Shepton Mallet moved to the next stage of this season's FA Vase cup competition where they have a plum home tie against Street on Saturday 14th September, after a comfortable 4-0 win against Wellington.

Joe Morgan missed a good chance for Shepton in only the second minute but he made amends six minutes later when he opened the scoring following a fine Shepton move that saw Aaron Cockerill put Aaron Seviour in on goal. Wellington keeper Mitch Woodgate did well to save Seviour's shot but could only knock the ball into the path of Morgan's follow up run for the latter to confidently finish from 12 yards.

Soon after Jack Fillingham brought a save from Woodgate, before Wellington had their best spell of the game either side of the 20-minute mark.

Ben Haines, who had a good game for the hosts, deflected a dangerous cross away for a corner, before Joe Chamberlain fired the subsequent cross too high from a tight angle.

Carl Jones then headed the visitors' best chance too near to Shepton keeper Jonny Hill, who made just about his only key save of the afternoon, and Shepton soon resumed control, doubling their lead through top scorer Fillingham following another good move that saw Morgan feed Seviour, who picked out Fillingham with a diagonal cross for their top scorer to beat Woodgate from 15 yards.

After an Andy Martin free kick for Shepton rippled the side netting, the last chance of the first half fell to Wellington's Connor Bryant, who got to an Ian Bellinger free kick first, but who then headed well wide of the target.

The home side stretched their lead six minutes after the restart after Fillingham was tripped as he raced into the opposing penalty area, before the same player confidently converted the inevitable spot kick that followed.

The visitors rarely threatened again, and but for a string of fine saves from Woodgate the hosts could have filled their boots.

They only added one more to their tally though, a 73rd minute finish from home substitute Tyler Davis with his first goal for the club after being set up with a headed pass from Seviour, for Davis to finish well.

Both Davis and fellow substitute Max Westlake were both denied more than once by Woodgate saves in the latter stages, with Sam Jones failing to grab a consolation goal for his side in the last minute when his weak shot failed to trouble Hill who easily gathered the ball in.

Andy Martin was sponsor Haydn Jones' Man of the Match for Shepton after he stood out for the second week running in a solid defence that laid down the platform for the comfortable win, despite the side not always being on their best form on the day.

Importantly one or two of the squad were rested or subbed off with the FA Cup replay at Melksham in mind.

Team

1. J.Hill
2. B.Haines
3. A.Cockerill
4. K.Bailey
5. A.Martin
6. L.Watson
7. J.Morgan....scored one goal
8. F.Haines....cautioned
9. A.Seviour
10. J.Fillingham....scored two goals
11. J.Lovibond

T.Davis....scored one goal

A. White

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