Mangotsfield hit the goal jackpot against St Vallier
A rampant Mangotsfield United ran riot against St Vallier, scoring at will on their way to a comfortable victory in this Divison C clash.
Josh Stevens took the individual scoring honours with four goals in game one, which Mangos won 10-0.
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They went on the attack immediately in the first game with Bradley Clark running down the left wing before hitting a shot which keeper Joseph Gilbert could only parry for a corner.
Three more flag kicks followed and from one of these Joe Alston collected the ball at the back post before playing it across goal to Lewis Vincent, whose effort clipped the bar as it whistled over.
The early pressure soon paid off when Alston picked up a loose clearance and played a beautiful clipped ball to Stephens, who took one touch before hammering it into the roof of the net.
Mangos quickly grabbed a second. Joseph Bees made a great run from the halfway line to the edge of the box before sliding the ball inside for Stephens, who again only needed one touch before burying it past the helpless Gilbert.
The hosts continued to bombard St Vallier as Stephens picked up the ball inside his own half and embarked on a weaving run before knocking it through to Alston. He cut it back from the by-line to Bees, whose shot shaved the outside of a post.
The home side hit the woodwork again when Clark dribbled down the left before cutting inside and hitting a delightful shot to the back post, only to see it hit the angle of the bar and bounce down to a St Vallier defender, who managed to clear his lines.
The third goal was a real belter from Clark, who struck a fierce shot from outside the box into the net.
Mangotsfield carved out more great chances and Clark made it 4-0 on the stroke of half-time, slotting home after picking the ball up from defender Blair Tyre and playing a one-two with the ever-present Stephens.
Saints started the second half brightly and the first few minutes were much more even, but neither team created much until Bees collected a beautifully-weighted pass from Tom Harris and cleverly stepped inside his man before firing low and hard into the net to make it 5-0.
Bees then picked up a loose goal-kick before again galloping inside his marker and driving home Mangotsfield's sixth goal.
No 7 came when a big goal-kick from Liam McBride bounced off the outstretched boot of Vallier midfielder Zinedane Mighty and fell to Alston, who cut inside a defender and hit a bullet of a finish past the despondent Gilbert.
The shell-shocked visitors finally got their first goalscoring opportunity when Ellis Lymer collected a long goal-kick from Gilbert and showed good strength to beat his marker. Unfortunately, however, he could not keep his shot down and it sailed over the bar.
Things were soon back in Mangotsfield's favour as Bees collected a loose ball and stepped inside his man before playing it through to Stephens, who coolly slid it past the keeper for his hat-trick and his team's eighth.
No 9 soon followed as Alston picked up possession and unselfishly squared to Stephens, who nutmegged the keeper at the near post.
To round things off, a rampant Mangotsfield hit double figures as Clark sprinted past his man before firing a rocket of a shot inside the near post.
Mangotsfield started strongly in game two and quickly increased their aggregate lead when Harry Goss set up Thomas Lovell, whose strike flew in via a post, despite the efforts of Saints keeper Reg Thomas to keep it out.
Vallier hit back as Finlay Dorrington picked up the ball just outside his own box and ran to the halfway line before sliding the ball through to the unmarked Luke Booy, who took it around the keeper and slotted it into the empty net for their consolation goal. It was now Saints' turn to apply pressure but unfortunately they could not capitalise before Mangotsfield went back on the offensive.
A defensive error cost the visitors a second goal when a defender tried to shield the ball back to the keeper, who failed to come and collect, allowing Tom Scambler to sprint through and poke it home.
The third goal came soon after the break as Jack Scambler carried the ball down the right wing and played it across goal, causing confusion between Saints' keeper and a defender and allowing Lovell to tap into an empty net.
Mangotsfield kept up the pressure and scored again, Tom Scambler picking up a loose ball and taking one touch before drilling it low into the bottom corner past a helpless Dorrington.
Williams and Jack Scambler both hit the woodwork for Field before the fifth goal came when Hadley Webb's throw-in to Williams was given straight back to Webb, whose attempt was saved, only for Jack Scambler to pounce on the rebound.
To their credit, Saints kept going and it needed a good late save from Dan Hockings to deny them a second goal.
Instead, with the last kick of the game, it was Mangotsfield who scored again, Jack Scambler squaring the ball to an unmarked Tom Scambler, who had an easy finish.
Mangotsfield Utd: Bradley Clark, Dominic Williams, Joseph Bees, Josh Stephens, Lewis Vincent, Jack Parker, Liam McBride, Blair Tyre, Tom Harris, James Norman, Harry Goss, Jack Scambler, Joe Alston, Tom Scambler, Thomas Lovell, Hadley Webb, Dan Hockings.
St Vallier: Joseph Gilbert, Ellis Lymer, Jacob Walsh, Zinedane Mighty, Zac Venn, Billy Reed, Nathan Chown, Luke Booy, Reg Thomas, Finlay Dorrington, Tyler Daly, Kaylan Davies, Joe Cootes.











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