Baffins 7 New Milton Town 1

Ollie Cook
Oct 5
2 min read

Baffins extended their unbeaten run to twelve matches with a goal-glut victory over New Milton Town at PMC Stadium.

Pete Stiles and Matt Powell made three changes to the side that were victorious at Bournemouth seven days prior, with Matt Simm, Saul Thorpe and Beau Mullins coming into the starting eleven.

Rovers received the Wessex League Club of the Month award for their exploits during September prior to kick-off, and it didn't take long for October's account to be opened.

Full-back Chad Cornwell did well to emerge with the ball on the right flank and his low cross evaded everyone but Danny Burroughs - who was at the far post to take a touch and find the back of the net.

Little over a minute later and Danny Burroughs came inches away from a second goal, with his strike from the edge of the box hitting the bar. There was, however, no time to dwell as Jamie Truckel was in the right place to head home the rebound.

An emphatic opening twenty minutes continued as Lewis Beale picked out Truckel who finished calmly for his second, before Beale did well again to cross from the byline for Kieran Clark to convert from close-range.

Baffins had the ball in the back of the net again on 29 minutes, only to be denied by the linesman's flag and seconds later New Milton Town struck themselves. A well-worked move eventually found its way to Jack Foden, who found the net with a first-time finish.

The Brickmakers' slim chance of a comeback was swiftly halted as Burroughs found the target once again, heading from from a cross.

Half time: Baffins 5 New Milton Town 1

David Smith-Alferez was introduced for the second half and he almost made an instant impact, reacting first to New Milton clearing Mullins' cross - but his strike hit the post and was hacked away.

It wasn't long until a sixth goal was found though, with Truckel completing his hat-trick after unselfish play from Beale and Burroughs jumping over the ball in the build-up.

And with eight minutes left on the clock, it was seventh heaven and this time it was Mullins - on his full senior debut - who grabbed the assist, with Clark heading home from his free-kick.

Full time: Baffins 7 New Milton Town 1