from six yards in the 51st minute.

Ryan Gall made it 4-1 on the hour before Daniels made it five in the 73rd minute.

There was still some resistance from Argyle, with Little making it 5-2 on a rare breakaway, but with three minutes remaining goalie Attwood launched a monstrous drop kick down field which Camp smashed home to make it six, before Euan Joyce completed the rout with a shot from the edge of the box.

Next up for Bridport is the visit of Bishops Lydeard On Saturday, October 3.